Designation:F2598−09StandardConsumerSafetySpecificationforClothingStorageChests1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2598;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONThisconsumersafetyspecificationaddresseschestaccidentsthathavebeenidentifiedbytheU.S.ConsumerProductSafetyCommission(CPSC).Thisconsumersafetyspecificationattemptstominimizethefollowing:(1)possibleentrapmentandstrangulationhazardsassociatedwithsuddenlidclosingordroppingand(2)possiblecrushing,pinching,andlacerationhazardsassociatedwithfoldingmechanisms,hinges,andlidsupports.1.Scope1.1Thisconsumersafetyspecificationcoverstheperfor-mancerequirementsandtestmethodstoensurethesafetyofchests.1.2Thisconsumersafetyspecificationisintendedtomini-mizetheincidentsandinjuriestochildrenresultingfromnormaluseandreasonablyforeseeablemisuseorabuseofthesechests.1.3Thisconsumersafetyspecificationappliestoproductsknownasclotheschestsorothersingle-compartmentclosedrigidboxes(sometimesreferredtoas“cedarchests”)thataredesignedandmarketedasstoragecontainersforclothes,blankets,orlinens.Theproductssubjecttotherequirementsarethosewithasinglevolumeof1.1ft3(0.031m3)ormore.1.4Nochestproducedaftertheapprovaldateofthisconsumersafetyspecificationshall,eitherbylabelorothermeans,indicatecompliancewiththisspecificationunlessitconformstoallrequirementscontainedherein.1.5Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.6Thefollowingprecautionarycaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodsportion,Section5,ofthisspecification:Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealt...
