Adjustable cross bar for bed rails

A universal cross bar adjustable in height for interconnecting the side rails of a queen size bed wherein the side rails are wood and have opposed horizontal flanges on which the cross bar resides comprising:

• a) an "L" angle cross bar having vertical and horizontal webs and notches cut out of the vertical web at the ends whereby the horizontal web lies flat on the side rail horizontal flanges,
• b) "L" angle main leg having right angular flanges and being pivotally connected to the vertical web intermediate its ends and movable into a nested position with the cross bar from an extended operating position perpendicular to the cross bar,
• c) means for securing the leg in operating position,
• d) the leg flanges being provided with a series of aligned spaced openings,
• e) a "W" bracket positioned inside the "L" angle leg at the free end thereof and defining therewith a square opening, the bracket being attached to the leg by rivet means through the free flanges of the bracket and the leg flanges with the ends of the rivets on the outside of the leg flanges,
• f) an extension member adapted to be attached to the leg to extend the distance from the cross bar to the surface on which the bed is placed to accommodate bed heights of greater than eight inches, said extension member comprising
• 1) an "L" angle body,
• 2) opposed openings in the two sides of the "L" angle adjacent to the top end for attachment to corresponding openings in the main leg,
• 3) a series of aligned spaced open ended cutouts in the edges of the two sides of the extension member to accommodate the ends of the rivets holding the "W" shaped bracket in the main leg,
• 4) a "W" shaped bracket positioned inside the "L" angle of the extension member at the free end and defining a square opening therewith,
• g) a plastic insert positionable in the square opening defined by the bracket and the extension member, said insert having
• 1) a body member adapted to fit in the square opening,
• 2) a flange larger than the opening at one end of the body, and
• 3) a threaded throughbore through the flange and the body member, and
• h) a foot having a threaded stem extending therefrom and adapted to engage the threaded throughbore to provide an adjustable leg in which the distance from the foot to the bar can be adjusted by threading the stem through the threaded throughbore.