Side rail assembly and methods of use

A method for moving a side rail, comprising the steps of:

• providing a medical bed having a support rail connected to at least one side of an
• upper frame of the medical bed;
• providing a side rail assembly connected between the support rail and a side rail, wherein the side rail assembly comprises a carrier slidably coupled to the support rail, wherein the carrier comprise a top component half connected to a bottom component half opposite the top component half, wherein the top component half and the bottom component half are each slideably coupled to the support rail;
• providing a pin assembly having a guide pin configured to abut the support rail, wherein the support rail comprises one or more indents configured to receive the guide pin;
• aligning the guide pin with one of the one or more indents, thereby urging the guide pin into one of the one or more indents;
• and
• raising a hinge connected to the carrier, whereby the side rail is moved to a raised position.