prEN 1725

Furniture - Beds - Requirements for safety, strength and durability

This document specifies requirements on safety, strength and durability for all types of fully assembled beds used by adults in domestic and non-domestic environments including their components, such as bed frames, bed bases, mattresses and mattress pads (when they form a unit with the mattress) and, when supplied with the bed base, mattresses and mattress pads.
The tests are based on use by persons weighing up to 110 kg.
With the exception of sleeping functions, it does not apply to foldaway beds.
It does not apply to bunk beds, high beds and medical beds where separate European Standards exist, nor does it apply to waterbeds or air beds.
Additional requirements can be applicable to items that have additional functions, e.g. beds with storage features, day beds and convertible sofa beds.
The durability test, 6.6.1, test 11, applies only to electrically operated beds.
This document does not include requirements for resistance to ageing, degradation, flammability or electrical safety.

Möbel - Betten - Anforderungen an Sicherheit, Festigkeit und Dauerhaltbarkeit

Dieses Dokument legt Anforderungen bezüglich der Sicherheit, Festigkeit und Dauerhaltbarkeit für alle Arten gebrauchsfertiger Betten, die von Erwachsenen im häuslichen und nicht häuslichen Bereich genutzt werden, einschließlich ihrer Einzelteile wie Bettgestelle, Bettböden, Matratzen und Matratzenauflagen (wenn sie eine Einheit mit der Matratze bilden), und wenn sie mit dem Bettboden geliefert werden, Matratzen und Matratzenauflagen, fest.
Die Prüfungen sind auf die Benutzung durch Personen mit einem Körpergewicht bis zu 110 kg ausgelegt.
Mit Ausnahme der Schlaffunktionen gilt es nicht für Klappbetten.
Es gilt weder für Etagenbetten, Hochbetten und medizinisch genutzte Betten, für die gesonderte Europäische Normen gelten, noch für Wasser  oder Luftbetten.
Zusätzliche Anforderungen können auf Betten mit zusätzlichen Funktionen wie etwa Betten mit Stauraum, Schlafsofas und wandelbare Liegesofas anwendbar sein.
Die Prüfung der Dauerhaltbarkeit, 6.6.1, Prüfung 11, gilt nur für elektrisch angetriebene Betten.
Dieses Dokument enthält keine Anforderungen an die Alterungsbeständigkeit, Materialermüdung, Entflammbarkeit oder elektrische Sicherheit.

Meubles - Lits - Exigences pour la sécurité, la résistance et la durabilité

Le présent document spécifie les exigences de sécurité, de résistance et de durabilité de tous types de lits entièrement assemblés. Le présent document s'applique aux lits pour adultes, à usage domestique et non domestique, ainsi qu’à leurs composants : l’encadrement, le sommier, le matelas et le sur-matelas (s’il forme une unité avec le matelas) et, s’ils sont fournis avec le sommier, le matelas et le sur-matelas.
Les essais sont basés sur l’utilisation par une personne dont la masse est au plus de 110 kg.
À l’exception des fonctions liées au sommeil, le présent document ne s’applique pas aux lits rabattables.
Il ne s’applique pas aux lits superposés et surélevés, ni aux lits destinés aux soins médicaux pour lesquels il existe d’autres normes européennes, ni aux lits à eau et à air.
Des exigences additionnelles peuvent s’appliquer aux éléments qui présentent des fonctions supplémentaires, tels que les lits équipés d’une fonction rangement, les méridiennes et assimilés et les canapés convertibles.
L’essai de durabilité, 6.6.1, essai 11, s’applique uniquement aux lits avec fonction électrique.
Le présent document n’inclut aucune exigence relative à la résistance au vieillissement, à la dégradation et au feu, ni à la sécurité électrique.

