ASTM F406-02

Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs/Play Yards

SCOPE
1.1 This consumer safety specification establishes testing requirements for structural integrity and performance requirements for non-full-size cribs/play yards, both rigid sided and mesh/fabric assemblies. It also provides requirements for labeling and instructional material. The term unit or product will refer to a non-full-size crib/play yard.
1.2 This specification covers products intended to provide sleeping and playing accommodations for a child (excluding bassinets, cradles, and baskets) that have an interior length dimension smaller than 49¾ in. (1263 mm) or an interior width dimension smaller than 25 3/8 in. (643 mm), or both. Such products are intended for a child who is less than 35 in. (890 mm) in height.
1.3 No product 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 applicable requirements contained herein, before and after all testing.
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The SI units given in parentheses are for information only.
1.5 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the test method portion, Section 8 , 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.
Note 1 - This consumer safety specification includes the following sections:
TitleSectionScope1Referenced Documents2ASTM Standards2.1Federal Regulations2.2Terminology3Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard 3.1Conspicuous3.1.1Cord3.1.2Dropside/Dropgate3.1.3Dynamic Load3.1.4Fabric3.1.5Foldable Side or End3.1.6Manufacturer's Recommended Use Position 3.1.7Mattress3.1.8Mesh3.1.9Mesh/Fabric Crib3.1.10Nonpaper Label3.1.11Occupant3.1.12Paper Label3.1.13Protrusion3.1.14Rigid Sided Crib3.1.15Seam3.1.16Static Load3.1.17Stationary Side3.1.18Structural Failure3.1.19Calibration and Standardization4General Requirements5Scissoring, Shearing, or Pinching5.6Latching and Locking Mechanisms5.7Openings5.8Protective Components5.9Labeling5.10Stability5.11Cord Length5.12Coil Springs5.13Mattress5.14Protrusions5.15Performance Requirements for Rigid Sided Units 6Vertical Impact Testing6.2Mattress Support Testing6.2.4Side or End Testing, or Both6.2.2Mattress Support System Testing6.3Side(s) and/or End(s) Latch Testing6.4Dropside Latch Testing6.4.1Foldable Side or End Latch Testing 6.4.2Plastic Teething Rail6.5Performance Requirements for Mesh/Fabric Units 7Height of Sides7.1Side Deflection and Strength7.2Floor Strength7.3Locking Device7.4Top Rail Covering Material7.5Mesh Requirements7.6Mesh Openings7.6.1Mesh Strength7.6.2Fabric Material Requirements7.7Fabric Strength7.7.1Mesh/Fabric Assembly Requirements7.8Sewn Assembly7.8.1Seam Strength7.8.2Mesh/Fabric Attachment Strength 7.8.3Test Methods8Mattress Support Impact Test for Rigid Sided Cribs8.1Side or End Impact Test, or Both, for Rigid Sided Cribs8.2Dropside Impact Test8.2.2Dropside Static Test8.2.3Stationary Side or Foldable Side Impact Test8.2.4Stationary Side or Foldable Side Static Test8.2.5Mattress Support System Test for Rigid Sided Cribs8.3Side or End Latch Test, or Both, for Rigid Sided Cribs8.4Test Method for Dropside Latch 8.4.2Procedure for Vertical Dropside Latch Tests8.4.3Procedure for Horizontally Hinged Dropside Latch Test8.4.4Test Procedure for Latches to Prevent Folding of a Foldable Side or End8.4.5Plastic Teething Rail Test for Rigid Sided Cribs8.5Procedure for Plastic Teething Rail Test8.5.2Side Deflection and Strength Tests for Mesh/Fabric Cribs8.6Floor Strength Test for Mesh/Fabric Cribs 8.7Locking Mechanism Test8.8Dropside Locking Device Test Method 8.8.1Folding Latch Test Method8.8.2Mesh Opening Test8.9Test for Strength of Mesh and Integrity of A...

