Guard accessory for beds

Claim 1

A SIDE GUARD ACCESSORY ADAPTED TO BE DETACHABLY MOUNTED ALONG THE SIDE OF A BED TO PREVENT AN OCCUPANT FALLING FROM THE BED WHEN THE ACCESSORY IS IN THE EXTENDED GUARDING POSITION THEREOF, SAID GUARD ACCESSORY COMPRISING A PAIR OF CLAMP ASSEMBLIES SECURABLE TO THE SIDE FRAME OF A BED NEAR THE OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF, A COLLAPSING GUARD ASSEMBLY HAVING GENERALLY PARALLEL RIGID END MEMBERS PIVOTALLY INTERCONNECTED BY A PLURALITY OF GENERALLY PARALLEL RIGID MEMBERS, MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTING THE LOWER ENDS OF SAID END MEMBERS TO A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID CLAMP ASSEMBLIES, SAID GUARD ASSEMBLY BEING SHIFTABLE IN THE PLANE OF SAID END AND SAID CONNECTING MEMBERS BETWEEN AN UPRIGHT EXTENDED POSITION AND A COMPACTLY FOLDED COLLAPSED POSITION CLOSE TO THE SIDE FRAME OF A BED ON WHICH SAID ACCESSORY IS MOUNTED, COUNTERBALANCE MEANS EFFECTIVE TO URGE SAID GUARD ASSEMBLY AWAY FROM SAID COLLAPSED AND TOWARD THE SAID UPRIGHT EXTENDED POSITION THEREOF, AND MEANS FOR RIGIDLY AND POSITIVELY LOCKING SAID GUARD ASSEMBLY SELECTIVELY IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS INCLUDING SAID EXTENDED AND SAID COLLAPSED POSITIONS.