Bed rail

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9427089-B2
Application number	US-201414207159-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 12, 2014
Priority date	Mar 15, 2013
Publication date	Aug 30, 2016
Grant date	Aug 30, 2016

Abstract

A bed rail is configured to be mounted on a mattress. The bed rail includes a base arranged to extend under the mattress and a side rail coupled to the base and configured to include a portion arranged to lie above the mattress.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A bed rail comprising
a side-rail support base adapted to be positioned under a mattress in a stationary position and
a side rail including a stationary foundation unit coupled to the side-rail support base to extend upwardly along and above a perimeter side edge of the mattress and a movable barrier unit mounted for up-and-down movement on the stationary foundation unit relative to the side-rail support base between a lowered clamped position to clamp the mattress between the side-rail support base and the movable barrier unit and a raised unclamped position separated from the mattress to unclamp the mattress, wherein the movable barrier unit includes an inclined inner panel that includes a lower portion that is arranged to overlie a top surface of the mattress to extend along an offset mattress-contact line that is provided on the top surface of the mattress and arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the perimeter side edge of the mattress when the side-rail support base is positioned under the mattress and the movable barrier unit occupies the lowered clamped position, the inclined inner panel includes an outwardly facing surface arranged to face toward the stationary foundation unit and an inwardly facing surface arranged to face away from the stationary foundation unit and toward a person at rest on the mattress, and the inwardly facing surface of the inclined inner panel and the top surface of the mattress cooperate to define an obtuse included angle therebetween when the movable barrier unit occupies the lowered clamped position.

2. The bed rail of claim 1 , wherein the measure of the obtuse angle is about 105°.

3. The bed rail of claim 1 , wherein the movable barrier unit further includes a movable first panel support mounted for up-and-down movement on a first stationary post included in the stationary foundation unit and the inclined inner panel is coupled to the movable first panel support for movement therewith relative to the first stationary post during movement of the movable barrier unit between the lowered clamped position and the raised unclamped position.

4. The bed rail of claim 3 , wherein the movable barrier unit further includes a movable second panel support mounted for up-and-down movement on a second stationary post included in the foundation stationary unit and arranged to lie in substantially spaced-apart parallel relation to the first stationary post, a first end portion of the inclined inner panel is coupled to the movable first panel support to move therewith and a second end portion of the inclined inner panel is coupled to the movable second panel support to move therewith and to establish the obtuse angle.

5. The bed rail of claim 3 , wherein the measure of the obtuse angle is about 105°.

6. The bed rail of claim 3 , wherein the side-rail support base includes a first anchor leg adapted to extend under the mattress and a second anchor leg adapted to extend under the mattress and lie in spaced-apart relation to the first anchor leg and the stationary foundation unit includes a stretcher bar arranged to extend along and in laterally spaced-apart relation to the inclined inner panel, a first foundation coupled to the first anchor leg and to a first end of the stretcher bar and configured to include the first stationary post, and a second foundation coupled to the second anchor leg and to an opposite second end of the stretcher bar and configured to include the second stationary post.

7. The bed rail of claim 6 , wherein the first foundation includes a first elbow coupled to an outer end of the first anchor leg and a first T-shaped hub including a first hub segment coupled to the first elbow, a second hub segment coupled to the first stationary post, and a third hub segment coupled to the first end of the stretcher bar and the second foundation includes a second elbow coupled to an outer end of the second anchor leg and a second T-shaped hub including a first hub segment coupled to the second elbow, a second hub segment coupled to the second stationary post, and a third hub segment coupled to the opposite second end of the stretcher bar.

8. The bed rail of claim 7 , wherein the movable barrier unit further includes first panel-support lock means arranged to interconnect the first stationary post and the movable first panel support for selectively locking the movable first panel support in a stationary position on the first stationary post of the stationary foundation unit after sliding movement of the movable first panel support on the first stationary post to establish the lowered clamped position of the movable barrier unit so that a first end of the lower portion of the inclined inner panel adjacent to the movable first panel support is placed on the offset mattress-contact line and second panel-support lock means arranged to interconnect the second stationary post and the movable second panel support for selectively locking the movable second panel support in a stationary position on the second stationary post of the stationary foundation unit after sliding movement of the movable second panel support on the second stationary post to help establish the lowered clamped position of the movable barrier unit so that an opposite second end of the lower portion of the inclined inner panel adjacent to the movable second panel support is placed on the offset mattress-contact line.

9. The bed rail of claim 1 , wherein the stationary unit includes a first foundation coupled to the a side-rail support base, a second foundation coupled to the side-rail support base and arranged to lie in spaced-apart relation to the first foundation, and a horizontally extending stretcher bar arranged to lie between and interconnect the first and second foundations and the movable barrier unit is mounted for up-and-down movement relative to the side-rail support base on the first and second foundations.

10. The bed rail of claim 9 , wherein the first foundation includes a first T-shaped hub coupled to one end of the stretcher bar, a first elbow arranged to lie below the first T-shaped hub and coupled to the side-rail support base, and a first stationary post arranged to extend above the first T-shaped hub and upwardly away from the first elbow to engage and maintain contact with the movable barrier unit during up-and-down movement of the movable barrier unit on the first stationary post relative to the side-rail support base.

11. The bed rail of claim 10 , wherein the second foundation includes a second T-shaped hub coupled to another end of the stretcher bar, a second elbow arranged to lie below the second T-shaped hub and coupled to the side-rail support, and a second stationary post arranged to extend above the second T-shaped hub and upwardly away from the second elbow to engage and maintain contact with the mobile barrier unit during up-and-down movement of the movable barrier unit on the second stationary post relative to the side-rail support base.

12. The bed rail of claim 11 , wherein the side rail further includes a lock system coupled to each of the first stationary post and the movable barrier unit and configured to provide operator-controlled means for moving the movable barrier unit on the first stationary post relative to the side-rail support base.

13. The bed rail of claim 12 , wherein the lock system includes a first ratchet associated with the first stationary post.

14. The bed rail of claim 12 , wherein the second foundation includes a second T-shaped hub coupled to another end of the stretcher bar, a second elbow arranged to lie below the second T-shaped hub and coupled to the side-rail support, and a s

Assignees

• Cosco Man Inc
• Dorel Juvenile Group Inc

Inventors

• Marsden Andrew W
• Pereira Raul G

Classifications

• A47D7/00

  Children's beds · CPC title

• A47C21/08 Primary

  Devices for prevention against falling-out, e.g. detachable side walls · CPC title