Clamp Assembly For Use With Adjustable Bed Rail Cross Support Members
AssigneeL&P Property Management Company
InventorsRobert A. Bartelsmeyer, David W. Stroud
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Abstract
A clamp assembly for securing a pair of overlapping cross support members extending between two opposed side rails of a bed frame is provided. The clamp assembly includes a unitary clamp body, a leg assembly pivotally secured to the clamp body and a locking plate pivotally secured to the clamp body. In order to prevent the cross support members from sliding relative to one another, the leg assembly exerts force on the overlapping cross support members. The leg assembly may comprise a first leg pivotally secured to the clamp body, a plastic insert and a foot member. Alternatively, the leg assembly may comprise a first leg nestably secured to a second leg in order to increase the length of the leg assembly.
Claims15
A clamp assembly for securing overlapping cross support members extending between two opposed side rails of a bed frame, said clamp assembly comprising:
- a clamp body comprising a top portion, a rear portion extending downwardly from said top portion, a bottom portion and a front portion extending upwardly from said bottom portion,
- a leg assembly pivotally secured to said front portion of said clamp body, said leg assembly comprising a first leg pivotally secured to said front portion of said body, said first leg having two coplanar flanges, a groove extending longitudinally between the flanges and a bracket integrally formed in the end of the first leg remote from its pivotal connection to front portion of the body, said bracket having a opening therethrough, and
- a locking plate pivotally secured to said clamp body, said locking plate being adapted to be received in a slot in said first leg for locking said leg assembly in a down position, wherein said leg assembly is locked in a down position by a fastener extending through a hole in the locking plate and a hole in the clamp body.
A clamp assembly for securing overlapping cross support members extending between two opposed side rails of a bed frame, said clamp assembly comprising:
- a clamp body comprising a top portion, a rear portion extending downwardly from said top portion, a bottom portion and a front portion extending upwardly from said bottom portion,
- a leg assembly pivotally secured to said clamp body,
- a locking plate pivotally secured to said clamp body, said locking plate being adapted to be received in a slot in said leg assembly for locking said leg in a down position, said locking plate having a hole therethrough adapted to receive a fastener for securing the leg assembly in a down locked position.
A clamp assembly for securing overlapping cross support members extending between two opposed side rails of a bed frame, said clamp assembly comprising:
- a clamp body having a generally U-shaped receptacle for receiving vertically oriented flanges of the cross support members;
- a leg assembly pivotally secured to said clamp body, said leg assembly comprising a first leg pivotally secured to said front portion of said body, said first leg having two coplanar flanges, a groove extending longitudinally between the flanges and a bracket integrally formed in the end of the first leg remote from its pivotal connection to said clamp body, said bracket having an opening therethrough, and
- a locking plate pivotally secured to said clamp body, said locking plate being movable between a first position in which said locking plate is received in a slot in said leg assembly and a second position in which said locking plate is not in said slot, wherein said leg assembly is locked in a down position by a fastener extending through a hole in the locking plate and a hole in the clamp body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.