JP2022165850A - Bed mattress cover - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a bed mattress cover having high versatility and enabling attachment with easy operation.SOLUTION: The cover has a body portion, four side portions, fastening members, and guide displays. The side portions and the fastening members have adhesion means such as hook-and-loop fasteners.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to a cover for attachment to a bed mattress. More specifically, the present invention relates to a cover that can be attached to multiple types of mattresses of different sizes suitable for home, hospital, and nursing home use. More particularly, the present invention relates to a cover that can be attached to home mattresses rented using long-term care insurance. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a set of the various mattresses described above and the cover described above.

Beds and bed mattresses of various sizes, materials and structures are used in homes, lodging facilities, hospitals, nursing homes, etc., and covers suitable for each bed mattress (hereinafter referred to as "bed mat") is used. A cover of a home-use bed mat is required to be attached to the bed mat in a beautiful state, and the texture and design are devised.

Bed mat covers used in lodging facilities, hospitals, and nursing homes are required to have higher functionality. Japanese Patent Laid-Open Nos. 2002-100023, 2003-200303 and 2003-200340 disclose examples of bed mat covers which are easily attached and replaced.

Particularly in hospitals, beds and bed mats with various structures and shapes are used according to their functions and places of use. Nursing homes also use a variety of bed structures and bed mats to meet the needs and preferences of users (care recipients). In hospitals and nursing homes, it takes a lot of effort to attach and detach the cover of the bed mat because of the frequent occurrence of stains and frequent changes of users. For this reason, when using a cover that covers a mat of a specific shape without any gaps, as described in Patent Documents 4, 5, 6, and 7, it is necessary to prepare several types of covers for the entire facility. Also, there is a problem that the handling becomes complicated. Therefore, Patent Documents 5, 6, and 7, for example, propose a cover that adjusts the shape by selecting a snap button at a position suitable for the bed mat.

However, when actually using the covers described in Patent Documents 5, 6, and 7, it is possible to determine the most appropriate position and button row from the snap buttons attached to the cover in a curled or bent state. Difficult and poor workability. Moreover, in order to adapt to a wide variety of mat shapes, it is necessary to attach a large number of snap buttons, and it is rather difficult to find an optimum row of snap buttons. For this reason, shape adjustment using such a snap button can only cope with a slight change in the size of the mat. Moreover, the covers described in Documents 1 to 7 still have the problem of insufficient fixing force with respect to the mat.

In recent years, there has been an increasing number of opportunities to rent bed mattresses and use them at home in order to save labor and improve the quality of nursing care at home. In addition, users of nursing homes may rent beds and bed-related products and bring them into nursing homes. There are more and more options for products to buy or rent using long-term care insurance. In particular, in the case of rental, various nursing care products are rented because the optimum product can be selected according to the user's wishes and physical functions in a short period of time. Especially bed mattresses are available for rent in a wide variety of structures, shapes and sizes. Rental businesses sometimes provide protective materials to maintain the value of rental products, and it is not uncommon to combine mattresses with covers to prevent damage and stains. For this reason, rental businesses desire a cover designed to accommodate bed mattresses of various shapes and sizes. Users of rental products prefer a cover that allows them to handle variations in mattress structure, shape, and size with similar procedures and actions.

Utility model registration No. 3086875 Utility Model Registration No. 3133774 Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-6964 Utility Model Registration No. 3160042 JP-A-2006-30736 JP 2007-102172 A JP-A-2008-194241

Therefore, the present inventor sought a highly versatile cover that can be used with various bed mats of different sizes, that can be easily attached and removed, and that does not easily slip off the bed mat.

