Patent ID: 8136183

Claim:
A bed rail for a modular multiple bed unit, comprising: an elongate bed rail with a top surface and a longitudinal axis and with a length appropriate to accommodate the length of a mattress of standard dimensions; and a bracket affixed by a fastener to a side of said elongate bed rail for attaching another bed rail, said bracket having parallel opposite first and second surfaces, said first surface of said affixed bracket lying between said second surface and said side of said elongate bed rail and parallel thereto, said bracket having first and second vertically aligned quick-release couplers fixed to said second surface below said top surface of said elongate bed rail and including a channel portion above said top surface of said elongate bed rail for receiving a guard rail end, wherein each said quick-release coupler is a stud immovably projecting from said second surface and oriented perpendicular to said surfaces of said bracket and to the longitudinal axis of said elongate bed rail.