Patent ID: 7814588

Claim:
A side barrier for a bed, the side barrier comprising a body having a pair of substantially vertical guides and a pair of substantially horizontal slots, a barrier element including a pair of substantially vertical uprights, each upright of the pair of substantially vertical uprights being received in a respective guide of the pair of vertical guides, the barrier element including a top portion above the body and interconnecting the pair of substantially vertical uprights, a parallelogram mechanism hinged to a frame of the bed, the parallelogram mechanism comprising two parallel arms, each including a hinge to the frame and a hinge to the barrier element, and a deployment bar being additionally hinged between the parallel arms, wherein said deployment bar is coupled to the body by a pair of pins that are received in the pair of substantially horizontal slots, wherein the pair of substantially vertical uprights move upwardly relative to the pair of substantially vertical guides as the side barrier is moved from a lowered position to a raised position so that the top portion of the barrier element is moved upwardly relative to the body as the siderail is moved from the lowered position to the raised position.