Universal bedside rail clamp

Claim 1

A universal bedside rail clamp for securing a movable bedside rail to an angle iron rail of a mattress supporting frame on a bed consisting essentially of a modified F-shaped structure comprising a base having a hole, an elongated flange extending forward nowmal from said base and having an obliquely directed hook-like member starting at the end of said elongated flange and extending downward and rearward toward said base, said hook-like member being turned at an acute angle to said elongated flange, an opening through said hook-like member, a flange parallel to said base extending from said elongated flange between said base and said start of said hook-like member to form an inner corner opposite said opening, said hook-like member having a threaded means in conjunction with said opening, a wing-nut actuated bolt engaging said threaded means for being axially adjustable through said opening for movement toward and away from direct engagement with said inner corner to clamp said angle iron rail directly against said elongated flange and said intermediate flange in the vicinity of said inner corner, the length of said intermediate flange and that of said obliquely extending hook-like member being such that there is sufficient free space between the free ends thereof for said clamp to fit around said angle iron rail when said wing-nut actuated bolt is retracted.