US2904799A - Guard for child's bed - Google Patents

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Sept. 22, 1959 D. BERLIN GUARD FOR CHILD'S BED Filed July 22, 1958 a? as INVENTOR. DANIEL BERLIN ATTORNEY United States Patent Ofifice Patented Sept. 22, 1959 GUARD FOR CHILDS BED Daniel Berlin, Philadelphia, Pa. Application July 22, 1958, Serial No. 750,208

1 Claim. (Cl. 331) My invention relates to a guard for a childs bed, and more particularly relates to a collapsible side for a bed to prevent a child from falling to the floor when asleep.

The usual side guard for a childs bed is a cumbersome structure, which is diflicult to store when not in use. The previous guards shown in the prior art were of wooden construction, heavy to handle and unwieldly to transport when it was desired to carry in an automobile to quarters other than the childs own home.

It therefore is an object of my invention to provide a collapsible guard for a childs bed.

Another object of my invention is to provide a collapsible guard for a childs bed wherein all frame members are constructed of tubular aluminum.

Another object of my invention is to provide a lightweight guard for a childs bed wherein the guard is easily collapsed into a compact unit for storage or for transportation.

Another object of my invention is to construct a collapsible guard for a childs bed which is easily attached to a conventional bed to provide a safe and strong side construction therefor and prevent the child from falling.

Other objects of my invention are to provide an improved device of the character described, that is easily and economically produced, which is sturdy in construction, and which is highly eificient in operation.

With the above and related objects in view, my invention consists in the details of construction and combination of parts, as will be more fully understood from the following description, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a childs bed guard embodying my construction.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary exploded view showing the pivotal construction of the guard.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a metal clip which holds the legs of the guard in pivotal engagement with the frame.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the clip in position holding two members together.

Referring now in greater detail to the drawing in which similar reference characters refer to similar parts, I show a side guard for a childs bed comprising a frame member, generally designated as A, having legs, generally designated as B, held in pivotal engagement therewith by a clip, generally designated as C.

The frame A is of tubular aluminum construction and generally U-shaped in configuration wherein arms 12 and 14 downwardly extend from a closed central portion 16. A traverse member 18 having flattened ends 20 interconnects the medial portion of the arms 12 and 14,

2 and is secured thereto by pins 22. Each leg B is also of tubular aluminum bent into an L-shaped configuration having members 24 and 26 oriented at right angles to one another. The end of the member 24 is narrowed to define a neck 28 having an external diameter interfitting with the internal diameter of the tubular arm 12 or 14.

The clip C is made of resilient spring wire having a substantially U-shaped body portion 30 with members 32 and 34 downwardly extending from the sides of the U and interiorly ofiset therefrom. Spring fingers 36 and 38 respectively project from the ends of the members 32 and 34 in intersecting relationship with each other.

One clip C is compressed into each leg B until the ends of the spring fingers 36 and 38 engage within the flared portion of the member 24 immediately adjacent the neck 28. The neck 28 is then inserted within the lower portion of the downwardly extending arm 12 and 14 respectively and the head 30 of the clip C is compressed therein. It is easily seen that each leg B may be freely rotated about the respective arm 12 and 14 of the frame A while the clip C maintains the arms and legs in longitudinal cooperation.

The legs B are turned at right angles to the frame A and placed between the mattress and spring of the bed when the guard is used as a side for the childs bed to prevent the child from falling. When it is desired to store or to carry the guard about, the legs B are rotated toward one another into the same plane as the frame A.

Although my invention has been described in considerable detail, such description is intended as being illustrative rather than limiting, since the invention may be variously embodied, and the scope of the invention is to be determined as claimed.

I claim:

A side guard for a childs bed comprising a U-shaped tubular frame, a pair of L-shaped tubular legs, each said leg including a vertical member having a necked portion defining an internal shoulder pivotally supported within the respective tubular sides of said frame, and a metal clip internally supported and extending longitudinally within the adjacent tubular ends of the frame sides and vertical leg members, said metal clip being of spring wire construction including a U-shaped head portion compressed within and frictionally engaging the frame tubular sides, members interiorly offset transversely from said head portion and integral therewith projecting longitudinally within said necked portion, and outwardly biased spring fingers integral with said members respectively in intersecting angular disposition with each other, the ends of said fingers extending outwardly beyond said members and engaging said shoulder.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,915,774 Busch June 27, 1933 2,209,801 Valverde July 30, 1940 2,555,228 Evers May 29, 1951 2,571,364 Hosking Oct. 16, 1951 2,602,171 Good July 8, 1952 2,619,215 Guss Nov. 25, 1952 2,859,454 Beckwell Nov. 11, 1958 FOREIGN PATENTS 136,257 Australia Feb. 6, 1950

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