Patent ID: 8631525

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) a guard frame, the 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 where the guard frame is generally below the sleeping surface and an operating position, wherein the guard plane is generally perpendicular to the sleeping surface; b) a base frame, the base frame configured for positioning between the mattress and box spring, the base frame defining a base plane, the guard plane laying in substantially the base plane in the stored position; c) first and second riders and first and second side tracks configured to movably connect the guard frame and the base frame; d) the first rider riding at least partially inside the first side track; e) the second rider riding at least partially inside the second side track; f) the first and second side tracks each having a generally C-shape with open sides facing the first and second riders, respectively; and g) 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 the guard frame relative to the base frame.