As a result, we were able to satisfy all requirements with a functional structure and easy-to-visual display that were not found in conventional bed mat covers. That is, the present invention is as follows.
(Invention 1) A cover used for a bed mattress and having a body portion, four side portions, a fastening member, and a guide display,
The main body is
A part that functions as a bed sheet by covering the surface of the mattress,
The side part is
A portion that extends from the main body and covers part or more of the side surface and the back surface of the bedding mat,
two short-side side portions extending from the ends of the main body in the width direction and positioned across the main body;
two long-side side portions extending from longitudinal ends of the main body portion and positioned across the main body portion,
Adhering means for overlapping and fixing the adjacent short-side side portion and long-side side portion,
The fastening member is
A portion extending from the side portion,
having a means for adhering to at least one of the body portion, the side portion, and another fastening belt;
The above guidance display is
The main body, the side portions, the occlusion means, the A mark provided on one or more of the fastening members,
A display corresponding to at least two or more of the above shapes,
cover.
(Invention 2) The fastening member includes a set of two fastening belts extending from the short side portion and/or the long side portion of the side portion and positioned symmetrically with respect to the main body portion. , the cover according to invention 1, wherein the pair of fastening belts can be fixed by the contacting means.
(Invention 3) The cover of Invention 1, wherein the guide display is provided on the side portion by one or more means selected from printing, stitching, and yarn dyeing.
(Invention 4) The cover of Invention 1, wherein the contact means is a hook-and-loop fastener.
(Invention 5) The cover according to Invention 1, wherein the long side faces are rectangular or trapezoidal.
(Invention 6) The cover of Invention 1, wherein the mattress is a home mattress rented using long-term care insurance.
(Invention 7) A set comprising at least one bed mattress and the cover of Invention 1.
(Invention 8) The set of Invention 7, wherein the bed mattress is a home mattress rented using long-term care insurance.

The bedmat cover of the present invention can be easily positioned and shaped on the bedmat by having both the fastening members and the guide indicia. Since the bed mat of the present invention is planar in a detached state, it can be folded compactly and storage efficiency is good.

1 schematically shows one example of the cover of the present invention. 1 schematically shows one example of the cover of the present invention. 1 schematically shows one example of the cover of the present invention. 1 schematically shows a portion of the cover of the present invention; 1 schematically shows an example of a set of the present invention; 1 schematically shows an example of a set of the present invention; 1 schematically shows an example of a set of the present invention;

[Bed Mat Cover] The present invention is a bed mat cover (hereinafter simply referred to as "cover"). The cover of the present invention has a body portion, four side portions, a fastening member, and a guide display. Hereinafter, constituent members of the cover of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the drawings are only references for helping understanding of the present invention. The drawings show the actual designs and shapes of the inventions with omissions and exaggerations, and are not reproductions of the actual products.

[Body Part, Side Part] The body part is a part that functions as a bed sheet by covering the surface of the bed mat. The side surface portion extends from the main body portion to cover at least part of the side surface and back surface of the bedding mat. The side surface portions include two short-side side portions extending from the ends in the width direction of the body portion and sandwiching the body portion, and the side portions extending from the ends in the longitudinal direction of the body portion and sandwiching the body portion. It consists of two long sides located at .

Figures 1, 2 and 3 show the cover (1) of the present invention in an unfolded state. The paper shows the front side of the cover (1). The back side contacts the surface of the bed mat. In FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, the boundary between the main body (10) and the side surface (20) is indicated by a solid line, but such a solid line may not be visible in some cases. 1, 2, and 3 omit guidance displays, which will be described later.

As shown in Figure 1, the body portion (10) included in the cover (1) of the present invention is generally rectangular. Two short side surfaces (21, 22) of the four side surfaces (20) extend from widthwise ends (101, 102) of the main body (10) and sandwich the main body (10). Two long sides (23, 24) of the four sides (20) extend from longitudinal ends (103, 104) of the body (10) and sandwich the body (10). Figures 1, 2 and 3 show the case where both of the two long side surfaces (23, 24) are rectangular.

In FIG. 1, the two short side surfaces (21, 22) are symmetrical with the main body (10) interposed therebetween, and the two long side surfaces (23, 24) are symmetrical with the main body (10) interposed therebetween. We show the case of symmetry. In this case, the short sides (21, 22) extend from the ends (101, 102) of the body (10) by the same width (LA) and the long sides (23, 24) extend from the ends (101, 102) of the body (10). ) by the same width (LB) from the ends (103, 104).

In the present invention, the two short sides (21, 22) may be asymmetric with respect to the main body (10). In this case, the short sides (21, 22) typically extend with different widths from the ends (101, 102) of the body (10).

In the present invention, the two long sides (23, 24) may be asymmetric with respect to the main body (10). In this case, the long sides (23, 24) typically extend with different widths from the ends (103, 104) of the body (10).

In this way, when the two short sides (21, 22) or the two long sides (23, 24) are asymmetrical with respect to the main body (10), the head side of the cover (1) and the The foot side or left and right of the cover (1) can be identified.

