Patent ID: 7197779
Filing Date: 2007-04-03
Classification: A47C,A61G

Abstract:
1. A rail assembly for a bed, said assembly comprising: two legs dimensioned to be positioned between a mattress having a first upper surface and a second lower surface and a supporting structure of said bed; a mounting member attached to said two legs to fix a gap between said two legs at the attached end; a rail comprising a top frame structure and a lower frame structure movably mounted to said mounting member so as to allow movement of said rail relative to said mounting member; and a coupling assembly, which comprises a rail retainer comprising a hook end for hooking the lower frame structure of the rail, for retaining said rail in a first raised position, said coupling assembly allowing said movement of said rail relative to said mounting member while maintaining said top frame structure above said lower frame structure between said first raised position to a second lowered position; and wherein the lower frame structure is positioned below the first upper surface of the mattress in the second lowered position.