Patent ID: 7467427

Claim:
A handrail means of a bed frame, comprising: a handrail frame; a shield located below the handrail frame, both ends of the shield pivotally connected onto the handrail frame, an upper end of the shield being provided with a gear set; a handrail fixing frame fixed on the bed frame; a swinging assembly, upper and lower ends thereof being pivotally connected with the handrail frame and the handrail fixing frame respectively, the upper end of the swinging assembly being provided with a gear, the gear being engaged with a bevel gear of the gear set vertically; a locking element for locking the swinging assembly; characterized in that: the action of the swinging assembly drives the shield to be folded toward the inside of the handrail frame, the shield completes its action when the swinging assembly has reached a predetermined point, the handrail means of the bed frame is avoided from contacting the ground during the action thereof, thereby allowing the handrail means of the bed frame to be folded smoothly.