[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: 16CFR1509.9]

[Page 545-546]
 
                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1509_REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-FULL-SIZE BABY CRIBS--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1509.9  Mattresses.

    (a) Mattress thickness. (1) A mattress supplied with a non-full-size 
crib shall, in a noncompressed state, have a thickness that will provide 
a minimum effective crib-side height dimension of at least 50.8 
centimeters (20 inches) as measured from the upper surface of the crib 
side and/or end panel. For this measurement, the crib side shall be in 
its highest adjustable position and the mattress support in its lowest 
adjustable position.
    (2) A mattress supplied with a non-full-size crib shall, in a 
noncompressed state, have a thickness that will provide a minimum 
effective crib-side height dimension of at least 7.6 centimeters (3 
inches) as measured from the upper surface of the mattress to the upper 
surface of the crib side and/or end panel. For this measurement, the

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crib side shall be in its lowest adjustable position and the mattress 
support in its highest adjustable position.
    (b) Mattress dimensions. The dimensions of a mattress supplied with 
a non-full-size baby crib shall be such that the mattress, when inserted 
in the center of the crib, in a noncompressed state at any of the 
adjustable positions of the mattress support, shall not leave a gap of 
more than 1.3 centimeters (\1/2\ inch) at any point between the 
perimeter of the mattress and the perimeter of the crib. When the 
mattress is placed against the perimeter of the crib the resulting gap 
shall not exceed 2.6 centimeters (1 inch).