1992-04-14
1993-04-13
Trettel, Michael F.
Beds
Crib
5100, A47D 702
Patent
active
052010856
ABSTRACT:
A crib includes four vertical corner posts; side support beams and end panels which interconnect the vertical corner posts in a rectangular configuration; support shoulders for supporting a mattress between the vertical corner posts; a drop side movable in a vertical direction between opposite pairs of vertical corner posts, each drop side including an upper and lower rail; upper and lower slide members secured to opposite ends of each upper and lower rail for slidably guiding the drop sides in the vertical direction; a kick bar rotatably secured to the lower rail of each drop side and including rod ends; a lower bracket secured to the lower ends of the vertical corner posts for guiding the lower slides in the vertical direction and for retaining the drop sides in a raised or lowered position, each lower bracket including an upper and lower slot such that the drop sides are retained in the raised position when the rod ends are positioned in the upper slots and are retained in the lowered position when the rod ends are positioned in the lower slots; an upper bracket secured to the upper ends of the vertical corner posts for guiding the upper slides in the vertical direction; and a spring connected between each kick bar and its associated lower rail for biasing the kick bar in a rotatable direction so as to bias the rod ends thereof into engagement with one slot.
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