Crib side rail
First Claim
1. A crib comprising:
- a pair of generally vertical endwalls and a pair of generally vertical sidewalls, at least one of said sidewalls being descendable to facilitate placing a child into and removing said child from said crib over said descendable sidewall, said descendable sidewall having opposing ends, one of said opposing ends adjoining one of said pair of endwalls and the other of said opposing ends adjoining the other of said pair of endwalls;
a generally horizontal mattress support extending between at least two of said endwalls and sidewalls;
a leg disposed proximately to where said descendable sidewall adjoins said one of said pair of endwalls and a leg disposed proximately to where said descendable sidewall adjoins said other of said pair of endwalls, said legs for supporting said crib above a generally flat surface and for providing clearance between said crib and said generally flat surface such that said descendable sidewall is descendable toward said flat surface relative to said endwalls; and
a crib side rail for slidably supporting said descendable sidewall of said crib thereon between said endwalls, said crib side rail being securely retained relative to said endwall by having a portion thereof disposed through an aperture in said endwall and by having a rear portion thereof bent behind said aperture.
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Abstract
A crib including a pair of endwalls and a pair of sidewalls, at least one of the sidewalls being descendable to facilitate placing a child into and removing the child from the crib over the descendable sidewall. The descendable sidewall has opposed ends, one of which adjoins one of the pair of endwalls and the other of which adjoins the other of the pair of endwalls. The crib further includes a leg-disposed proximately toward the descendable sidewall adjoins the one of the pair of endwalls and a leg disposed proximately to where the descendable sidewall adjoins the other of the pair of endwalls. The legs support the crib above a generally flat surface and provide clearance between the crib and the generally flat surface, such that the descendable sidewall is descendable toward the flat surface relative to the endwalls. The crib further includes a crib side rail for slidably supporting the descendable sidewall of the crib thereon between the endwalls. The crib side rail is securely retained relative to the endwall by having a portion thereof disposed through an aperture in the endwall and by having a rear portion thereof bent behind the aperture.
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11 Claims
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1. A crib comprising:
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a pair of generally vertical endwalls and a pair of generally vertical sidewalls, at least one of said sidewalls being descendable to facilitate placing a child into and removing said child from said crib over said descendable sidewall, said descendable sidewall having opposing ends, one of said opposing ends adjoining one of said pair of endwalls and the other of said opposing ends adjoining the other of said pair of endwalls;
a generally horizontal mattress support extending between at least two of said endwalls and sidewalls;
a leg disposed proximately to where said descendable sidewall adjoins said one of said pair of endwalls and a leg disposed proximately to where said descendable sidewall adjoins said other of said pair of endwalls, said legs for supporting said crib above a generally flat surface and for providing clearance between said crib and said generally flat surface such that said descendable sidewall is descendable toward said flat surface relative to said endwalls; and
a crib side rail for slidably supporting said descendable sidewall of said crib thereon between said endwalls, said crib side rail being securely retained relative to said endwall by having a portion thereof disposed through an aperture in said endwall and by having a rear portion thereof bent behind said aperture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for assembling a crib, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a generally bent rail having a rear portion and at least one end portion generally perpendicular to said rear portion, an endwall having an aperture there through suitably sized to receive said rail there through, said endwall having a leg extending therefrom, a sidewall having at least one aperture there through suitably sized to receive said rail there through, and a mounting bracket;
inserting said end portion of said rail through said aperture of said endwall;
sliding said end portion of said rail through said aperture until said rear portion of said rail attains a predetermined distance from said endwall and is generally parallel thereto;
bending said end portion of said rail approximately 90°
such that it is generally parallel to said leg;
aligning said sidewall aperture with said bent end portion of said rail;
threading said sidewall onto said bent end portion of said rail;
translating said mounting bracket along said leg and then simultaneously along said leg and said bent end portion of said rail; and
affixing said mounting bracket relative to said leg. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A crib comprising:
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a pair of generally vertical endwalls and a pair of generally vertical sidewalls extending between said endwalls, each of said sidewalls being descendable to facilitate placing a child into and removing said child from said crib over one of said descendable sidewalls;
a generally horizontal mattress support extending between at least two of said endwalls and sidewalls;
a leg disposed proximately lo where each descendable sidewall adjoins each endwall, said legs for supporting said crib above a generally flat surface and for providing clearance between said crib and said generally flat surface such that said descendable sidewalls are descendable toward said flat surface relative to said endwalls; and
a pair of crib side rails for slidably supporting said descendable sidewalls of said crib thereon between said endwalls, each of said pair of crib side rails being associated with one of said pair of endwalls such that it is retained between a pair of apertures therein, each of said crib side rails having a central portion retained behind said associated endwall, a pair of retention portions retained in said apertures of said associated endwall, and a pair of end portions each for slidably supporting one end of one of said descendable sidewalls. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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Specification