ASTM F1235-03

Consumer Safety Specification for Portable Hook-on Chairs

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers the performance requirements and test methods designed to ensure the satisfactory performance of the portable hook-on chair.
1.2 This specification is intended to minimize injuries to children resulting from normal use and reasonably foreseeable misuse or abuse of chairs.
1.3 For the purposes of this specification a chair is:
1.3.1 A seat made for the express purpose of seating and holding a child who can remain in a sitting position due to his or her own coordination.
1.3.2 Usually a legless seat constructed to locate the occupant at a table in such a position and elevation so that the surface of the table can be used as the feeding surface for the occupant.
1.3.3 Supported solely by the table on which it is mounted. These chairs are intended for use by children between the ages of six months and three years and who weigh no more than 37 lb (16.8 kg) (95th percentile male at three years).
1.4 No chair 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.
1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The SI units given in parentheses are for information only.
1.6 The following precautionary caveat pertains to the test methods portion only, Section 7, 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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Aug-2003
• Technical Committee: F15 - Consumer Products
• Drafting Committee: F15.16 - Highchairs and Hook-On Chairs

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F1235-98 - Standard Specification for Consumer Safety for Portable Hook-On Chairs
• Effective Date: 10-Aug-2003
• Replaced By: ASTM F1235-03(2008) - Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Portable Hook-On Chairs
• Effective Date: 01-Aug-2008

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F 1235 – 03
Standard Consumer Safety Specification for
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Portable Hook-On Chairs
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1235; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
This consumer safety specification addresses incidents associated with portable hook-on chairs
(chairs) that were identified by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
CPSC has identified injuries which occurred when chairs fell because the child pushed off the table,
components of the chair became detached or broke, and, to a lesser extent, when the table to which
the chair was attached tipped over. In response to a review of the data received by the CPSC, this
specification attempts to minimize the following: falls due to detachment of the chair from the table
or due to breakage or detachment of components; a child falling out of the chair; and chair and table
tipping over.
This specification does not cover chairs that are either blatantly misused or are used in a careless
manner that disregards the warning statements and safety instructions provided with each chair. This
specification is written within the current state-of-the-art of chair technology. It is intended that this
specification will be updated whenever substantive information becomes available that necessitates
additional requirements or justifies revising the existing requirements.
1. Scope 1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
as the standard. The SI units given in parentheses are for
1.1 This specification covers the performance requirements
information only.
and test methods designed to ensure the satisfactory perfor-
1.6 The following precautionary caveat pertains to the test
mance of the portable hook-on chair.
methods portion only, Section 7, of this specification: This
1.2 This specification is intended to minimize injuries to
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
children resulting from normal use and reasonably foreseeable
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
misuse or abuse of chairs.
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
1.3 For the purposes of this specification a chair is:
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-
1.3.1 A seat made for the express purpose of seating and
tions prior to use.
holding a child who can remain in a sitting position due to his
or her own coordination.
2. Referenced Documents
1.3.2 Usually a legless seat constructed to locate the occu-
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
pant at a table in such a position and elevation so that the
D 3359 Test Methods for MeasuringAdhesion by Tape Test
surface of the table can be used as the feeding surface for the
2.2 Federal Regulations:
occupant.
16 CFR 1303 Ban of Lead-Containing Paint, and Certain
1.3.3 Supported solely by the table on which it is mounted.
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Consumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint
These chairs are intended for use by children between the ages
16 CFR 1500 Hazardous Substances Act Regulations in-
of six months and three years and who weigh no more than 37
cluding sections:
lb (16.8 kg) (95th percentile male at three years).
1500.48 Technical Requirements for Determining a Sharp
1.4 No chair produced after the approval date of this
Point in Toys or Other Articles Intended for Use By
consumer safety specification shall, either by label or other
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Children Under Eight Years of Age
means, indicate compliance with this specification unless it
conforms to all applicable requirements contained herein.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 on contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.16 on Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Highchairs, Hook-On Chairs and Expandable Gates. the ASTM website.
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Current edition approved Aug. 10, 2003. Published Aug. 2003. Originally AvailablefromU.S.GovernmentPrintingOffice,N.CapitalandHStreets,NW,
approved 1989. Last previous edition approved in 1998 as F 1235 – 98. Washington, DC 20401.
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