US 7,607,181 B1 · Mattress retainer blocks

Abstract

A mattress retainer bar attachment system is provided that includes a mattress retainer bar adapted to preserve a position of a mattress disposed on top of a mattress support. The mattress retainer bar includes a mattress retaining portion that engages the mattress and two U-shaped end portions for attaching the mattress retainer bar to the mattress support. Each of the U-shaped end portions engage an attachment block, which is secured to the mattress support and which includes a throughway for receiving a free end of the U-shaped end portions of the mattress retainer bar and a stop-surface for limiting the movement of the U-shaped end portion over the attachment block. The attachment blocks are configured such that the mattress retainer bar can be removably attached to the mattress support without using tools.

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Dependent claims

An adjustable bed having a head end and a foot end, the bed comprising:

a bed frame having a mattress support disposed on an upper portion thereof;
a pair of attachment blocks secured to the mattress support near the foot end of the bed;
and
a mattress retainer bar comprising a mattress retaining portion and a pair of U-shaped end portions that are roughly perpendicular to the mattress retaining portion and that are adapted to engage the attachment blocks, thereby positioning the mattress retainer bar such that the mattress retaining portion extends upward with respect to the mattress support and is adapted to engage a foot end of a mattress disposed on the mattress support to prevent the mattress from sliding off of the mattress support during articulation of the head end of the bed.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Mattress retainer blocks

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Abstract

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