ASTM_F_404_-_15.pdf

Designation:F40415Standard Consumer Safety Specification forHigh Chairs1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F404;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of originaladoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.INTRODUCTIONThis consumer safety specification addresses high chair incidents that were identified by the U.S.Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC).CPSC identified injuries to children associated with tray disengagement,falls resulting whenchildren stood up on the seat of a high chair,entrapment between the tray and the seat,and tipover.By far the most common injury resulted from children falling when they were able to stand up on theseat of the high chair because they were not secured by the restraining system.In response to theincident data developed by the Commission,this consumer safety performance specification attemptsto minimize the above listed problems.This consumer safety performance specification does not cover high chairs that are either blatantlymisused or are used in a careless manner that disregards the warnings and safety instructions that areprovided with each high chair.This consumer safety performance specification is written within the current state-of-the-art of highchair technology.It is intended that this specification will be updated whenever substantiveinformation becomes available that necessitates additional requirements or justifies the revision ofexisting requirements.1.Scope1.1 This consumer safety specification covers the perfor-mance requirements and methods of test to ensure the satis-factory performance of the high chair and high chairs createdby using a high chair conversion kit and component(s)fromanother product.1.2 This consumer safety specification is intended to mini-mize injuries to children resulting from normal usage andreasonably foreseeable misuse or abuse of high chairs.NOTE1This consumer safety specification is not intended to addressaccidents and injuries resulting from the interaction of older children withchildren in the high chair or the accidents resulting from abuse and misuseby persons over three years of age.1.3 No high chair or high chair conversion kit producedafter the approval date of this consumer safety specificationshall,either by label or other means,indicate compliance withthis specification unless it conforms to all requirements con-tained herein.1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.5 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to thetest methods portion,Section 7,of this specification:Thisstandard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is the responsibility of the userof this standard to establish appropriate safety and healthpractices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-tions prior to use.NOTE2This consumer safety specification includes the followingsections:TitleSectionScope1Referenced Documents2Terminology3Calibration and Standardization4General Requirements5Compliance When Used WithConversion Kits5.3Threaded Fasteners5.5Latching or Locking Mechanisms5.9Labeling5.10Openings5.11Performance Requirements6Protective Components6.1Removable Tray or Front Torso SupportPerformance Integrity6.21This consumer safety specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Commit-tee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeF15.16 on Highchairs,Hook-On Chairs and Expandable Gates.Current edition approved May 15,2015.Published October 2015.Originallyapproved in 1975.Last previous edition approved in 2014 as F404 14a.DOI:10.1520/F0404-15.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 Tray or Front Torso Support Performance Pull Test6.3Static Load6.4Stability6.5Exposed Coil Springs6.6Scissoring,Shearing,and Pinching6.7Restraint System6.8Passive Crotch Restraint System6.9Structural Integrity6.10Tray Latch Release Mechanisms6.11Side Containment6.12Test Methods7Locking Mechanisms7.1Protective Components7.2Tray or Front Torso Support Drop Test7.3Tray or Front Torso Support Disengagement Horizontal Pull Test7.4Tray or Front Torso Support Disengagement Vertical Pull Test7.5Static Load Testing7.6Stability Testing7.7Restraint System Retention Test7.8Permanency of Labels and Warnings7.9Dynamic High Chair Test7.10Completely Bounded Openings7.11Tray Latch Release Mechanism Accessibility7.12Side Containment Openings7.14Labeling and Warnings8Instructional Literature9Keywords10RationaleAppendix X12.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D3359 Test Methods for Measuring Adhesion by Tape TestF406 Consumer Safety Specificat