US 11,832,735 B1
Bed rail having rotating seat for guard frame
Mark A. Flannery, Longboat Key, FL (US); and Porter R. Million, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Assigned to Regalo International, LLC, Longboat Key, FL (US)
Filed by Regalo International, LLC, Longboat Key, FL (US)
Filed on Feb. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/185,952.
Application 17/185,952 is a continuation of application No. 16/896,140, filed on Jun. 8, 2020, granted, now 10,932,590.
Application 16/896,140 is a continuation of application No. 16/180,964, filed on Nov. 5, 2018, granted, now 10,674,837, issued on Jun. 9, 2020.
Application 16/180,964 is a continuation of application No. 15/043,981, filed on Feb. 15, 2016, granted, now 10,117,524, issued on Nov. 6, 2018.
Application 15/043,981 is a continuation of application No. 14/190,944, filed on Feb. 26, 2014, granted, now 9,265,353, issued on Feb. 23, 2016.
Application 14/190,944 is a continuation of application No. 13/914,596, filed on Jun. 10, 2013, granted, now 8,726,433, issued on May 20, 2014.
Application 13/914,596 is a continuation of application No. 13/253,871, filed on Oct. 5, 2011, granted, now 8,458,831, issued on Jun. 11, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/415,808, filed on Nov. 19, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/407,902, filed on Oct. 28, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/407,013, filed on Oct. 26, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/406,995, filed on Oct. 26, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/391,583, filed on Oct. 8, 2010.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47D 15/00 (2006.01); A47D 7/02 (2006.01); A47C 21/08 (2006.01)
CPC A47D 15/008 (2013.01) [A47C 21/08 (2013.01); A47D 7/02 (2013.01); A47D 15/00 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. In combination with a bed, a bed rail for preventing a child from rolling off the bed, with the bed having a mattress and a base, with the mattress being on the base, with the bed having first and second sides that are opposite of each other, with the bed having a sleeping surface, with the bed rail comprising:
a) a guard frame that includes an up position and a down position, with the guard frame in the up position confronting the first side of the bed and extending upwardly beyond the sleeping surface, and with the guard frame in the down position confronting the first side of the bed and extending downwardly;
b) a pair of legs for being disposed between the mattress and base;
c) a first connection between each of the legs and the guard frame, with the first connection comprising a pivot between said leg and the guard frame such that the guard frame can swing between the up and down positions; and
d) a second connection between each of the legs and the guard frame, with the second connection comprising:
i) a member engaged to and extending from the guard frame; and
ii) a seat for the member, with the seat pivotably engaged to said leg and pivotable between an open position and a locked position, the member being engagable and disengagable from the seat when the seat is in the open position such that the guard frame is swingable when the seat is in the open position, the guard frame being prevented from swinging when the seat is in the locked position and the member is in the seat.