[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1508.5]

[Page 538]
 
                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1508_REQUIREMENTS FOR FULL-SIZE BABY CRIBS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1508.5  Component spacing test method for Sec. 1508.4(b).

    (a) Construct a right triangular prism-shaped wedge from a rigid 
material (steel, wood, aluminum, or equivalent) as shown in figure 1.
    (b) Place the wedge midway between two vertical components and 
midway between the top and bottom horizontal rails. Attach a dial push-
pull gauge (Chatillon model DPP-50, or equivalent spring scale) to the 
eyebolt and exert a 9-kilogram (20-pound) direct pull on the wedge. The 
test may be performed by suspending a 9-kilogram (20-pound) weight from 
the eyebolt with the crib component placed in a horizontal position.