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Apr-2002
• ICS: 97.220.30 - Indoor sports equipment
• ICS: 97.220.40 - Outdoor and water sports equipment
• Technical Committee: F15 - Consumer Products
• Drafting Committee: F15.18 - Cribs, Toddler Beds, Play Yards, Bassinets, Cradles and Baby Changing Products

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F406-99 - Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs/Play Yards
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2002
• Replaced By: ASTM F406-04 - Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs/Play Yards
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2004
• Referred By: ASTM F833-21 - Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Carriages and Strollers
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F404-21 - Standard Consumer Safety Specification for High Chairs
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F963-17 - Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F2388-21 - Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Baby Changing Products for Domestic Use
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F2710-19 - Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Commercial Cribs
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F2613-22 - Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Children's Chairs and Stools
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F2088-22 - Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Infant and Cradle Swings
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F2194-22e1 - Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Bassinets and Cradles
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F1004-23 - Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Expansion Gates and Expandable Enclosures
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F2933-21a - Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Crib Mattresses
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F2373-11(2017) - Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Public Use Play Equipment for Children 6 Months through 23 Months
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-2002

Standards Content (Sample)

NOTICE: This standard has either been superseded and replaced by a new version or withdrawn.
Please contact ASTM International (www.astm.org) for the latest information.
Designation: F 406 – 02
Standard Consumer Safety Specification for
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Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs/Play Yards
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 406; 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 (ϵ) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
Thisconsumersafetyspecificationaddressesincidentsassociatedwithnon-full-sizecribs/playyards
that were identified by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
Incidents identified by the CPSC and addressed in this standard include asphyxiation due to
entrapment in drop side units left with a side down, strangulation by entanglement on protruding
hardware, strangulation by button entrapment in mesh openings, strangulation due to failure of the
center hinge on a top rail, collapse or failure of the locking devices, collapse of the floor or sides, and
choking on vinyl bitten from the top rail. This standard also addresses wooden non-full-size crib
injuries or deaths due to dislodgment of slats resulting from breakage or failure of glue joints, collapse
of mattress support, detachment of screws, dislodgment of teething rails, and entanglement on cords
or strings.
This standard is not intended to cover non-full-size cribs/play yards that are either blatantly misused
or abused. This standard is written within current state-of-the-art of non-full-size crib/play yard
technology and is intended to be updated if substantive information becomes available that
necessitates additional requirements or justifies revision of existing requirements.
1. Scope 1.5 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the
test method portion, Section 8, of this specification: This
1.1 This consumer safety specification establishes testing
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
requirements for structural integrity and performance require-
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
ments for non-full-size cribs/play yards, both rigid sided and
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
mesh/fabric assemblies. It also provides requirements for
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-
labeling and instructional material. The term unit or product
tions prior to use.
will refer to a non-full-size crib/play yard.
1.2 This specification covers products intended to provide
NOTE 1—This consumer safety specification includes the following
sleeping and playing accommodations for a child (excluding
sections:
bassinets, cradles, and baskets) that have an interior length
Title Section
3
dimensionsmallerthan49 ⁄4in.(1263mm)oraninteriorwidth Scope 1
3
Referenced Documents 2
dimension smaller than 25 ⁄8 in. (643 mm), or both. Such
ASTM Standards 2.1
products are intended for a child who is less than 35 in. (890
Federal Regulations 2.2
mm) in height.
Terminology 3
1.3 No product produced after the approval date of this
Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard 3.1
consumer safety specification shall, either by label or other
Conspicuous 3.1.1
means, indicate compliance with this specification unless it
Cord 3.1.2
conforms to all applicable requirements contained herein, Dropside/Dropgate 3.1.3
Dynamic Load 3.1.4
before and after all testing.
Fabric 3.1.5
