US3351961A
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Bedrail
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-11-27
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Granted: 1967-11-14
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Expires: 1984-11-27
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William A Daniels
- 👤 Jr William A Daniels
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 18:12
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61G; A61G7/00; A61G7/05; A61G7/0507; A61G7/0508; A61G7/0509; A61G7/0512; A61G7/0515
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
204 words
A BEDRAIL OF THE TYPE WHICH IS ADAPTED TO BE CLAMPED TO A BED TO GUARD AGAINST A PERSON FROM FALLING THEREFROM, COMPRISING UPPER AND LOWER GUARD RAILS, MOUNTING SAID GUARD RAILS IN PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP FOR MOVEMENT TOWARD AND AWAY FROM EACH OTHER, AN EXTENSION PROJECTING FROM SAID LOWER GUARD RAIL IN THE DIRECTION OF SAID UPPER GAURD RAIL, AND A LATCH ASSEMBLY MOUNTED ON THE END OF SAID UPPER GUARD RAIL ADJACENT SAID EXTENSION FOR RELEASABLY SECURING SAID UPPER GUARD RAIL TO SAID EXTENSION, SAID LATCH ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A CHANNEL-SHAPE SLEEVE MEMBER DISPOSED OVER SAID END OF SAID UPPER GUARD RAIL AND PIVOTED THERETO, A TANG PROJECTING INWARDLY FROM THE OUTER END OF SAID SLEEVE MEMBER, A SLOT IN THE UPPER END OF SAID EXTENSION FOR RECEIPT OF SAID TANG, SAID TANG BEING SPACED FROM SAID END OF SAID UPPER GUARD RAIL BY A DISTANCE SUFFICIENT FOR RECEIPT OF SAID UPPER END OF SAID EXTENSION AND FOR RELATIVE LATERAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID EXTENSION AND LATCH ASSEMBLY TO EFFECT DISENGAGEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT OF SAID TANG IN SAID SLOT, AND A SPRING MEANS DISPOSED WITHIN SAID UPPER GUARD RAIL AND PROJECTING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM TO ENGAGE SAID EXTENSION AND YIELDABLY URGE SAID TANG INTO SAID SLOT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
204 words
A BEDRAIL OF THE TYPE WHICH IS ADAPTED TO BE CLAMPED TO A BED TO GUARD AGAINST A PERSON FROM FALLING THEREFROM, COMPRISING UPPER AND LOWER GUARD RAILS, MOUNTING SAID GUARD RAILS IN PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP FOR MOVEMENT TOWARD AND AWAY FROM EACH OTHER, AN EXTENSION PROJECTING FROM SAID LOWER GUARD RAIL IN THE DIRECTION OF SAID UPPER GAURD RAIL, AND A LATCH ASSEMBLY MOUNTED ON THE END OF SAID UPPER GUARD RAIL ADJACENT SAID EXTENSION FOR RELEASABLY SECURING SAID UPPER GUARD RAIL TO SAID EXTENSION, SAID LATCH ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A CHANNEL-SHAPE SLEEVE MEMBER DISPOSED OVER SAID END OF SAID UPPER GUARD RAIL AND PIVOTED THERETO, A TANG PROJECTING INWARDLY FROM THE OUTER END OF SAID SLEEVE MEMBER, A SLOT IN THE UPPER END OF SAID EXTENSION FOR RECEIPT OF SAID TANG, SAID TANG BEING SPACED FROM SAID END OF SAID UPPER GUARD RAIL BY A DISTANCE SUFFICIENT FOR RECEIPT OF SAID UPPER END OF SAID EXTENSION AND FOR RELATIVE LATERAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID EXTENSION AND LATCH ASSEMBLY TO EFFECT DISENGAGEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT OF SAID TANG IN SAID SLOT, AND A SPRING MEANS DISPOSED WITHIN SAID UPPER GUARD RAIL AND PROJECTING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM TO ENGAGE SAID EXTENSION AND YIELDABLY URGE SAID TANG INTO SAID SLOT.
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