Patent ID: 6505360
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: A47D

Abstract:
A crib, comprising:a rear panel connected between a pair of vertical rear corner posts, a front panel comprising a drop side connected between a pair of vertical front corner posts, and a pair of end panels connected between the front and rear corner posts to form a rectangular structure; at least one guide affixed to each of the front corner posts adjacent opposite ends of the drop side, each guide defining a vertically extending guide track; and a pair of slides affixed to opposite ends of the drop side and respectively in sliding engagement with the guide tracks of the guides, whereby the drop side is vertically slidable along the guides between raised and lowered positions; wherein the guide track of each guide is formed by a pair of vertically extending, spaced guide surfaces respectively facing generally toward and away from the rear panel, one of the guide surfaces having an upper recess that is recessed into said guide surface in a horizontal direction, and each of the guides defining a stop surface facing generally upwardly and located adjacent a lower end of the upper recess, each guide further comprising a resilient upper locking member affixed thereto opposite the upper recess and arranged to contact and urge the corresponding slide into the upper recess when the drop side is slid upward to the raised position such that the drop side is prevented by the stop surface from sliding back down to the lowered position, the slide being disengageable from the upper recess by urging the drop side in a direction generally normal thereto so as to urge the slide against the upper locking member to deflect the upper-locking member until the slide clears the stop surface such that the drop side can be dropped to the lowered position.