In order to reduce the work effort, preferably the two short sides (21, 22) and the two long sides (23, 24) are arranged symmetrically with respect to the main body (10) so that the cover The main body (10) is spread over the surface of the bed mat without considering the head side, foot side, left and right sides of (1).

Adhering means for overlapping and fixing adjacent portions are provided on the side portions of the cover of the present invention. A hook-and-loop fastener is preferably used as such contacting means in order to increase the degree of freedom in the overlapping operation. “Magic tape (registered trademark)” is known as a typical hook-and-loop fastener.

When the cover of the present invention is used for a smaller bed mat (one or more of length, width, and thickness is relatively short), the area of the main body portion that contacts the bed mat is reduced, and the adjacent side portions It is necessary to overlap and secure the wider portions of the Conversely, when the cover of the present invention is used for a larger bed mat (one or more of length, width, and thickness is relatively long), narrower portions of adjacent side portions are overlapped and fixed. .

In the present invention, for example, a contact means is provided as shown in FIG. In this example, rectangular hook-and-loop fasteners (30, 40) are attached to the side portions (21, 22, 23, 24). Two hook-and-loop fasteners (30) are sewn on each of the front sides of the short side portions (21, 22). Two hook-and-loop fasteners (40) are sewn on the back side of each of the long side portions (23, 24). The hook-and-loop fastener (40) is arranged on the back side of the side portions (22, 24) and cannot actually be seen. as well).

When "Magic tape (registered trademark)" is used as the hook-and-loop fastener, the small hook-and-loop fastener (40) is used as the hook surface (male), and the large hook-and-loop fastener (30) is used as the loop surface (female). Cost can be reduced.

When the cover (1) of the present invention is put on the bed mat and the side portions (21, 22, 23, 24) are folded, in FIG. bends. At this time, when the surface of the hook-and-loop fastener (40) approaching the surface of the hook-and-loop fastener (30) is overlapped, the side part (21) and the side part (23), the side part (23) and the side part (22), the side part (22) and side part (24), and side part (24) and side part (21) are connected.

Even if the size of the bed mat changes, if at least a part of the hook-and-loop fastener (40) is in close contact with the mating hook-and-loop fastener (30), the four side parts (21, 22, 23, 24) are formed. can be connected together to cover the sides and bottom of the bed mat. In this sense, it is easy to attach the cover of the present invention by using a rectangular hook-and-loop fastener as a contacting means and by making one of a pair of adjacent hook-and-loop fasteners (30 in the example of FIG. 1) large. help to make

[Fastening Member] The cover (1) of the present invention further has a fastening member. The fastening member is a portion extending from the side portion and has contact means for contacting at least one of the body portion, the side portion, and another fastening belt. The fastening member is preferably an elongated member made of the same material as the body and/or side portions. The member and material similar to those of the contacting means provided on the side surface portion can be used for the contacting means for the fastening member. Therefore, the hook-and-loop fastener is preferable as the close contact means provided on the fastening member.

The fastening member preferably includes a set of two fastening belts positioned symmetrically with respect to the main body, and the pair of fastening belts can be fixed by the tight fitting means. FIG. 3 shows a case where a total of four fastening belts (50) are attached to the long side surfaces (23, 24). A hook-and-loop fastener (30) is attached to the front side of the fastening belt (50). A hook-and-loop fastener (40) is attached to the back side of the fastening belt (50).

A pair of fastening belts (51, 52) positioned symmetrically with respect to the body (10) can be connected by hook-and-loop fasteners (30, 40). Another pair of fastening belts (53,54) in symmetrical positions with respect to the body (10) can be connected by hook-and-loop fasteners (30,40).

The number of fastening members attached to the cover of the present invention is not particularly limited. A fastening belt having the contacting means is attached to one of the side faces, and a contacting means for the fastening belt is attached to another side face positioned symmetrically to this side face with respect to the main body. can also be provided. In this case, the single fastening belt can be stretched over the bottom side of the bed mat (the side not covered by the main body) and fixed to the contacting means on the other side surface.

The two sets of four fastening belts (51 and 52, 53 and 54) shown in FIG. 1 may be changed to one set of two wider fastening belts. Alternatively, the two sets of four fastening belts (51 and 52, 53 and 54) shown in FIG. 1 may be changed to three narrower sets of six fastening belts. The number and shape of such fastening members can be freely changed according to the shape of the bed mat to be applied.

