Bed cover support structure

Claim 1

An open frame foot or body part guard for supporting a bed cover thereover, comprising: an open base frame designed to be inserted between the box springs and mattress of a bed; said open base frame including an outer transverse edge strip that extends outwardly from between the box spring and the mattress; a plurality of laterally spaced openings formed in the edge strip; a plurality of equally and laterally spaced adjustable posts secured within the openings of the edge strip and extending upwardly therefrom to form an open frame structure; each post including a vertical leg having upper and lower portions and a curved arm portion extending generally horizontally from the top portion of the leg, each curved portion having an outer remote end; means for adjustably mounting the respective vertical posts for up and down movement within the openings of the edge strip; a pair of detachably mounted transverse connector ties extending across the curve portions of the plurality of posts and interconnected between respective posts; said pair of connector ties including a first connector tie connected to the remote ends of the curved arm portions of the posts, and a second connector tie disposed in parallel relationship to the first connector tie and connected to the curved arm portions of the post in the vicinity of where the curved arm portions extend from the upper leg portions of the post such that the pair of connector ties give stability to the entire guard and particularly to the post thereof and further wherein the connector ties prevent cover from falling downwardly between the curved arm portions; and at least one of said connector ties being detachably connected between the respective horizontal arms of the respective posts.