CPC A47D 15/008 (2013.01) [A47C 21/08 (2013.01); A47D 7/02 (2013.01); A47D 15/00 (2013.01)] | 4 Claims |
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.
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