[Guidance Indication] The guidance indication provided on the cover of the present invention is to unfold the body portion so as to match the shape of the bed mat and/or to open the side portion so as to match the shape of the bed mat. The mark is provided on one or more of the main body portion, the side portion, and the fastening member for bending, and is a mark corresponding to at least two or more types of the shapes. Such guide signs are generally linear marks formed by one or more means selected from printing, stitching, and yarn dyeing. Among them, the guide display made of stitches is preferable because it can be provided at the same position on the front and back of the cover of the present invention. The guide display is preferably provided on the side portion. The material, color (type of thread), and shape (sewing method) of the stitches are not limited as long as the stitches can be easily distinguished on the front and back of the cover.

A preferred guide indicia is provided as a plurality of parallel stitches on the side portion near the body portion. A preferred indicia is also provided as a plurality of parallel stitches on said laterally located sealing means.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the guidance display (hereinafter referred to as "guidance stitch") made up of stitches. Figure 4 shows approximately half of the short side (22), the end of the long side (23) and part of the body (10). The structure shown in FIG. 4 is also provided on the remainder of the side piece.

Guiding stitches (60) are provided at the ends of the bottom side portions (22), the ends of the long side portions (23), and hook-and-loop fasteners (30) attached to the front of the bottom side portions (22). there is

Of the guide stitches (60), the guide stitches (61, 62) serve as marks for fitting the cover to the size of the bed mat. On the short side part (22), also in a part not shown, there are two guiding stitches (61* and 62*) similar to the guiding stitches (61, 62) at the same distance and length with respect to the body part. ) (symbol * indicates not shown). There are similar guiding stitches on the short side (21) opposite to the short side (22) with respect to the body (10). Therefore, a total of eight guide stitches are provided on one pair of short side surfaces (21, 22). The guide stitches (61, 62) and six similar guide stitches (not shown) correspond to the bed mat size standard.

For example, if there are two types of standard lengths, 195 cm and 191 cm, the guide stitches (61, 61*) on the short side portion (22) serve as marks for the 195 cm standard. The distance between the guide stitches (61, 61*) and the guide stitches of the short side portion (21) located symmetrically to the guide stitches (61, 61*) with respect to the main body (10) is approximately 195 cm. . Also, in this case, the guide stitches (62, 62*) on the short side portion (22) serve as marks for the 191 cm standard. The distance between the guide stitches (62, 62*) and the guide stitches of the short side portion (21) located symmetrically to the guide stitches (62, 62*) with respect to the main body (10) is approximately 191 cm. .

Of the guide stitches (60), the guide stitches (63, 64) also serve as marks for fitting the cover to the size of the bed mat. On the long sides (23), two guiding stitches (63*, 64*) similar to the guiding stitches (63, 64) at the same distance and length with respect to the main body also in the parts not shown. There is There are similar guiding stitches on the long side (24) opposite the long side (23) with respect to the body (10). Therefore, a total of eight guide stitches are provided on one pair of long side surfaces (23, 34). The guide stitches (63, 64) and six similar guide stitches (not shown) correspond to the bed mat size standard.

For example, if there are two standard widths of 91 cm and 97 cm, the guide stitches (63, 63*) on the long side portions (23) serve as marks for the 91 cm standard. The distance between the guide stitches (63, 63*) and the guide stitches of the long side (24) located symmetrically with respect to the main body (10) to the guide stitches (63, 63*) is approximately 91 cm. . Also, in this case, the guide stitches (64, 64*) on the long side portions (23) serve as marks for the 191 cm standard. The distance between the guiding stitches (64, 64*) and the guiding stitches of the long side (24) located symmetrically to the guiding stitches (64, 64*) with respect to the main body (10) is approximately 97 cm. .

The number and spacing of guide stitches provided on the cover of the present invention are appropriately determined according to the type of bed mat to be used. For example, when the cover of the present invention is used for a bed mat that has three standard lengths and three widths, three lengths can be used instead of the guide stitches (61, 62) shown in FIG. Three guide stitches corresponding to the width standard may be provided, and instead of the guide stitches (63, 64) shown in FIG. 4, three guide stitches corresponding to the three width standards may be provided.

