[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1508.7]

[Page 539]
 
                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1508_REQUIREMENTS FOR FULL-SIZE BABY CRIBS--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1508.7  Construction and finishing.

    (a) All wood surfaces shall be smooth and free from splinters.
    (b) All wood parts shall be free from splits, cracks, or other 
defects which might lead to structural failure.
    (c) Crib end panels and sides or any attachment thereto shall have 
no horizontal bar, ledge, projection, or other surface accessible to a 
child inside the crib capable of being used as a toehold located less 
than 51 centimeters (20 inches) above the mattress support in its lowest 
position when the side rail is in its highest position, except the lower 
horizontal bar of the crib rail may have a vertical dimension that 
extends no higher than 7.6 centimeters (3 inches) above the mattress 
support in its lowest position. In no case will any gap between the top 
surface of the mattress support and the bottom of the lower horizontal 
rail be permitted. For the purposes of this paragraph, any ledge or 
projection with a depth dimension greater than 1 centimeter (\3/8\ inch) 
shall constitute a toehold.