ASTM F2613-07

Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Children's Folding Chairs

SCOPE
1.1 This consumer safety specification establishes testing requirements for structural integrity and performance requirements for childrens folding chairs. It also provides requirements for labeling. The term unit or product will refer to a childs folding chair.
1.2 This specification covers a folding chair intended to be used by a child with a seat height 15 in. or less.
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 standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.5 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: 31-Jan-2007
• ICS: 97.140 - Furniture
• ICS: 97.190 - Equipment for children
• Technical Committee: F15 - Consumer Products
• Drafting Committee: F15.59 - Children’s Chair and Stools

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM F2613-09 - Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Children's Folding Chairs
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2009

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F 2613 – 07
Standard Consumer Safety Specification for
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Children’s Folding Chairs
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 2613; 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
ThisconsumersafetyspecificationaddressesincidentsassociatedwithChildren’sfoldingchairsthat
were identified by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Incidents identified by the
CPSC and addressed in this standard involve lacerations, fractures, pinches and amputations of
children’s fingers in folding mechanisms. This specification also addresses structural integrity and
labeling for the product. This specification is not intended to cover children’s folding chairs that are
either blatantly misused or abused. This specification is written within current state-of-the-art
children’s folding chairs and is intended to be updated if substantive information becomes available
that necessitates additional requirements or justifies revision of existing requirements.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
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1.1 This consumer safety specification establishes testing 2.1 ASTM Standards:
requirements for structural integrity and performance require- D 3359 Test Methods for MeasuringAdhesion by Tape Test
ments for children’s folding chairs. It also provides require- F 404 Consumer Safety Specification for High Chairs
ments for labeling. The term unit or product will refer to a F 406 Consumer Safety Specification for Non-Full-Size
child’s folding chair. Baby Cribs/Play Yards
1.2 This specification covers a folding chair intended to be F 963 Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety
used by a child with a seat height 15 in. or less. F 1561 Performance Requirements for Plastic Chairs for
1.3 No product produced after the approval date of this Outdoor Use
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consumer safety specification shall, either by label or other 2.2 Federal Regulations:
means, indicate compliance with this specification unless it 16 CFR 1303 Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and Certain
conforms to all applicable requirements contained herein, Consumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint
before and after all testing. 16 CFR 1500.3 (c) (6) (vi) Definition of “Flammable Solid”
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded 16 CFR 1500.48 Technical Requirements for Determining a
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical Sharp Point In Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only By Children Under Eight Years of Age
and are not considered standard. 16 CFR 1500.49 Technical Requirements for Determining a
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the Sharp Metal or Glass Edge in Toys or Other Articles
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the Intended for Use By Children Under Eight Years of Age
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- 16 CFR 1501 Method for Identifying Toys and Other
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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This consumer safety specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Commit- the ASTM website.
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tee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee AvailablefromU.S.GovernmentPrintingOfficeSuperintendentofDocuments,
F15.59 on Children’s Folding Chairs. 732 N. Capitol St., NW, Mail Stop: SDE, Washington, DC 20401, http://
Current edition approved Feb. 1, 2007. Published March 2007. www.access.gpo.gov.
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F2613–07
Articles Intended for Use By Children Under Three Years 5.6 Toy accessories attached to, removable from, or sold
of Age Which Present Choking, Aspiration, or Ingestion withaproduct,aswellastheirmeansofattachment,mustmeet
Hazards Because of Small Parts applicable requirements of Consumer Safety Specification
F 963.
3. Terminology
5.7 Scissoring, Shearing, or Pinching—A product, when in
any manufacturer’s recommended use position, shall be de-
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
signed and constructed to prevent injury to the occupant from
3.2 conspicuous, adj—describes a label that is visible, when
any scissoring, shearing, or pinching when members or com-
the unit is in a man
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