EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Childcare articles and children's equipment
Baby cot, "Stratford Cot Bed" Cosatto — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 1532/11
Summary
null The product poses a risk of injuries (entrapment and asphyxiation) because when the cot is lifted, a separation of the two (split) end sections can lead to the metal guide rod dropping out of the top drop side bracket or lifting out of the bottom drop side bracket with the rod not reinserting when the cot is placed back on the floor. There is a risk that if the metal guide rod is not re-inserted back into the…
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Product
Baby cot, "Stratford Cot Bed" — Cosatto
- Brand
- Cosatto
- Name / model
- Only those with batch dates from 01-09-2005 to 18-03-2009.
- Category
- Childcare articles and children's equipment
- Flat-pack wooden cot bed with one drop side and one fixed side (both with slatted with plastic teething rails), in-filled cot ends, one of which is split, slatted mattress base with 3 height settings. Cot converts to child’s bed. Approximate external dimensions of cot: height = 1030 mm, length = 145
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of injuries (entrapment and asphyxiation) because when the cot is lifted, a separation of the two (split) end sections can lead to the metal guide rod dropping out of the top drop side bracket or lifting out of the bottom drop side bracket with the rod not reinserting when the cot is placed back on the floor. There is a risk that if the metal guide rod is not re-inserted back into the brackets, the drop side may not be secure. The drop side can disengage from the split cot end and a child may become trapped in the gap between the mattress base and the drop side.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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