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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 1998
Filed:
May. 20, 1996
Craig S Scherer, Wilmette, IL (US);
Michael C Thuma, Desplaines, IL (US);
David Corbett Brown, Chicago, IL (US);
Brian James Woodard, Chicago, IL (US);
Michael Scott Garner, Northbrook, IL (US);
BRK Brands, Inc., Aurora, IL (US);
Abstract
A portable, foldable bed rail adapted for use with an associated bed having a mattress thereon includes a rail member having first and second substantially identical, mirror image end rail portions and a central rail portion. The end rail portions are hingedly mounted to the central rail portion by respective rail hinge members having parallel axes of rotation. The end rail portions are foldable toward one another adjacent to the central rail portion for storage. The end rails each include a support member having a support leg. The support members are independently hingedly mounted to a respective one of the end rail portions by support hinges. The support hinges have parallel axes of rotation and are rotatable in a direction transverse to the rail hinge members. Each of the support hinge members is independently movable toward and away from its respective end rail portion. The support legs are movable between a first, folded position wherein said support legs fold inward, adjacent to the rail member, and a second, operative position wherein the support legs fold outwardly, and extend generally transverse to the rail.