Designation:F1822–97StandardConsumerSafetySpecificationforNon-Full-SizeBabyCribs1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1822;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONThisconsumersafetyspecificationaddressesincidentsassociatedwithnon-full-sizecribsthatwereidentifiedbytheU.S.ConsumerProductSafetyCommission(CPSC).Incidentsassociatedwithwoodencribsinvolveddislodgmentofslatsduetobreakageorfailureofgluejoints,collapseofthemattresssupport,anddetachmentofscrews.Incidentsassociatedwithmesh/fabriccribsinvolvedtearsinthemeshsides,failureofstitchedseams,collapse,failureoflatchingmechanisms,andchokingonvinylorpaddingbittenfromthetoprail.InresponsetotheincidentdatacollectedbytheCPSC,thisconsumersafetyspecificationattemptstominimizetheriskofinjuryordeathduetofailureofmattresssupporthardware,failureofgluedorboltedconnections,latchfailure,dislodgmentofteethingrails,entanglementoncordsorstrings,andtearsinmeshorfabricsides.Thisspecificationalsoaddressesincidentsassociatedwithpoormaintenanceorassemblybymeansofrequirementsforthecontentsofinstructionalliteraturethatmustaccompanyanon-full-sizecrib.1.Scope1.1Thisconsumersafetyspecificationcoverstestingre-quirementsforstructuralintegrityanddesignrequirementsfornon-full-sizecribs,bothrigidsidedandmesh/fabricassem-blies.Italsoprovidesrequirementsforlabelingandinstruc-tionalmaterial.Forpurposesofthisstandardspecification,theterm“crib”willbeusedtorefertoanon-full-sizecrib.1.2Thisspecificationcoversproductsintendedtoprovidesleepingaccommodationsforachild(excludingbassinets,cradlesandbaskets)thathaveinteriordimensionsbetween17in.(430mm)and26in.(660mm)wideandbetween35in.(890mm)and503⁄8in.(1280mm)long.Productsexceedingboth26in.(660mm)wideand503⁄8in.(1280mm)long,includingoversizecribs,willfallunderthescopeofSpeci...
