US 7,383,849 B2
Bed enclosure
Charles R. Kline, Bellflower, Calif. (US)
Assigned to J.T. Posey Company, Arcadia, Calif. (US)
Filed on Feb. 17, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/356,874.
Application 11/356874 is a continuation of application No. 10/316226, filed on Dec. 10, 2002, granted, now 7,047,991.
Prior Publication US 2006/0137729 A1, Jun. 29, 2006
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E06H 15/02 (2006.01); A47C 29/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 135—96  [5/414; 5/424] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A frame for supporting a tent for restricting egress from a bed having a bottom portion, comprising:
a) a pair of opposed end bars, each end bar having a first end segment and a second end segment;
b) a side bar connected to the first end segment of each end bar, wherein there is no side bar connected to the second end segments, to define a generally rectangular shape with an open side allowing unobstructed access underneath the bottom portion of the bed;
c) first and second opposed upright end members, each upright end member comprising two substantially upright legs, each upright leg having an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion of each upright leg being connected to said opposed end bars;
d) a substantially V-shaped connector segment connecting the upright legs of each upright end member at the upper portion, the V-shaped connector segment extending between and connected to each upright leg of an upright end member; and
e) an upper support bar extending between and connected to the upright end members.