16 CFR § 1309.2 - Definition.

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title: "16 CFR § 1309.2 - Definition."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1309.2"
section_name: "Definition."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION"
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subchapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT REGULATIONS"
part_number: "1309"
part_name: "BAN OF CRIB BUMPERS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 2057e."
regulatory_source: "88 FR 54879, Aug. 14, 2023, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1309.2 Definition.

*Crib bumper:*

(1) Means any material that is intended to cover the sides of a crib to prevent injury to any crib occupant from impacts against the side of a crib or to prevent partial or complete access to any openings in the sides of a crib to prevent a crib occupant from getting any part of the body entrapped in any opening;

(2) Includes a padded crib bumper, a supported and unsupported vinyl bumper guard, and vertical crib slat covers; and

(3) Does not include a non-padded mesh crib liner.