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Crib

US8745781B1 · kind B1 · utility

2Cited by
75References
17Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 5, 2013
Grant dateJun 10, 2014
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Expiry dateSep 5, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47D9/012
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A crib is provided that includes a drop gate that pivots relative to a stationary portion of a wall from an open position to a closed position. The crib may include a hinge that in the closed position of the drop gate forms a cavity therein that has a height that is sufficiently large to enable a finger of a child to extend into the cavity to be adjacent a pivot axis of the hinge, without being pinched by the hinge. Also, the crib may include a stop surface of a latch device that contacts a projection in a cavity of a striker plate to prevent pivoting of the drop gate into an interior space of the crib. The cavity in the striker plate may include sufficiently large spaces above and below the projection to receive a finger of a child therein without the finger being pinched.

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