ASTM_F_2949_-_12e2.pdf

Designation:F2949122An American National StandardStandard Specification forPole Vault Box Collars1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2949;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.1NOTEEditorially added footnotes regarding patent rights in August 2013.2NOTEEditorially corrected 9.1.3 in April 2014.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers minimum requirements ofsize,physical characteristics of materials,standard testingprocedures,labeling and identification of pole vault boxcollars.21.2 UnitsThe values stated in SI units are to be regardedas the standard.The values given in parentheses are forinformation only.1.3 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:3F1292 Specification for Impact Attenuation of SurfacingMaterials Within the Use Zone of Playground Equipment3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 box collar arms,nthe two parts of the pole vault boxcollar to the left and right of the pole vault box.If the boxcollar has box collar wings,the wings are part of the box collararms.3.1.2 box collar body,nthe part of the pole vault boxcollar that pads the horizontal surfaces around the rim of thepole vault box and under the front buns.3.1.3 box collar cutout,nthe opening in the pole vault boxcollar above the pole vault box.3.1.4 box collar wing,nthe part of the box collar arm thatextends down the inner sidewall of the pole vault box.The boxcollar wings provide protection and help to hold the box collarin place.3.1.5 front buns,nthe parts of the pole vault landingsystem that pad the areas between the standard bases andaround the pole vault box.3.1.6 front opening,nthe opening at the front of the polevault box nearest the approach runway.3.1.7 pole bend cavity,nthe rearmost portion of the polevault box and box collar cutout in front of the strike platewhere the pole bends and rotates.The cavity is formed by thesidewalls and strike plate of the pole vault box,the rearmostpart of the pole slide,and inside edges of the box collar cutoutover the deepest part of the box where the pole slide meets thestrike plate.3.1.8 pole slide,nthe floor of the pole vault box that slantsdownward from its front boundary with the runway to its rearboundary with the back of the box.The tip of the vaulting poleslides on the pole slide to the strike plate.3.1.9 pole slide opening,nthe space between the ends ofthe box collar arms at the front of the pole vault box collar andabove the intersection of the runway with the pole slide.3.1.10 pole vault box,nthe trough at the end of the polevault runway.It has four sides:a downward sloping floor orpole slide,two sidewalls,and a strike plate.A vaulter directsthe lower end of the vaulting pole into the pole vault box.Theback wall of pole vault box stops the forward motion of the endof the pole while allowing the pole to rotate about its end as thevaulter leaves the ground and completes a vault.3.1.11 pole vault box collar,na device used to offerimpact protection to pole vaulters in and around a pole vaultbox.1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F08 on SportsEquipment,Playing Surfaces,and Facilities and is the direct responsibility ofSubcommittee F08.67 on Pole Vault.Current edition approved Sept.1,2012.Published October 2012.DOI:10.1520/F2949-12E02.2The users attention is called to the possibility that compliance with thisstandard may require use of an invention covered by patent rights.By publication of this standard,no position is taken with respect to the validityof any such claim(s)or of any patent rights in connection therewith.If a patentholder has filed a statement of willingness to grant a license under these rights onreasonable and nondiscriminatory terms and conditions to applicants desiring toobtain such a license,then details may be obtained from the standards developer.3For 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.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.1.12 sidewalls,nthe left and right walls of the pole vaultbox.3.1.13 strike plate,nthe back wall of the pole vault box;the stopboard.4.Performance Requirements4.1 The average peak acceleration calculated from the lasttwo of a series of three impact tests for each impact testlocation on the pole vault box collar shall not exceed