Bed rail assembly

• US 20050262632A1
• Filed: 05/28/2004
• Published: 12/01/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sung-Tsun Wu
• Original Assignee: Sung-Tsun Wu
• Inventors: Wu, Sung-Tsun
• Granted Patent: US 7,013,508 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 5/426
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 21/08 Devices for prevention against falling-out, e.g. detachable sidewalls for children's beds A47D7/00
• CPC Class Codes: A47D 15/008 in beds, play-pens or cradles
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/0507 Side-rails
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/051 pivoting sideward
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/0518 quickly removable
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 2200/10 Details of socket shapes
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/32344 Side of rod engages recess in radial face
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/32361 Engaging recess in radial face
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/32368 including radial interengaging tongue and slot or serrations
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/551 Externally bridged
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/7021 Axially extending

Abstract

A bed rail assembly includes a joint device connecting two top tubes, a pair of corner members mounted to free ends of the top tubes, two vertical tubes mounted to and depending from the corner members, and a pair of knuckle devices mounted to lower ends of the vertical tubes. Horizontal support tubes extend from the knuckle devices in a direction substantially normal to a plane defined by the top tubes and the vertical tubes. Extensions project from the knuckle devices to receive and fix support tube thereby forming a rectangular frame onto which a cover is attached to shield the frame. Each knuckle device includes a movable member movably connected to a base of the knuckle device to allow collapse of the bed rail. A Y-shaped belt and an L-shaped retention member are used to secure the bed rail assembly to a mattress.

Claims

1. A bed rail assembly comprising:

a joint device arranged between and pivoted to two top tubes, each top tube having a free end;

a corner member having a clamp end pivoted to the free end of each top tube and a receiving end to which a vertical tube is connected by a first V-shaped connection plate;

a knuckle device comprising a vertical section pivoted to a lower end of each vertical tube and a horizontal section to which a horizontal support tube is connected, each knuckle device comprising a movable member movably coupled to the vertical tube and movable between locking and releasing positions, a spring received in the vertical tube to bias the movable member toward the locking position where the vertical tube is prevented from rotation with respect to the knuckle device, the coupling between the movable member and the vertical tube comprising aligned elongate slots defined in the vertical tube and a pin movably extending through the slots and fixed to the movable member such that the movable member is movable along the aligned slots; and

first and second extensions respectively projecting from the knuckle devices toward each other, a sleeve slidably and removably fit over the first extension and coupled to an end of a first support tube by a second V-shaped connection plate received in the first support tube in such a manner to allow a limited movement of the sleeve with respect to the first support tube, a second support tube connected to the first support tube by a third V-shaped connection plate, an end of the second support tube being slidably and removably fit over the second extension.

2. The bed rail assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the movable member comprises a hollow cylindrical body movably fit over the vertical tube and two insertions extending from the cylindrical body, the base comprising two spaced plates movably receiving the movable member therebetween, each plate forming a recess defined by at least one bank to receive each insertion of the movable member, the insertion being engageable with the bank to prevent the rotation of the vertical tube when the movable member is at the locking position.

3. The bed rail assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the horizontal support tube has a flat oval profile adapted to support a bed mattress thereon.

4. The bed rail assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first V-shaped connection plate, the second V-shaped connection plate, and the third V-shaped connection plate have protrusions on two ends thereof.

5. The bed rail assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the horizontal portion of the female connector forms a rib in an inside surface thereof and the second support tube forms a slot slidably receiving the rib therein.

6. The bed rail assembly as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a cover that shields the joint device, the top tubes, and the vertical tubes.

7. The bed rail assembly as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a Y-shaped belt which has three distal ends and two of which are fixed to the horizontal support tubes and the remaining one retaining an L-shaped retention member that is adapted to engage a side face of a mattress.

8. The bed rail assembly as claimed in claim 6, wherein the cover forms a channel on an inner side thereof to receive a support bar having opposite ends engaging and thus supported by the vertical tubes.