Bed rail having one-piece end frames connected to central frame by elastic members

摘要

A horizontally expandable bed rail having a guard rail frame that confronts a first side of a bed to prevent a child from falling out of the bed. The guard rail frame includes a pair of vertical support members interconnected by upper, lower and intermediate horizontal support members that slide horizontally in and out such that the vertical support members have an extended position where the vertical support members are spaced apart by a first distance and a drawn in position where the vertical support members are spaced apart by a second distance that is less than the first distance.

主权项

1. A bed rail comprising:
a) a guard rail frame for confronting a side of a bed for preventing a child from rolling off the bed; b) first and second legs engaged to the guard rail frame, the first and second legs being disposed horizontally to extend between a mattress and box spring of the bed; c) wherein the guard rail frame includes a pair of first and second end frame portions; d) wherein each of the first and second end frame portions includes upper, lower and intermediate horizontal support members; e) wherein the guard rail frame includes a central frame portion, the central frame portion comprising upper, lower and intermediate horizontal support members; f) wherein the upper horizontal support member of the central frame portion is engagable to the upper horizontal support member of the first end frame portion by an elastic member portion extending into each of said upper horizontal support members of the central frame portion and first end frame portion; g) wherein the upper horizontal support member of the central frame portion is engagable to the upper horizontal support member of the second end frame portion by an elastic member portion extending into each of said upper horizontal support members of the central frame portion and second end frame portion; h) wherein the lower horizontal support member of the central frame portion is engagable to the lower horizontal support member of the first end frame portion by an elastic member portion extending into each of said lower horizontal support members of the central frame portion and first end frame portion; i) wherein the lower horizontal support member of the central frame portion is engagable to the lower horizontal support member of the second end frame portion by an elastic member portion extending into each of said lower horizontal support members of the central frame portion and second end frame portion; j) wherein the intermediate horizontal support member of the central frame portion is engagable to the intermediate horizontal support member of the first end frame portion by an elastic member portion extending into each of said intermediate horizontal support members of the central frame portion and first end frame portion; and k) wherein the intermediate horizontal support member of the central frame portion is engagable to the intermediate horizontal support member of the second end frame portion by an elastic member portion extending into each of said intermediate horizontal support members of the central frame portion and second end frame portion.