US 5,327,594 A · Sliding rails for crib rail

Abstract

A device for positioning a slidable crib rail including a sliding rail having an upper and a lower locating hole, and an upper and a lower arresting block located closer to an end of the sliding rail than the upper and the lower locating hole respectively. The device also includes a moving member for positioning the crib rail along the sliding rail. This moving member includes a control member having a retaining device retaining the moving member in the locating holes of the sliding rail, and a movable plate having a first position for biasing the retaining means in a position in which the retaining means cannot retain the moving member in the locating holes and a second position which does not influence the retaining means. The upper arresting block of the sliding rail is situated to move the movable plate from its second position to its first position, and the lower arresting block of the sliding rail is situated for moving the movable member from its first position to its second position. Thus, the slidable crib rail can be positioned downwards with upward movement from an adult using only one hand, but not with downward pressure exerted by an infant.

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Dependent claims

A crib comprising:

side boards (A,B);
a crib rail (C) to be positioned relative to said side boards;
an upper sliding rail (1) and a lower sliding rail (2) attached to each side board;
an upper moving member (4) and a lower moving member (5) for moving said crib rail along said upper sliding rail and said lower sliding rail respectively;
one of said sliding rails comprising:
an upper (23A) and a lower (23B) locating hole, and
an upper (25) and a lower (3) arresting block located closer to an end of said sliding rail than said upper and said lower locating hole respectively;
and
said moving member moving along said one of said sliding rails comprising:
a control member (6) comprising means for retaining (62) said moving member in said locating holes;
a movable plate (7) having a first position for biasing said retaining means (62) in a position (FIG. 3) in which said retaining means cannot retain said moving member in said locating holes (23A, 23B) and a second position (FIG. 4) which does not influence said retaining means, said upper arresting block being situated for moving said movable plate from said second position to said first position and said lower arresting block being situated for moving said movable plate from said first position to said second position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Sliding rails for crib rail

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Sliding rails for crib rail

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