Sentences with phrase «between slats»

However, it was installed with space in between the slats.

Are you placing picture hangers in between the slats?

Conveniently, one can also hang clothes off of the rods, or wine glasses in between the slats — a neat idea.

We visited a family's home and while our Nepali guide spoke with the family, this little girl kept peeking through the openings in between slats of wood on the balcony upstairs.

If using a bench, check the space between the slats — you don't want your dog's toe to get caught.

Having a small place to look through is much more comforting than looking between the slats of the privacy fence!

However, he is unlucky in that her dad (Jack Black) is a curmudgeon who pops out from windows and in between the slats of fences to warn Zach to stay away or else something bad will happen.

Measure the space between the slats.

«I was listening to a safety expert speaking about cribs, saying how parents needed to be careful about the distance between the slats,» she recalls.

If you can slide a soda can between the slats, they're too wide.

They don't have slats, so you don't have to worry about loose slats or the distance between slats; however, make sure no holes are in the mesh and that the mesh is less than 1/4 inch in size.

Larger slat openings risk trapping the child's head between the slats or allowing the child to slide through the slat openings, risking strangulation.

(If you can slide a soda can between the slats, they are too far apart!)

Corded window coverings sold since November 2000 have attachments on the pull cords to prevent a loop from forming between the slats.

Graco has recalled a line of its toddler beds because a child's arm, leg or foot can become entrapped between the slats in the guard rails or footboard.

Several residents complained that a bridge used to enter the park was in disrepair, and toddlers had gotten their feet stuck in the 6 - inch gaps between the slats.

Entrapment between slats in guard rails or footboard resulting in broken bones, sprains and other injuries to young children

Even when you're buying a new one, bring a ruler with you when you shop to check the spaces between the slats and other places on the crib.

In the case of playpens with wood slats, the slats should be no more than 2 3/8 inches apart to prevent your baby from becoming caught between the slats, according to Healthy Children.

Gates with slats should follow the same standard as for cribs, i.e., no more than 2 3/8» (6.03 cm) between slats.

-- Avoid gates that have diamond - shaped spaces between slats or V - shaped openings at the top because they pose a safety hazard.

The gap between the slats is not too much which prevents the baby from sticking his foot or hand through the gaps and causing any problem.

What happens if baby gets his arm or leg stuck in between the slats, or what if he bangs his head into the hard side?

Window blinds sold since November 2000 have attachments on the pull cords that prevent a loop from forming between the slats.

Space between slats should be too large for a young child to get his head caught in or too small to fit his feet through.

Although cribs are getting safer and safer — or so they tell us — there's always the possibility of a growing child getting stuck between the slats or learning to crawl over and escape.

If your baby is mobile and you're concerned about her getting her limbs stuck between the slats of the crib, consider zipping her into a sleep sack

Modern safety standards dictate that the distance between the slats should be no more than 2 3/8 ″; this is because any more can mean your child getting a limb stuck.

We didn't need to set it up since our daughter's head wouldn't fit between the slats of the Cuban crib.

And while they separated and then trimmed and butchered those, Jyl worked with her own knife at carving strips of meat from between each slat of rib cage.

Between days − 5 to +3 (after the first appear - ance of significant cloud changes) the observed correlation coefficient between SLAT and cloud cover was found to be R = − 0.91.

Not exact matches

According to the non-profit organization Ocean Cleanup, whose founder Boyan Slat led the latest research, there's at least 79,000 tons of plastic in the GPGP, which lies between California and Hawaii.

Check each night for gaps between your mattress and the wall (if your bed is against a wall), and remove any headboard and footboard that have cutouts or slats more than 2 3/8 inches apart.

Crib slates should have no more than 2 3/8 inches between them (you can use a soda can for this, it should not fit through slats without force).

But many parents remain unconvinced, arguing that crib bumpers protect infants from bumps and bruises and prevent little arms and legs from becoming trapped between crib slats.

For older cribs, be sure to check the crib slats to be sure there is no more than 2-3/8» space between them, which is about as wide as a soda can.

The safety standards for cribs now require that the slats be close enough together (2 3/8 inches or less) so that a baby's head could not get wedged between them.

Make sure there are no gaps where your baby could get stuck such as gaps between the mattress and the bed frame or between headboard slats.

The mattress should be flat and firm, and if there are any slats on the side of the bed, there should not be more than 2 and 3/8 of an inch between them.

Position the crib out of arm's reach of drapery cords and window blinds; as your baby grows older and begins to explore her world, the strings (including those between the blind slats) may be too enticing to resist.

It shouldn't have any gaps larger than two fingers wide between the mattress and the side of the crib or have loose or broken slats that your baby could slip through.

-- Has slats not greater than 2 ⅜ inches apart (the dimension of a soft drink could) to avoid infant's head from being embeded between.

If there are side slats, can you fit a soda can between them?

To claim that there is NO chance of an adult overlaying a baby would be ridiculous, but so would it be irresponsible to claim that an infant could never be killed while traveling in an automobile, or while sleeping alone in a crib which has an overly soft mattress, or crib slats which do not prevent the infant's head from passing between them.

Consider the distance between crib slats.

Ensure that the width between crib slats is not more than 2 3/8 inches, when lowered drop sides are at least 9 inches above the mattress support, when raised the drop sides need to be at least 26 inches above the mattress support.

Component spacing - intended to prevent child entrapment between uniformly and non-uniformly spaced components, such as slats.

A baby can become trapped and suffocate between the headboard slats, the space between the mattress and the bed frame, or the space between the mattress and the wall.

If your baby's bed has slats, they should be no more than 2 3/8 inches apart, so your baby's head can't fit between them.

Crib slats separating from headboards and gaps between side rails and crib mattress supports created additional entrapment hazards.