US 12,144,428 B1
Hide away bed rail
Mark A. Flannery, Longboat Key, FL (US)
Assigned to Regalo International, LLC, Longboat Key, FL (US)
Filed by Regalo International, LLC, Burnsville, MN (US)
Filed on Jun. 4, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/205,553.
Application 18/205,553 is a continuation of application No. 17/198,221, filed on Mar. 10, 2021, granted, now 11,666,154.
Application 17/198,221 is a continuation of application No. 16/847,614, filed on Apr. 13, 2020, granted, now 10,945,532, issued on Mar. 16, 2021.
Application 16/847,614 is a continuation of application No. 15/632,372, filed on Jun. 25, 2017, granted, now 10,617,222, issued on Apr. 14, 2020.
Application 15/632,372 is a continuation of application No. 14/846,821, filed on Sep. 6, 2015, granted, now 9,687,081, issued on Jun. 27, 2017.
Application 14/846,821 is a continuation of application No. 14/159,269, filed on Jan. 20, 2014, granted, now 9,125,498, issued on Sep. 8, 2015.
Application 14/159,269 is a continuation of application No. 13/758,331, filed on Feb. 4, 2013, granted, now 8,631,525, issued on Jan. 21, 2014.
Application 13/758,331 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/345,700, filed on Jan. 7, 2012, granted, now 8,365,324, issued on Feb. 5, 2013.
Application 13/345,700 is a continuation of application No. 13/053,191, filed on Mar. 21, 2011, granted, now 8,091,163, issued on Jan. 10, 2012.
Application 13/053,191 is a continuation of application No. 11/352,100, filed on Feb. 9, 2006, granted, now 7,908,689, issued on Mar. 22, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/652,663, filed on Feb. 10, 2005.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47C 21/08 (2006.01); A61G 7/05 (2006.01)
CPC A47C 21/08 (2013.01) [A61G 7/05 (2013.01); A61G 7/0507 (2013.01); A61G 7/051 (2016.11); A61G 7/0518 (2016.11)] 1 Claim
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1. A bed rail, the bed rail having a guard frame engaged to a base frame, the base frame being removably tucked below a sleeping surface of a bed and between the first and second sides of the bed, the bed having a mattress and mattress support and the base frame being between the mattress and mattress support, the guard frame including an upper support member, a lower support member, a first side support member, a second side support member, and sheeting, the upper and lower support members being between the first and second side support members, the first and second side support members having lowermost ends, the lower support member of the guard frame having ends adjacent to said lowermost ends, the bed rail comprising:
a) means for taking down the bed rail from one of the sides of the bed comprising:
i) connection means for connecting the guard frame to the base frame, where the connection means disengages from an operating position at said side of the bed the guard frame from the base frame,
ii) means for pivoting the guard frame relative to the base frame, and
iii) means for sliding the guard frame into and out of the base frame such that 1) in a stored position the guard frame is in the base frame and 2) in the stored position each of the guard frame and base frame is between the mattress and mattress support; and
b) means for setting up the bed rail comprising:
i) said means for sliding the guard frame into and out of the base frame,
ii) said means for pivoting the guard frame relative to the base frame, and
iii) said connection means for connecting the guard frame to the base frame, where the connection means engages the guard frame to the base frame such that the guard frame is fixed relative to the base frame and fixed in the operating position at the side of the bed.