When the number of guide stitches increases, a plurality of colors and stitch types can be used so that the desired guide stitch can be easily found.

Of the guide stitches (60), the guide stitches (65, 66) serve as marks for determining the overlapping position of the hook-and-loop fastener (30) and the hook-and-loop fastener (40). The hook-and-loop fastener (30) is divided into three by guide stitches (65, 66). For example, the user can memorize the overlapping positions of the hook-and-loop fasteners (30, 40) as "outside", "middle", and "inside" for each bed mat size. In addition, even without looking at the entire cover, the direction of the hook-and-loop fastener (30) and the hook-and-loop fastener (40) are aligned using the guide stitches (65, 66), and the side parts (22, 23) are connected in the correct direction. be able to.

The cover of the present invention can be applied to two or more types of bed mat products, preferably 10 or more types, more preferably 20 or more types of bed mat products, by having such a guide display.

In the example shown in FIG. 4, by making the long side surface part (23) trapezoidal, the small hook-and-loop fastener (40) does not protrude from the large hook-and-loop fastener (30). 40) can be brought into close contact.

[Manufacturing Method] In the manufacture of the cover of the present invention, the main body portion, the side face portion, and the fastening member may be integrally cut out from a single sheet of material. ) may be combined. In general, a fiber fabric is cut to prepare parts for a main body, side parts, and fastening members, and these parts are sewn together. The dimensions of each part of the cover of the present invention can be arbitrarily set according to the bed mat to be used. The color of the cover is not limited as long as it matches the usage environment. In order to identify the front and back or parts by looking at a narrow range, the front and back and/or each part may have different colors or materials.

The seam allowance processing, the joining method, and the sewing method of the cut parts are appropriately selected from the methods and means employed for industrially produced cloth products. The fiber fabric is not limited as long as it is suitable for the use of the bed mat and the installation position. In general, polyester, rayon, polyurethane, nylon, cotton, silk, various other spinnable synthetic fibers, semi-synthetic fibers, natural fibers, and woven fabrics made of mixed twisted yarns thereof are used. For the woven fabric, fibers kneaded or coated with an antifouling agent, a waterproof agent, a water repellent agent, an antibacterial agent, an antifungal agent, and a flame retardant agent may be used. The woven fabric may be coated with an antifouling agent, a waterproof agent, a water repellent agent, an antibacterial agent, an antifungal agent, and a flame retardant synthetic fiber.

A part or more of the fiber fabric may be composed of a nonwoven fabric. As the nonwoven fabric, a single-phase or multi-layer nonwoven fabric mainly composed of polyethylene, polypropylene, or the like is preferable. In this case, a nonwoven fabric made of fibers kneaded or coated with an antifouling agent, a waterproof agent, a water repellent agent, an antibacterial agent, an antifungal agent, or a flame retardant agent may be used. The woven fabric may be coated with an antifouling agent, a waterproof agent, a water repellent agent, an antibacterial agent, an antifungal agent, and a flame retardant synthetic fiber.

The method of attaching the contacting means to the side portion and the fastening member also follows a conventional method. When a hook-and-loop fastener is used as a close-fitting means, a seam can be left as a guide mark when the hook-and-loop fastener is sewn on the side portion or the fastening member.

The covers of the present invention may optionally be printed or tagged to indicate storage number, manufacturer and facility of use.

[Set of bed mat and cover] Another aspect of the present invention is a set of the cover and at least one bed mat. By combining the cover of the present invention with a specific bed mat, the effort required to replace the cover can be reduced.

FIG. 5 schematically shows a bed mat (2) to which the cover (1) of the present invention is attached, viewed from the back. The bed frame around the bed mat is omitted. The body (10) is not visible. Adjacent side portions (20) are tightly fixed via hook-and-loop fasteners (30, 40) that are adhesion means. Two fastening belts (50) are connected via hook-and-loop fasteners (30, 40).

A small hook-and-loop fastener (30) attached to the back of the side (20) can be superimposed anywhere on a large hook-and-loop fastener (30) attached to the front of the side (20). Belt-like hook-and-loop fasteners (30, 40) are sewn on the fastening belt (50) in the longitudinal direction, and the length of the overlapping portion of the two fastening belts (50) can be relatively freely adjusted. . By allowing the fastening belts to overlap in this way, even if there is some structure near the bed mat (2), especially below the bed mat (2), the structure of the actual bed can be prevented. A hook-and-loop fastener (30) and a hook-and-loop fastener (40) can be overlapped so as to surround an object.

