Plastic Ear Brackets for a Simmons Crib

by Cindy
(Hackettstown, NJ New Jersey)

Plastic ear brackets for a Simmons Crib model 1519 84 23

I need to find replacements for some plastic ear brackets for our Simmons crib that have been misplaced.

The ear brackets are for my baby's Simmons Crib model 1519 84 23.

The brackets are plastic and have little "ears" or "lips" on the strip as seen in the picture of the part above.

Plastic Ear Brackets for a Simmons Crib

The plastic bracket strip is used to adjust the height of the crib's mattress.


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Without this part, the mattress will have no support whatsoever.

If anyone has any suggestions for a resource that carries these plastic strips, please contact me using the space below including your contact information.

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Rating Alternative Solution by: Home Despot We didn't find this part anywhere, but a little imagineering brought us to this alternative- use a pipe hanger (1/2 in) and mount it to the crib rails in place of the brackets and they hold the mattress assembly in place nicely. Buy 4 of them from Home Despot: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Oatey-1-2-in-CTS-J-Hook-Pipe-Hanger-33512/301505422

Rating Expensive Replacement Ear Brackets by: Anonymous I have looked at the expensive replacement ear brackets that some have recommended in the comments and wonder if buying them for an older baby crib is a wise investment. Another parent posted that he was going to DIY and make his own brackets. I have to wonder if that is a good idea, too.

Rating Found metal ones by: Anonymous partsreadyonline.com/mobile/item.php?ItemID=547 These metal brackets are expensive, but this metal version that are for sale on this site is the only thing I have found to replace the brackets on our crib. Hope this helps!

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