Patent ID: 6862758
Filing Date: 2005-03-08
Classification: A47C,F16B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A bed panel assembly comprising: a vertical bedpost; a bed panel having a connecting end, said connecting end having a positioning piece projecting therefrom, said positioning piece having a neck portion connected to said connecting end, and a head portion opposite to said neck portion; and a retaining unit mounted on said bedpost, and including a base plate and a retainer secured to and placed in face-to-face contact with said base plate, said base plate having a retaining hole with a large hole section, a small hole section, and a first passage between said large and small hole sections, said retainer having a pair of resilient arms confining a clamping hole substantially in alignment with said small hole section, said resilient arms respectively including connecting ends which are interconnected, and free ends opposite to said connecting ends, said free ends defining therebetween a second passage substantially in alignment with said first passage, said second passage being narrower than said first passage; wherein said head portion has a cross-section greater than that of said small hole section and smaller than that of said large hole section, said neck portion being movable between said large and small hole sections through said first passage, said clamping hole receiving said neck portion when said neck portion is disposed in said small hole section, said second passage having a normal size smaller than the cross-section of said neck portion to permit retention of said neck portion, said free ends being resiliently movable away from each other to enlarge said second passage when said neck portion is forced to pass through said second passage.