In the example shown in FIG. 5, the fastening belt (50) is attached to the back of the bed mat (2) like a ladder, and the fastening belt (50) is in the center of the length direction of the bed mat (2). it doesn't take Such a ladder-like fastening belt (50) can cover the bed mat (2) without interfering with the bending when the actual bed is a so-called reclining type that bends at the center.

In the example shown in FIG. 5, the guidance display (guidance stitch) (60) provided on the side surface (20) can be seen from behind the bed mat (2). In this example, the sides (20) are also provided with other guide stitches, but these overlap the fold lines of the sides (20) and are not visible from behind the bed mat (2). The sides (20) can also be folded back at the guiding stitches (60) visible in this example to attach the cover (1) to even larger bed mats.

As can be seen in FIG. 5, the cover of the present invention can be applied to various bed mats and has high versatility. Moreover, the cover of the present invention can be easily and accurately attached to the bed mat by using the contacting means and the guide display. In particular, when the contacting means is a hook-and-loop fastener and the guide display is a stitch, the cover of the present invention can be attached to the bed mat in a shorter time by a simple operation of pressing the cloth against it.

6 and 7 show another example of the bed mat (2) to which the cover (1) of the present invention is attached.

The cover of the present invention is highly versatile for bed mats. Therefore, the cover of the present invention has high utility value in various places such as homes, schools, lodging facilities, outdoors, hospitals and nursing homes. The cover of the present invention is particularly useful in nursing homes, hospitals, and the like, where bed mat covers need to be replaced frequently and where bed mats of various sizes are used in many machines. The cover of the present invention and the set of the cover and bed mat of the present invention enable labor saving particularly in hospitals and nursing homes. The cover of the present invention and the set of the cover and bed mat of the present invention are useful from the viewpoint of public health and from the viewpoint of improving services in hospitals and nursing care facilities.

1 cover 10 main body 101, 102 widthwise ends 103, 104 of main body lengthwise end 20 side faces 21, 22 short side faces 23, 24 long side faces 30, 40 close contact means (Hook-and-loop fastener)
50 fastening member (fastening belt)
51, 52 Set of two fastening belts 53, 54 Set of two fastening belts 60 Guide display (guide stitch)
61, 62 Guidance stitches on short sides 63, 64 Guidance stitches on long sides 65, 66 Guidance stitches on hook-and-loop fastener 2 Bed mat 3 Set of cover and bed mat

Utility model registration No. 3086875 Utility Model Registration No. 3133774 Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-6964 Utility Model Registration No. 3160042 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-230736 JP 2007-111172 A JP-A-2008-194241

Claims (8)

A cover used for a bed mattress and having a body portion, four side portions, a fastening member, and a guide display,
The main body is
A part that functions as a bed sheet by covering the surface of the mattress,
The side part is
A portion that extends from the main body and covers part or more of the side surface and the back surface of the bedding mat,
two short-side side portions extending from the ends of the main body in the width direction and positioned across the main body;
two long-side side portions extending from longitudinal ends of the main body portion and positioned across the main body portion,
Adhering means for overlapping and fixing the adjacent short-side side portion and long-side side portion,
The fastening member is
A portion extending from the side portion,
having a means for adhering to at least one of the body portion, the side portion, and another fastening belt;
The above guidance display is
The main body, the side portions, the occlusion means, the A mark provided on one or more of the fastening members,
A display corresponding to at least two or more of the above shapes,
cover. The fastening member is
extending from the short side and/or the long side of the side,
A set of two fastening belts located symmetrically with respect to the main body, and the set of two fastening belts can be fixed by the contact means.
A cover according to claim 1 . 2. The cover according to claim 1, wherein said guide indication is provided on said side portion by one or more means selected from printing, stitching, and yarn dyeing. 2. The cover according to claim 1, wherein said adhesion means is a hook-and-loop fastener. 2. The cover of claim 1, wherein the long sides are rectangular or trapezoidal. 2. The cover of claim 1, wherein the mattress is a home mattress rented using long-term care insurance. A set comprising at least one bed mattress and a cover according to claim 1. 8. The set of claim 7, wherein the bed mattress is a home mattress rented using long-term care insurance.

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