ASTM F2085-19
(Specification)Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Portable Bed Rails
Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Portable Bed Rails
SCOPE
1.1 This consumer safety specification establishes requirements for the performance of portable bed rails. It also contains requirements for labeling and instructional literature. This consumer safety specification does not cover guardrails that fall under the scope of Consumer Safety Specification F1821 or guardrails that are designed for a specific model of bed and which attaches at the headboard or footboard.
1.2 This consumer safety specification is intended to minimize hazards to children resulting from normal use and reasonably foreseeable misuse of portable bed rails.
1.3 For the purpose of this consumer safety specification, a portable bed rail is a device intended to be installed on an adult bed to prevent children from falling out of bed. These bed rails are intended for children who can get in and out of an adult bed unassisted (typically from 2 to 5 years of age).
1.4 No bed rail as defined in 3.1.1 that is 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 the requirements contained herein.
1.5 This consumer safety specification includes the following sections:
Title
Section
Scope
1
Referenced Documents
2
Terminology
3
Calibration and Standardization
4
General Requirements
5
Performance Requirements
6
Structural Integrity
6.1
Openings
6.2
Enclosed Openings
6.3
Openings Created by Bed Rail Displacement of Adjacent
Style Portable Bed Rails
6.4
Openings Created by Displacement of Mattress-Top Portable
Bed Rails
6.5
Openings Created by Displacement of Portable Bed Rails
Intended for Use on Specific Manufacturers' Beds
6.6
Protrusions
6.7
Openings Between Bedposts (Headboard, Footboards, Etc.)
and Ends of Portable Bed Rail
6.8
Bedrail components requiring consumer assembly
6.9
Test Equipment
7
Test Beds
7.1
Torso Probe
7.2
Wedge Probe
7.3
Ring Gauge
7.4
Weight Gauge
7.5
Force Gauge
7.6
Test Methods
8
Test Method for Structural Integrity
8.1
Test Method for Enclosed Openings Within Portable Bed Rail
8.2
Test Method for Displacement of Adjacent Style
Portable Bed Rails
8.3
Test Method for Displacement of "Mattress-Top" Style
Portable Bed Rails
8.4
Test Method for Portable Bed Rails Intended for Use on a
Specific Manufacturer’s Bed
8.5
Test Method for Entanglement on Protrusions
8.6
Marking and Labeling
9
Permanency of Labels and Warnings
10
Instructional Literature
11
Keywords
12
Rationale
Appendix X1
1.6 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.
1.7 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test methods portion in 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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory requirements prior to use.
1.8 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.
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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.
Designation:F2085 −19
Standard Consumer Safety Specification for
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Portable Bed Rails
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2085; 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
This consumer safety specification addresses portable bed rail incidents that were identified by the
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
In response to incident data supplied by the CPSC, this consumer safety specification attempts to
minimize the following type of potential hazard through labeling and performance requirements:
entrapment between the portable bed rail and mattress in the bed rail structure and entanglement on
protrusions. Entrapment of a child by the head or neck can result in asphyxiation.
This consumer safety specification is written within the current state-of-the-art of portable bed rail
technology. It is intended that this specification will be updated whenever substantive information
becomes available that necessitates additional requirements or justifies the revision of existing
requirements.
This consumer safety specification is not intended to address all the hazards of bed rails that are
either blatantly misused or used in a careless manner that disregards the instructional literature and
warning statements provided with each bed rail.
1. Scope by label or other means, indicate compliance with this speci-
fication unless it conforms to all the requirements contained
1.1 This consumer safety specification establishes require-
herein.
mentsfortheperformanceofportablebedrails.Italsocontains
requirements for labeling and instructional literature. This
1.5 This consumer safety specification includes the follow-
consumer safety specification does not cover guardrails that
ing sections:
fallunderthescopeofConsumerSafetySpecificationF1821or
Title Section
guardrails that are designed for a specific model of bed and
Scope 1
Referenced Documents 2
which attaches at the headboard or footboard.
Terminology 3
Calibration and Standardization 4
1.2 This consumer safety specification is intended to mini-
General Requirements 5
mize hazards to children resulting from normal use and
Performance Requirements 6
reasonably foreseeable misuse of portable bed rails.
Structural Integrity 6.1
Openings 6.2
1.3 For the purpose of this consumer safety specification, a
Enclosed Openings 6.3
Openings Created by Bed Rail Displacement of Adjacent 6.4
portable bed rail is a device intended to be installed on an adult
Style Portable Bed Rails
bed to prevent children from falling out of bed.These bed rails
Openings Created by Displacement of Mattress-Top Portable 6.5
areintendedforchildrenwhocangetinandoutofanadultbed
Bed Rails
Openings Created by Displacement of Portable Bed Rails 6.6
unassisted (typically from 2 to 5 years of age).
