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Claim 1

IN A HOSPITAL BED HAVING A REMOVABLE SIDE GUARD STRUCTURE: A BED SIDE RAIL HAVING A PAIR OF LONGITUDINALLY SPACED, VERTICALLY EXTENDING, UPWARDLY OPENING, CYLINDRICAL SOCKET MEMBERS; A MOUNTING FRAME COMPRISING A LENGTH OF METAL TUBING BENT TO FORM A HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING UPPER PORTION, AND LEG PORTIONS DEPENDING FROM THE OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID UPPER PORTION AND REMOVABLY RECEIVABLE IN THE SOCKET MEMBERS OF SAID BED SIDE RAIL; FRONT AND REAR MOUNTING BRACKETS SECURED TO THE MOUNTING FRAME AT THE UPPER FRONT AND REAR CORNERS THEREOF; FRONT AND REAR SUPPORTING LINKS HAVING THEIR LOWER OR REAWARD ENDS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID FRONT AND REAR MOUNTING BRACKETS RESPECTIVELY, SAID LINKS BEING SWINGABLE IN PARALLISM BETWEEN UPRIGHT POSITIONS AND FORWARDLY EXTENDING POSITIONS; AND A SIDE GUARD HAVING HORIZONTALLY EXTENDING UPPER AND LOWER STRETCHES CONNECTED BY SPACED VERTICAL BARS, SAID BARS HAVING THE UPPER OR FORWARD ENDS OF THE FRONT AND REAR SUPPORTING LINKS PIVOTALLY CONNECTED THERETO RESPECTIVELY, WHEREBY THE SIDE GUARD MAY BE SWUNG ON THE SUPPORTING LINKS BETWEEN A DOWNWARDLY AND FORWARDLY MOVED POSITION OF NON-USE AND AN UPWARDLY AND REAWARDLY MOVED POSITION OF USE.