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

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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...

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Designation: F 406 – 04
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 (e) 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 mesh 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 specification also addresses wooden non-full-size crib
injuries or deaths due to entanglement on corner post extensions, dislodgment of slats resulting from
breakage or failure of glue joints, collapse of mattress support, detachment of screws, dislodgement
of teething rails, and entanglement on cords or strings.
This specification is not intended to cover non-full-size cribs/play yards that are either blatantly
misused or abused. This specification 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 Thisspecificationcoversaframedenclosurewithafloor
NOTE 1—This consumer safety specification includes the following
made for the purpose of providing sleeping and playing
sections:
accommodations (excluding full-size cribs, bassinets, cradles,
Title Section
and baskets) for a child who cannot climb out and is less than Scope 1
Referenced Documents 2
35 in. (890 mm) in height.
ASTM Standards 2.1
1.3 No product produced after the approval date of this
Federal Regulations 2.2
consumer safety specification shall, either by label or other
Terminology 3
means, indicate compliance with this specification unless it
Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard 3.1
conforms to all applicable requirements contained herein,
Conspicuous 3.1.1
before and after all testing.
Cord 3.1.2
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded Corner Post 3.1.3
Dropside/Dropgate 3.1.4
as the standard. The SI units given in parentheses are for
Dynamic Load 3.1.5
information only.
Fabric 3.1.6
Foldable Side or End 3.1.7
Manufacturer’s Recommended Use Position 3.1.8
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This consumer safety specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Commit-
Mattress 3.1.9
tee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
Mesh 3.1.10
F15.18onCribs,ToddlerBeds,PlayYards,Bassinets,CradlesandChangingTables.
Mesh/Fabric Crib 3.1.11
Current edition approved July 1, 2004. Published July 2004. Originally approved
Nonpaper Label 3.1.12
in 1977. Last previous edition approved in 2002 as F 406–02.
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F406–04
Occupant 3.1.13 Dropside Locking Device Test Method 8.8.1
Paper Label 3.1.14 Folding Latch Test Method 8.8.2
Protrusion 3.1.15 Mesh Opening Test 8.9
Rigid Sided Crib 3.1.16 Test for Strength of Mesh and Integrity of Attach- 8.10
ment
Seam 3.1.17
Mesh/Fabric Attachment Strength Test Method 8.11
Static Load 3.1.18
Test for Stability of Product 8.12
Stationary Side 3.1.19
Permanency of Labels and Warnings 8.13
Structural Failure 3.1.20
Removal of Protective Components 8.16
Calibration and Standardization 4
Torque Test 8.16.3
General Requirements 5
Tension Test 8.16.4
Scissoring, Shearing, or P
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