Crib hardware
AssigneeGem Industries, Inc.
InventorEdmond P. Guillot
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Abstract
Concealed hardware for controlling the raising and lowering of the crib side, permits the construction of a crib which includes no projecting or exposed parts. The hardware comprises a channel member embedded within the end stiles of the crib side and an engaged coupling element fastened to the adjacent crib end. The channel member restricts movement of the crib side to vertical translation, and includes a latching chamber at the bottom which selectively traps or releases the coupling element when it is desired to secure the crib side in an elevated position.
Claims18
A crib having a releasable side disposed between first and second crib ends with gaps therebetween;
- a vertical post at each end of said releasable side;
- coupling means secured within each said end, projecting into and beyond said gaps;
- latching/guide means within the surface of the edge of each said posts facing each said end;
- and control means within said latching/guide means engaging said coupling means to releasably hold said side in a first vertical position and to guide the vertical movement of said side to a second vertical position.
Hardware for releasably mounting a movable element adjacent to a stationary element to control vertical translation of said movable element relative to the stationary element, comprising:
- elongated latching/guide means adapted to be mounted within a channel in said movable element, and coupling means adapted to be mounted projecting from said stationary element, the coupling means and latching/guide means being engageable to yield minimal spacing between said elements and to constrain movement therebetween to translation along the longitudinal axis of the latching/guide means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.