Adjustable bed rail
AssigneeSimplicity, Inc.
InventorsKenneth C. Waldman, Jerome Drobinski
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Abstract
An adjustable bed rail capable of gripping a mattress either alone or together with a bedspring to hold the protective side rail in place. A locking assembly is adjustable to adjust for the height of the mattress either alone or together with the bedspring. Friction pads and/or friction surfaces may be mounted along the bed rail to further enhance the locking of the side rail to the mattress. The bed rail may be provided with a rail that drops down to facilitate climbing on to or off of the bed and can be locked into the upright position.
Claims28
A bed rail comprising:
- a support portion joined to a rail portion;
- the support portion being adjustable to grip a member such as a mattress member;
- locking means for releaseably locking the support portion at a desired gripping position.
A bed rail comprising a support portion and a rail portion secured to the support portion;
- the support portion having a pair of members being provided for positioning beneath a mattress;
- said rail portion being pivotally coupled to said support portion and moveable between an upright position and a released position wherein the rail portion is pivoted downwardly toward a sidewall of the mattress to facilitate climbing upon and climbing off of the mattress.
A bed rail comprising:
- a support portion having an upper and lower generally parallel arms separated by a vertical member that adjust to define the distance between them, with the lower arm being a greater length than the upper arm;
- the vertical member including an locking member that holds the upper and lower arms at the defined distance;
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- a rail portion of variable area that is pivotally attached to the upper parallel arm for selection between an engaged position and a disengaged position and means for fixing the rail portion in the engaged position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.