Patent ID: 8365324

Claim:
A bed rail for engaging to a bed having a mattress and box spring, the bed having a sleeping surface, the bed rail comprising: a guard frame having an upper member, a lower member, a first side member and a second side member, the guard frame having a generally rectangular shape defining a guard plane, the guard frame movable between a stored position, wherein the guard frame is generally below the sleeping surface and an operating position, wherein the guard plane is generally perpendicular to the sleeping surface; a base frame including a first side track and a second side track, the base frame configured for positioning between the mattress and box spring, the first and second side tracks each having a generally C-shape with open sides of the C-shapes facing each other when the base frame is positioned between the mattress and box spring, the first side track and the second side track defining a track plane, the guard plane lies in substantially the track plane in the stored position; a first rider engaged to the guard frame, the first rider rides at least partially inside the first side track; and a second rider engaged to the guard frame, the second rider rides at least partially inside the second side track, the guard frame movable relative to the base frame to and between the stored position and the operating position by sliding of the first and second riders in the first and second side tracks and pivoting of the guard frame relative to the base frame.