ASTM F2598-09(2017)e1

Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Clothing Storage Chests

SCOPE
1.1 This consumer safety specification covers the performance requirements and test methods to ensure the safety of chests.  
1.2 This consumer safety specification is intended to minimize the incidents and injuries to children resulting from normal use and reasonably foreseeable misuse or abuse of these chests.  
1.3 This consumer safety specification applies to products known as clothes chests or other single-compartment closed rigid boxes (sometimes referred to as “cedar chests”) that are designed and marketed as storage containers for clothes, blankets, or linens. The products subject to the requirements are those with a single volume of 1.1 ft3  (0.031 m3) or more.  
1.4 No chest produced after the approval date of this consumer safety specification shall, either by label or other means, indicate compliance with this specification unless it conforms to all requirements contained herein.  
1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.  
1.6 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test methods portion, Section 5, of this specification: This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.  
1.7 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 14-Jun-2017
• ICS: 97.140 - Furniture
• Technical Committee: F15 - Consumer Products
• Drafting Committee: F15.42 - Furniture Safety

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:F2598 −09 (Reapproved 2017)
Standard Consumer Safety Specification for
Clothing Storage Chests
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2598; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
ε NOTE—Editorially updated Referenced Documents in Section 2 in June 2017.
INTRODUCTION
This 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 and
strangulation 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. Scope of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-
1.1 This consumer safety specification covers the perfor-
tions prior to use.
mance requirements and test methods to ensure the safety of
1.7 This international standard was developed in accor-
chests.
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
1.2 This consumer safety specification is intended to mini-
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
mize the incidents and injuries to children resulting from
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
normal use and reasonably foreseeable misuse or abuse of
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
these chests.
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
1.3 This consumer safety specification applies to products
2. Referenced Documents
known as clothes chests or other single-compartment closed
rigid boxes (sometimes referred to as “cedar chests”) that are 2.1 ASTM Standards:
designed and marketed as storage containers for clothes,
F963 Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety
blankets, or linens. The products subject to the requirements 2.2 ANSI Standard:
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are those with a single volume of 1.1 ft (0.031 m ) or more.
ANSI Z535.4 Product Safety Signs and Labels
2.3 Federal Standard:
1.4 No chest produced after the approval date of this
Title 16 Code of Federal Regulations--Commercial Prac-
consumer safety specification shall, either by label or other
tices
means, indicate compliance with this specification unless it
16 CFR 1303 Ban on Lead-Containing Paint and Certain
conforms to all requirements contained herein.
Consumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint
1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
3. Performance Requirements
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
3.1 Lid Support:
and are not considered standard.
3.1.1 Chests with vertically opening hinged lids shall be
1.6 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the
provided with lid-support mechanisms to prevent sudden
test methods portion, Section 5, of this specification: This
collapse or dropping of the lid.
standarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,
ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuser
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contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
This consumer safety specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Commit- the ASTM website.
tee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
F15.42 on Furniture Safety. 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
Current edition approved June 15, 2017. Published July 2017. Originally AvailablefromU.S.GovernmentPrintingOfficeSuperintendentofDocuments,
approved in 2009. Last previous edition approved in 2009 as F2598 – 09. DOI: 732 N. Capitol St., NW, Mail Stop: SDE, Washington, DC 20401, http://
10.1520/F2598-09R17E01. www.access.gpo.gov.
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3.1.2 The lid-support mechanism shall support the lid so 4.3 If the product does not comply with Consumer Safety
that at no position in the arc of travel of the lid from within 2.0 Specification F963, the chest shall be permanently and con-
in. (50.8 mm) of the fully closed position through an arc not to spicuously labeled inside on the lid with the words:
exceed 60° from the fully closed position shall it drop more “WARNING—This chest is not intended or suitable for use as
than 0.50 in. (12.7 mm) under the influence of its own weight, a toy chest” and “Risk of Child Suffocation.” Labels shall meet
except in the last 2.0 in. (50.8 mm) of travel. The test shall be the guidelines of ANSI Z535.4.
conducted in accordance with 5.1.
5. Test Methods
3.1.3 The chest lid shall comply with this requirement
before and after being su
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Designation: F2598 − 09 F2598 − 09 (Reapproved 2017)
Standard Consumer Safety Specification for
Clothing Storage Chests
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2598; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
ε NOTE—Editorially updated Referenced Documents in Section 2 in June 2017.
INTRODUCTION
This 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 and
strangulation 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. Scope
1.1 This consumer safety specification covers the performance requirements and test methods to ensure the safety of chests.
1.2 This consumer safety specification is intended to minimize the incidents and injuries to children resulting from normal use
and reasonably foreseeable misuse or abuse of these chests.
1.3 This consumer safety specification applies to products known as clothes chests or other single-compartment closed rigid
boxes (sometimes referred to as “cedar chests”) that are designed and marketed as storage containers for clothes, blankets, or
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linens. The products subject to the requirements are those with a single volume of 1.1 ft (0.031 m ) or more.
1.4 No chest produced after the approval date of this consumer safety specification shall, either by label or other means, indicate
compliance with this specification unless it conforms to all requirements contained herein.
1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.6 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test methods portion, Section 5, of this specification: This standard
does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this
standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.7 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization
established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued
by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 ASTM Standards:
F834 Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Chests (Withdrawn 2016)
F963 Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety
2.2 ANSI Standard:
ANSI Z535Z535.4 Safety LabelingProduct Safety Signs and Labels
2.3 Federal Standard:
Title 16 Code of Federal Regulations--Commercial Practices
16 CFR 1303 Ban on Lead-Containing Paint and Certain Consumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint
This consumer safety specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.42
on Furniture Safety.
Current edition approved Feb. 15, 2009June 15, 2017. Published February 2009July 2017. Originally approved in 2009. Last previous edition approved in 2009 as
F2598 – 09. DOI: 10.1520/F2598-09.10.1520/F2598-09R17E01.
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
Available 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 States
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3. Performance Requirements
3.1 Lid Support:
3.1.1 Chests with vertically opening hinged lids shall be provided with lid-support mechanisms to prevent sudden collapse or
dropping of the lid.
3.1.2 The lid-support mechanism shall support the lid so that at no position in the arc of travel of the lid from within 2.0 in.
(50.8 mm) of the fully closed position through an arc not to exceed 60° from the fully closed position shall it drop more than 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 be conducted in
accordance with 5.1.
3.1.3 The chest lid shall comply with this requirement before and after being subjected to 3500 opening and closing cycles, as
described in Section 5.
3.1.4 The lid-support mechanism shall not require adjustment by the consumer to ensure adequate lid support, nor shall it
require ad
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