Beds – Bedsteads – Element or detail
Patent
1975-03-31
1976-07-06
Gilliam, Paul R.
Beds
Bedsteads
Element or detail
5327R, A47C 2100
Patent
active
039673340
ABSTRACT:
A footboard assembly for use with a bed to provide support and positioning of the feet of a bedridden individual includes a pair of brackets adapted for mounting on opposed side rails of a bed. Each bracket includes a right angle member with the upper, horizontal leg resting on the bed rail, and a clamping plate opposed to the lower vertical bracket leg for clamping the rail therebetween. Each bracket includes a collar joined to the vertical leg which slidably receives a vertical support member. A footboard is secured between the vertical support members and rests on the mattress of the bed. The footboard assembly is removably securable to beds of varying widths, heights, and rail configurations.
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Ricke Maurine E.
Ryan Vern S.
Calvert Andrew M.
Gilliam Paul R.
Zimmerman Harris
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