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
Foldable Side or End 3.1.6
as the standard. The SI units given in parentheses are for
Manufacturer’s Recommended Use Position 3.1.7
information only.
Mattress 3.1.8
Mesh 3.1.9
Mesh/Fabric Crib 3.1.10
Nonpaper Label 3.1.11
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This consumer safety specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Commit-
Occupant 3.1.12
tee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
Paper Label 3.1.13
F15.18 on Units, Toddler Beds, and Play Yards.
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NOTICE: This standard has either been superseded and replaced by a new version or withdrawn.
Please contact ASTM International (www.astm.org) for the latest information.
F406–02
Protrusion 3.1.14 Folding Latch Test Method 8.8.2
Rigid Sided Crib 3.1.15 Mesh Opening Test 8.9
Seam 3.1.16 Test for Strength of Mesh and Integrity of Attach- 8.10
ment
Static Load 3.1.17
Mesh/Fabric Attachment Strength Test Method 8.11
Stationary Side 3.1.18
Test for Stability of Product 8.12
Structural Failure 3.1.19
Permanency of Labels and Warnings 8.13
Calibration and Standardization 4
Removal of Protective Components 8.16
General Requirements
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Designation:F 406–99 Designation: F 406 – 02
Standard Consumer Safety Specification for
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Play YardsNon-Full-Size Baby Cribs/Play Yards
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 406; 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.
INTRODUCTION
ThisconsumersafetyspecificationaddressestheplayyardincidentsthatwereidentifiedbytheU.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
In response to play yard-related incidents reported to the National Electronic Injury Surveillance
System (NEISS), this consumer safety specification attempts to minimize falls from play yards by
requirements for height of sides, rails strength, and warnings; scissoring, shearing, and pinching
injuries; strangulation by button entrapment in mesh openings; entrapment of body parts in holes or
betweenslats;collapseofthefloororsides;chokingonvinylbittenfromthetoprail;failureoflocking
devices;and,suffocationinloosemeshordropsidemodelsleftwithasidedowninthedownposition.
This consumer safety specification is not intended to cover play yards that are either blatantly
misused or used in a careless manner that disregards the safety instructions in the warning statement
provided with each play yard.
This consumer safety specification is written within the current state-of-the-art of play yard
technology. The intent is to update this consumer safety specification when ever substantive
information becomes available which necessitates additional requirements or justifies revising the
existing requirements.
Thisconsumersafetyspecificationaddressesincidentsassociatedwithnon-full-sizecribs/playyards
that were identified by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
Incidents identified by the CPSC and addressed in this standard include asphyxiation due to
entrapment in drop side units left with a side down, strangulation by entanglement on protruding
hardware, strangulation by button entrapment in mesh openings, strangulation due to failure of the
center hinge on a top rail, collapse or failure of the locking devices, collapse of the floor or sides, and
choking on vinyl bitten from the top rail. This standard also addresses wooden non-full-size crib
injuriesordeathsduetodislodgmentofslatsresultingfrombreakageorfailureofgluejoints,collapse
of mattress support, detachment of screws, dislodgment of teething rails, and entanglement on cords
or strings.
Thisstandardisnotintendedtocovernon-full-sizecribs/playyardsthatareeitherblatantlymisused
or abused. This standard is written within current state-of-the-art of non-full-size crib/play yard
technology and is intended to be updated if substantive information becomes available that
necessitates additional requirements or justifies revision of existing requirements.
1. Scope
1.1This consumer safety specification establishes performance requirements, test methods, and marking requirements intended
to enhance the safe construction and use of the play yards with the child inside or outside of the unit.
1.2This consumer safety specification is to minimize injuries to children resulting from use and reasonably foreseeable misuse
or abuse of play yards.
1.3This consumer safety specification is not intended to address incidents and injuries resulting from the interaction of older
children with children in the play yard or accidents resulting from the abuse or misuse by persons who exceed the physical criteria
in 1.4.
1.4For the purpose of this consumer safety specification, a play yard is a framed enclosure with a floor made for the purpose
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ThisconsumersafetyspecificationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeF-15F15onConsumerProductsandisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommitteeF15.18
on Cribs, Toddler Beds, and Play Yards.
CurrenteditionapprovedMarch10,1999.PublishedJune1999.OriginallypublishedasF406–77.LastpreviouseditionF406–97.onUnits,ToddlerBeds,andPlayYards.
Current edition approved April 10, 2002. Published June 2002.
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of containing a child who is unable to climb out of the play yard and having a height of 35 in. (890 mm) or less, or weighing not
more than 30 lb (14 kg).
1.5No play yard produced after the approval date of this consumer safety specification
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