ASTM_F_2613_-_14.pdf

Designation:F261314Standard Consumer Safety Specification forChildrens Chairs and Stools1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2613;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 incidents associated with childrens chairs and stoolsthat were identified by the U.S.Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC).Incidents identifiedby the CPSC and addressed in this standard involve lacerations,fractures,pinches and amputations ofchildrens fingers in folding mechanisms.This specification also addresses structural integrity andlabeling for the product.This specification is not intended to cover childrens chairs and stools that areeither blatantly misused or abused.This specification is written within current state-of-the-artchildrens chairs and stools and is intended to be updated if substantive information becomes availablethat necessitates additional requirements or justifies revision of existing requirements.1.Scope1.1 This consumer safety specification establishes testingrequirements for structural integrity and performance require-ments for childrens chairs and stools.It also provides require-ments for labeling.The standard does not apply to productsused in a commercial setting or to products that do not have arigid frame such as bean bag chairs or foam chairs.Thisstandard does not apply to seats with restraint systems.Theterm unit or product will refer to a childs chair or stool.1.2 This specification covers a chair or stool intended to beused by a single child who can get in and get out of the productunassisted and with a seat height 15 in.or less,with or withouta rocking base.1.3 No product produced after the approval date of thisconsumer safety specification shall,either by label or othermeans,indicate compliance with this specification unless itconforms to all applicable requirements contained herein,before and after all testing.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 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:2D3359 Test Methods for Measuring Adhesion by Tape TestF404 Consumer Safety Specification for High ChairsF406 Consumer Safety Specification for Non-Full-SizeBaby Cribs/Play YardsF963 Consumer Safety Specification for Toy SafetyF1561 Performance Requirements for Plastic Chairs forOutdoor Use2.2 Federal Regulations:316 CFR 1303 Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and CertainConsumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint16 CFR 1500.3(c)(6)(vi)Definition of“Flammable Solid”16 CFR 1500.48 Technical Requirements for Determining aSharp Point In Toys and Other Articles Intended for UseBy Children Under Eight Years of Age16 CFR 1500.49 Technical Requirements for Determining aSharp Metal or Glass Edge in Toys or Other ArticlesIntended for Use By Children Under Eight Years of Age16 CFR 1501 Method for Identifying Toys and Other Ar-ticles Intended for Use By Children Under Three Years ofAge Which Present Choking,Aspiration,or IngestionHazards Because of Small Parts1This consumer safety specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Commit-tee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeF15.59 on Childrens Folding Chairs.Current edition approved Oct.1,2014.Published October 2014.Originallyapproved in 2007.Last previous edition approved in 2013 as F2613 13.DOI:10.1520/F2613-14.2For 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 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.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 childrens chair,nseating furniture with a rigidframe that is intended to be used as a support for the body,limbs,or feet of a child when sitting or resting in an upright orreclining position.3.1.2 childrens stool,nchildrens chair without back orarmrests.3.1.3 conspicuous,adjdescribes a label that is visible,when the unit is in a manufacturers recommended useposition,to a person standing near the unit at a