Intended for Use on Specific Manufacturers’ Beds
Protrusions 6.7
1.4 No bed rail as defined in 3.1.1 that is produced after the
Openings Between Bedposts (Headboard, Footboards, Etc.) 6.8
approval date of this consumer safety specification shall, either
and Ends of Portable Bed Rail
Bedrail components requiring consumer assembly 6.9
Test Equipment 7
Test Beds 7.1
1
Torso Probe 7.2
This consumer safety specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Commit-
Wedge Probe 7.3
tee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
Ring Gauge 7.4
F15.11 on Bed Rails.
Weight Gauge 7.5
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2019. Published November 2019. Originally
Force Gauge 7.6
approved in 2001. Last previous edition approved in 2019 as F2085 – 12 (2019).
Test Methods 8
DOI: 10.1520/F2085-19.
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F2085−19
FIG. 1Captive Hardware
F1487 ConsumerSafetyPerformanceSpecificationforPlay-
Test Method for Structural Integrity 8.1
Test Method for Enclosed Openings Within Portable Bed Rail 8.2
ground Equipment for Public Use
Test Method for Displacement of Adjacent Style 8.3
F1821 Consumer Safety Specification for Toddler Beds
Portable Bed Rails
3
Test Method for Displacement of 9Mattress-Top9 Style 8.4
2.2 Federal Standards:
Portable Bed Rails
16 CFR 1303 Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and Certain
Test Method for Portable Bed Rails Intended for Use on a 8.5
Consumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint
Specific Manufacturer’s Bed
Test Method for Entanglement on Pr
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Designation: F2085 − 12 (Reapproved 2019) F2085 − 19
Standard Consumer Safety Specification for
1
Portable Bed Rails
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2085; 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
This consumer safety specification addresses portable bed rail incidents that were identified by the
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
In response to incident data supplied by the CPSC, this consumer safety specification attempts to
minimize the following type of potential hazard through labeling and performance requirements:
entrapment between the portable bed rail and mattress in the bed rail structure and entanglement on
protrusions. Entrapment of a child by the head or neck can result in asphyxiation.
This consumer safety specification is written within the current state-of-the-art of portable bed rail
technology. It is intended that this specification will be updated whenever substantive information
becomes available that necessitates additional requirements or justifies the revision of existing
requirements.
This consumer safety specification is not intended to address all the hazards of bed rails that are
either blatantly misused or used in a careless manner that disregards the instructional literature and
warning statements provided with each bed rail.
1. Scope
1.1 This consumer safety specification establishes requirements for the performance of portable bed rails. It also contains
requirements for labeling and instructional literature. This consumer safety specification does not cover guardrails that fall under
the scope of Consumer Safety Specification F1821 or guardrails that are designed for a specific model of bed and which attaches
at the headboard or footboard.
1.2 This consumer safety specification is intended to minimize hazards to children resulting from normal use and reasonably
foreseeable misuse of portable bed rails.
1.3 For the purpose of this consumer safety specification, a portable bed rail is a device intended to be installed on an adult bed
to prevent children from falling out of bed. These bed rails are intended for children who can get in and out of an adult bed
unassisted (typically from 2 to 5 years of age).
1.4 No bed rail as defined in 3.1.1 that is 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 the requirements contained herein.
1.5 This consumer safety specification includes the following sections:
Title Section
Scope 1
Referenced Documents 2
Terminology 3
Calibration and Standardization 4
General Requirements 5
Performance Requirements 6
Structural Integrity 6.1
Openings 6.2
Enclosed Openings 6.3
Openings Created by Bed Rail Displacement of Adjacent 6.4
Style Portable Bed Rails
1
This consumer safety specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.11
on Bed Rails.
Current edition approved May 1, 2019Nov. 1, 2019. Published June 2019November 2019. Originally approved in 2001. Last previous edition approved in 20122019 as
F2085 – 12.F2085 – 12 (2019). DOI: 10.1520/F2085-12R19.10.1520/F2085-19.
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Openings Created by Displacement of Mattress-Top Portable 6.5
Bed Rails
Openings Created by Displacement of Portable Bed Rails 6.6
Intended for Use on Specific Manufacturers’ Beds
Protrusions 6.7
Openings Between Bedposts (Headboard, Footboards, Etc.) 6.8
and Ends of Portable Bed Rail
Bedrail components requiring consumer assembly 6.9
Test Equipment 7
Test Beds 7.1
Torso Probe 7.2
Wedge Probe 7.3
Ring Gauge 7.4
Weight Gauge 7.5
Force Gauge 7.6
Test Methods 8
Test Method for Structural Integrity 8.1
Test Method for Enclosed Openings Within Portable Bed Rail 8.2
Test Method for Displacement of Adjacent Style 8.3
Portable Bed Rails
Test Method for Displacement of 9Mattress-Top9 Style 8.4
Portable Bed Rails
Test Method for Portable Bed Rails Intended for Use on a 8.5
Specific Manufacturer’s Bed
Test Method for Entanglement on Protrusions 8.6
Marking and Labeling 9
Permanency of
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