Patent · US Expired

Universal bed-rail clip

US5416839A · kind A · utility

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13References
11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 2, 1993
Grant dateMay 16, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 2, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61G7/0524
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A universal bed-rail clip for clipping one of a one-piece telephone and a supporting bracket for such a one-piece telephone onto a horizontal rail of bed-rail assembly, the universal bed-rail clip comprising top and bottom sides being joined together by a joining side and defining, opposite the joining side, an opening for receiving the horizontal rail, the universal bed-rail clip being substantially U-shaped in cross-section, at least one of the top and bottom sides being flexible between open and closed positions, wherein the open position permits passage of the horizontal rail through the opening into an interior of the universal bed-rail clip and fixation means for attaching the universal bed-rail clip to the one of a one-piece telephone and supporting bracket.

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