Adjustable Mattress Retainer Bars

Abstract

A mattress bar retainer system is disclosed for use with adjustable mattress platforms. The mattress retainer bar system is used to prevent movement of the mattress during positioning of the adjustable mattress platform assembly. In a rotate mode of operation, one or more mattress retainer bars at the head/foot end or corners of the bed are removably attachable and re-installable to the mattress platform. In an alternate embodiment, the mattress retainer bars are configured to be positioned to enable the mattress to be rotated relative to the adjustable mattress platform in a rotate mode of operation. After the mattress is rotated to the desired position, the mattress retainer bars are restored to their normal position in a normal mode of operation. In an alternative embodiment, the retainer bars are motorized to enable the retainer bars to be positioned at the touch of a button on a control pad. In an alternate embodiment of the invention, a retainer bar is disclosed for use with fitted sheets.

What is claimed and desired to be secured by a Letters Patent of the United States is: 
     
         1 . A mattress retainer assembly designed to be attached to an upper support of an adjustable platform assembly, the mattress retainer assembly comprising:
 a bracket formed to be securely attached to an upper support of an adjustable platform assembly;   a mattress retainer bar, movably mounted relative to said bracket, said mattress retainer bar movable between an extended position in which movement of a mattress relative to said upper support is constrained and a retracted position in which movement of the mattress is not constrained; and   a detent mechanism for latching said mattress retainer bar in said extended position.