Patent ID: 6951036

Claim:
A siderail assembly for a bed, comprising: a frame; at least one arm pivotally supported on said frame for movement between first and second positions, said at least one arm having at a distal end thereof a first connection location; a siderail support frame pivotally connected to said distal end of said arm, said siderail support frame having at least one upstanding and elongate guide member thereon; a siderail carriage frame supported for movement along a length of said guide member toward and away from said siderail support frame and having at least one second connection location thereon; at least one elongate link pivotally connected to and extending between said first and second connection locations and to effect movement of said siderail carriage frame along said guide member toward and away from said siderail support frame in response to a pivotal movement of said arm relative to said frame to change the spacing between said siderail carriage frame and said siderail support frame.