ASTM_F_2598_-_09.pdf

Designation:F259809Standard Consumer Safety Specification forClothing Storage Chests1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2598;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.INTRODUCTIONThis consumer safety specification addresses chest accidents that have been identified by the U.S.Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC).This consumer safety specification attempts to minimize the following:(1)possible entrapment andstrangulation hazards associated with sudden lid closing or dropping and(2)possible crushing,pinching,and laceration hazards associated with folding mechanisms,hinges,and lid supports.1.Scope1.1 This consumer safety specification covers the perfor-mance requirements and test methods to ensure the safety ofchests.1.2 This consumer safety specification is intended to mini-mize the incidents and injuries to children resulting fromnormal use and reasonably foreseeable misuse or abuse ofthese chests.1.3 This consumer safety specification applies to productsknown as clothes chests or other single-compartment closedrigid boxes(sometimes referred to as“cedar chests”)that aredesigned and marketed as storage containers for clothes,blankets,or linens.The products subject to the requirementsare those with a single volume of 1.1 ft3(0.031 m3)or more.1.4 No chest produced after the approval date of thisconsumer safety specification shall,either by label or othermeans,indicate compliance with this specification unless itconforms to all requirements contained herein.1.5 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.1.6 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to thetest methods portion,Section 5,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.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2F834 Consumer Safety Specification for Toy ChestsF963 Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety2.2 ANSI Standard:3ANSI Z535 Safety Labeling2.3 Federal Standard:4Title 16 Code of Federal Regulations-Commercial Prac-tices3.Performance Requirements3.1 Lid Support:3.1.1 Chests with vertically opening hinged lids shall beprovided with lid-support mechanisms to prevent suddencollapse or dropping of the lid.3.1.2 The lid-support mechanism shall support the lid sothat at no position in the arc of travel of the lid from within 2.0in.(50.8 mm)of the fully closed position through an arc not toexceed 60 from the fully closed position shall it drop morethan 0.50 in.(12.7 mm)under the influence of its own weight,except in the last 2.0 in.(50.8 mm)of travel.The test shall beconducted in accordance with 5.1.3.1.3 The chest lid shall comply with this requirementbefore and after being subjected to 3500 opening and closingcycles,as described in Section 5.1This consumer safety specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Commit-tee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeF15.42 on Furniture Safety.Current edition approved Feb.15,2009.Published February 2009.DOI:10.1520/F2598-09.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.4Available from U.S.Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents,732 N.Capitol St.,NW,Mail Stop:SDE,Washington,DC 20401,http:/www.access.gpo.gov.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.1.4 The lid-support mechanism shall not require adjust-ment by the consumer to ensure adequate lid support,nor shallit require adjustment to comply with 3.1.2 after being cycledaccording to 5.1.2.3.1.5 Lid-support mechanisms shall be designed so as toprevent pinching,crushing,or laceration injuries to fingers.Clearances or gaps produced by the action of such mechanisms(between components of the mechanism or between the mecha-nism and the chest lid)shall be constructed so that if the gapadmits a 0.19-in.(4.8-mm)diameter rod it will also admit a0.50-in.(12.7-mm)diameter rod at all positions of the arc oftravel of the lid.This requirement does not apply to lid-supportmechanisms installed on the inside of the chest that are at least12 in.(305 mm)from the front a