Patent ID: 6571409
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: A47D

Abstract:
Crib hardware for mounting a releasable crib side having an elongated edge adjacent to a stationary crib end, including an elongated latching/guide unit having a substantially flat surface for mounting flush within said edge, a longitudinally disposed guide channel in said surface extending along said unit, and coupling means for mounting on said crib end projecting into said guide channel; said hardware comprising a latching chamber at one end of said guide channel; a locking channel within said latching chamber; latching means in said latching chamber operative responsive to relative movement between said latching/guide unit and said coupling means a) when said coupling means is in said guide channel to direct said coupling means into said locking channel, and b) when said coupling means is in said locking channel to direct said coupling means into said guide channel.