Bed rails with center bar support

摘要

A pair of longitudinally extending bed rails having a center cross bar interconnecting the rails with a depending supporting leg adjacent each end of the cross bar for providing support adjacent the center of the bed rails. The bed rails include a vertical flange and a horizontal flange with the horizontal flange extending under and forming a support for a substantial length of the bedding assembly, such as the box spring, with the cross bar pulling the rails inwardly into contact with the sides of the box spring. The cross rails are provided with a tongue and slot connection with the horizontal flanges of the side rails to enable assembly and disassembly of the cross bar in relation to the side rails. The depending supporting legs on the cross bar each are provided with a vertically adjustable glide on the lower end thereof for enabling the cross bar to be used with bed rails supported at different elevations in relation to a supporting surface in order to accommodate various vertical pin orientations in the headboard and footboard. The tongue and slot interconnection is recessed below the supporting surface of the horizontal flange of the bed rails so that the inner longitudinal wood frame member of the box spring will rest flat against the upper surface of the horizontal flange of the bed rails, thereby eliminating bending, warping and possible damage to the wood frame of the box spring.