APPLIANCES FOR USE WITH BEDS

PCT No. PCT/GB89/00722 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 19, 1990 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 19, 1990 PCT Filed Jun. 28, 1989 PCT Pub. No. WO90/00020 PCT Pub. Date Jan. 11, 1990.A first part fixable on a bed and a footboard with two depending legs carried by the first part. The position of the footboard is adjustable relative to the first part enabling its height to be varied. The first part is a framework having two subframes each with a pair of elongate members supported in parallel one with the other. The elongate members have upstanding members on their outer ends and two bolt members interconnect cross members of the subframes and are adjustable to move the subframes relative to one another to cause the upstanding portions to bear against and clamp the framework to the lower part of a bed. The upstanding portions of one subframe are adapted to receive legs. Alternatively, the first part is formed as one or two metal plates fixable to the outside of the foot end of the bed base with two further metal plates on the inner surface of the foot end of the bed base.