ASTM F2050-03

Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Hand-Held Infant Carriers

SCOPE
1.1 This consumer safety specification establishes performance requirements, test methods, and marking requirements to promote safe use of a hand-held infant carrier by an occupant and caregiver.
1.2 This consumer safety specification is intended to minimize the risk of incidents to an occupant resulting from normal use and reasonably foreseeable misuse or abuse of a hand-held infant carrier.
1.3 No hand-held infant carrier produced after the approval date of this consumer safety specification, either by label or other means, shall indicate compliance with this specification, unless it conforms to all requirements contained herein.
1.4 This consumer safety specification is not intended to address accidents and injuries resulting from the interaction of other persons with the child occupant in a hand-held infant carrier or the accidents resulting from abuse and misuse by children able to walk.
1.5 This consumer safety specification is not intended to address incidents or injuries resulting from use of the product in a motor vehicle, nor is it intended to address any issues that may arise from the manufacturer meeting the certification requirements of FMVSS-213 or other applicable add-on child restraint standards.
1.6 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test method portion, Section 7, of this consumer safety 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 The test values in inch-pound units stated in this standard consumer safety specification are to be regarded as the standard. The metric values in parentheses are given for information only.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Oct-2003
• ICS: 97.190 - Equipment for children
• Technical Committee: F15 - Consumer Products
• Drafting Committee: F15.21 - Infant Carriers, Bouncers and Baby Swings

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F2050-01 - Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Hand-Held Infant Carriers
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2003
• Replaced By: ASTM F2050-08 - Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Hand-Held Infant Carriers
• Effective Date: 01-Dec-2008
• Referred By: ASTM F3084-22 - Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Infant and Infant/Toddler Rockers
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2003
• Referred By: ASTM F2167-22 - Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Bouncer Seats
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2003

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: F 2050 – 03
Standard Consumer Safety Specification for
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Hand-Held Infant Carriers
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 2050; 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 is intended to mitigate potential safety hazards associated with
achild’suseofahand-heldinfantcarrierandtherebyminimizetheriskofinjuryordeath.Thespecific
hazardsaddressedbythisstandardarecarrierhandlestrengthtosupporttheoccupant,producttipover,
and falls from elevated surfaces.
1. Scope priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.1 This consumer safety specification establishes perfor-
1.7 The test values in inch-pound units stated in this
mance requirements, test methods, and marking requirements
standardconsumersafetyspecificationaretoberegardedasthe
to promote safe use of a hand-held infant carrier by an
standard. The metric values in parentheses are given for
occupant and caregiver.
information only.
1.2 This consumer safety specification is intended to mini-
mize the risk of incidents to an occupant resulting from normal
2. Referenced Documents
use and reasonably foreseeable misuse or abuse of a hand-held
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
infant carrier.
D 3359 Test Methods for MeasuringAdhesion by Tape Test
1.3 No hand-held infant carrier produced after the approval
F 963 Consumer Safety Specification on Toy Safety
date of this consumer safety specification, either by label or
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2.2 Federal Regulations:
other means, shall indicate compliance with this specification,
16 CFR 1303 Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and Certain
unless it conforms to all requirements contained herein.
Consumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint
1.4 This consumer safety specification is not intended to
16 CFR 1500 Hazardous Substances Act Regulations in-
address accidents and injuries resulting from the interaction of
cluding sections:
other persons with the child occupant in a hand-held infant
16 CFR 1500.48 Technical Requirements for Determining a
carrier or the accidents resulting from abuse and misuse by
Sharp Point in Toys or OtherArticles Intended for Use by
children able to walk.
Children Under Eight Years of Age
1.5 This consumer safety specification is not intended to
16 CFR 1500.49 Technical Requirements for Determining a
address incidents or injuries resulting from use of the product
Sharp Metal or Glass Edge in Toys or Other Articles
in a motor vehicle, nor is it intended to address any issues that
Intended for Use by Children Under Eight Years of Age
may arise from the manufacturer meeting the certification
16 CFR 1500.50–51 Test Methods for Simulating Use and
requirements of FMVSS-213 or other applicable add-on child
Abuse of Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use by
restraint standards.
Children
1.6 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the
16 CFR 1501 Method for Identifying Toys and Other
test method portion, Section 7, of this consumer safety speci-
Articles Intended for Use by Children Under Three Years
fication: This standard does not purport to address all of the
of Age Which Present Choking, Aspiration or Ingestion
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
Hazards Because of Small Parts
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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This consumer safety performance specification is under the jurisdiction of contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
ASTM Committee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Subcommittee F15.21 on Infant Carriers, Bouncers and Baby Swings. the ASTM website.
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Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2003. Published December 2003. Originally
Code of Federal Regulations, available from U.S. Government Printing Office,
approved in 2000. Last previous edition approved in 2001 as F 2050 – 01.
Washington, DC 20402.
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F2050–03
3.1.2 hand-held infant carrier, n—a freestanding, rigid-
sided product intended to carry an occupant whose torso is
completely supported by the product to facilitate transportation
by a caregiver by means of hand-holds or handles.
3.1.3 manufacturer’s recommended use position(s), n—any
position that is presented as a normal, allowable, or acceptab
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