Cross rail and support for bed frames

Claim 1

In a bed frame including side rails, a center cross rail means comprising a pair of telescopically engaged cross rail sections each having an outer end, a longitudinally ribbed top wall and a pair of longitudinally ribbed side flanges each terminating at its lower end in an inwardly and upwardly directed reinforcing edge portion, and support legs individually engaged with individual ones of said cross rail sections adjacent the outer ends thereof, said cross rail sections each being of uniform shape in vertical section for the length thereof and being readily movable axially with relation to each other, a support means engaging a lower end of each support leg, said support legs each having a vertical slot in one side thereof extending the height of the leg and defined by inwardly folded wall edge portions, the lower lengths of such edge portions and an opposite wall of said support leg telescopically engaging the upper ends of said support means to position said support means, and said cross rail sections each have a horizontal slot formed at the outer end thereof in the opposed side flanges thereof to receive a horizontal leg of said side rail therein, and said cross rail sections each having an upwardly turned flange formed from its top wall at the outer end thereof to aid in positioning a bed frame side rail engaged with said slot.