ASTM_F_3165_-_16.pdf

Designation:F316516Standard Specification forThroat Protective Equipment for Hockey Goaltenders1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3165;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.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers performance requirements andtest methods for throat protectors marketed,sold,and intendedfor ice hockey goalkeepers.1.2 The intent of this specification is to reduce the risk ofinjury to the throat without compromising the form or appeal ofthe game.To do so,the protector shall be used:1.2.1 As intended within the rules of the game and1.2.2 In accordance with the manufacturers instructions.1.3 Ice hockey is a sport with intrinsic hazards associatedwith the normal conduct of the game.Participation in icehockey implies the acceptance of some risk of injury.Use of athroat protector certified to this specification will not preventall injuries.1.4 This specification has been prepared after careful con-sideration of the frequency and mechanisms associated withthroat injuries that can potentially occur within the rules of thegame of ice hockey.1.5 Requirements and the corresponding test methods,where appropriate,are given for the following:1.5.1 Construction,1.5.2 Puck impact resistance,1.5.3 Coverage,1.5.4 Marking and information.1.6 Throat protection is intended for use by goalkeepers.1.7 Use of the singular does not exclude the plural(and viceversa)when the sense allows.1.8 Although the intended primary application of this speci-fication is stated in this scope,note that it remains theresponsibility of the users of this specification to judge itssuitability for their particular purpose.1.9 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.1.10 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D2240 Test Method for Rubber PropertyDurometer Hard-ness2.2 CSA Standards:3CSA Z262.6 Specifications for facially featured headforms3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 chip,nreadily visible particle missing from theprotector with an area bigger than 9mm2.3.1.2 combination,ncombined unit of a throat protectorplaced or attached on a hockey goaltender mask with which itis designed to be used.3.1.3 helmet positioning index,HPI,nvertical distancemeasured at the median plane,from the front edge of the goaliemask shell to the basic plane,when the goalie mask is placedon the reference headform.3.1.4 impact sites for testing throat protectors,n3.1.4.1 direct impact,npoint in the intersection betweenthe horizontal plane and the median plane in the direction ofthe center of the throat protector mid-point between top edgeand bottom edge of the throat protector.3.1.4.2 25 impact,npoint in the horizontal plane,25 tothe median plane,and in the direction of the axis formed by theintersection of the median plane and the frontal plane(see Fig.1),aimed in the direction of the throat protector mid-pointbetween top edge and bottom edge of the throat protector.3.1.5 permanent,ninformation that remains legible andcannot be removed in its entirety under conditions of normaluse.1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F08 on SportsEquipment,Playing Surfaces,and Facilities and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee F08.15 on Ice Hockey.Current edition approved March 15,2016.Published March 2016.DOI:10.1520/F3165-16.2For 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 Canadian Standards Association(CSA),178 Rexdale Blvd.,Toronto,ON M9W 1R3,Canada,http:/www.csagroup.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.1.6 planes,n3.1.6.1 basic plane of a headform,nplane relative to theheadform that corresponds to the basic plane of the humanhead.3.1.6.2 basic plane of the human head,nplane that islocated at the level of the external upper borders of the earcanal(external auditory meatus)and the inferior margins of theorbits of the eyes.3.1.6.3 frontal plane,nvertical plane that is perpendicularto the median and reference planes and passes through the topof the headform(see Fig.2).3.1.6.4 horizontal plane,nany plane that passes across thehead at right angles to both the frontal and median plane(seeFig.2).3.1.6.5 median plane,nvertical plane that passes throughthe