Pohištvo - Postelje - Zahteve za varnost, trdnost in trajnost

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Publication Date: 02-Jun-2024
• ICS: 97.140 - Furniture
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 207 - Furniture
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 207/WG 1 - Domestic furniture
• Current Stage: 4599 - Dispatch of FV draft to CMC - Finalization for Vote
• Start Date: 31-May-2023
• Due Date: 02-Jun-2023
• Completion Date: 31-May-2023
• Ref Project: oSIST prEN 1725:2022 - Furniture - Beds - Requirements for safety, strength and durability

Relations

• Revises: EN 1725:1998 - Domestic furniture - Beds and mattresses - Safety requirements and test methods
• Effective Date: 19-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 1725:2022
01-julij-2022
Pohištvo - Postelje - Zahteve za varnost, trdnost in trajnost
Furniture - Beds - Requirements for safety, strength and durability

Möbel - Betten - Anforderungen an die Sicherheit, Festigkeit und Dauerhaltbarkeit

Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 1725
ICS:
97.140 Pohištvo Furniture
oSIST prEN 1725:2022 en,fr,de

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 1725
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2022
ICS 97.140 Will supersede EN 1725:1998
English Version
Furniture - Beds - Requirements for safety, strength and
durability
Möbel - Betten - Anforderungen an die Sicherheit,
Festigkeit und Dauerhaltbarkeit

This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee

CEN/TC 207.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations

which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other

language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC

Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,

Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,

Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and

United Kingdom.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are

aware and to provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without

notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels

© 2022 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 1725:2022 E

worldwide for CEN national Members.
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Contents Page

European foreword ............................................................................................................................................. 3

1 Scope .......................................................................................................................................................... 4

2 Normative references .......................................................................................................................... 4

3 Terms and definitions ......................................................................................................................... 4

4 Test procedures and tolerances ...................................................................................................... 5

4.1 General ...................................................................................................................................................... 5

4.2 Sequence of testing ............................................................................................................................... 5

4.3 Tolerances ............................................................................................................................................... 5

5 Test apparatus........................................................................................................................................ 6

5.1 Adult test mattress ............................................................................................................................... 6

5.2 Test dummy ............................................................................................................................................. 6

6 Safety requirements ............................................................................................................................. 8

6.1 General requirements ......................................................................................................................... 8

6.2 Holes in tubular/rigid components ................................................................................................ 8

6.3 Shear and compression points ......................................................................................................... 8

6.3.1 General ...................................................................................................................................................... 8

6.3.2 Shear and compression points when setting up and folding ................................................. 8

6.3.3 Shear and compression points under influence of powered mechanisms ....................... 8

6.3.4 Shear and compression points during use ................................................................................... 9

6.4 Entanglement hazards ......................................................................................................................... 9

6.4.1 General ...................................................................................................................................................... 9

6.4.2 Requirements ......................................................................................................................................... 9

6.4.3 Test method ..........................................................................................................................................10

6.5 Durability of electrically operated bed mechanism ...............................................................10

6.5.1 Requirement .........................................................................................................................................10

6.5.2 Functional assessment ......................................................................................................................10

6.5.3 Test method ..........................................................................................................................................11

6.6 Stability, strength and durability ..................................................................................................11

6.6.1 General ....................................................................................................................................................11

6.6.2 Safety requirements ...........................................................................................................................14

7 Information for use ............................................................................................................................14

8 Test report .............................................................................................................................................14

Annex A (normative) Test methods for finger entrapment and shear and compression ......15

Annex B (informative) Rationale ................................................................................................................21

Bibliography ........................................................................................................................................................22

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European foreword

This document (prEN 1725:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 207 “Furniture”,

the secretariat of which is held by UNI.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 1725:1998.

In comparison with the previous edition, the following technical modifications have been made:

— addition of horizontal test methods;
— addition of test method for durability of electrically operated bed mechanism;
— reference to the test methods of ISO 19833:2018;
— introduction of requirements for guest beds;
— introduction of requirement for non-domestic use;
— introduction of information for use;
— addition of requirements for strength and durability.
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1 Scope

This document specifies requirements on safety, strength and durability for all types of fully assembled

beds used by adults in domestic and non-domestic environments including their components, such as

bed frames, bed bases, mattresses and mattress pads (when they form a unit with the mattress) and,

when supplied with the bed base, mattresses and mattress pads.
The tests are based on use by persons weighing up to 110 kg.
With the exception of sleeping functions, it does not apply to foldaway beds.

It does not apply to bunk beds, high beds and medical beds where separate European Standards exist,

nor does it apply to waterbeds or air beds.

Additional requirements can be applicable to items that have additional functions, e.g. beds with storage

features, day beds and convertible sofa beds.
The durability test, 6.6.1, test 11, applies only to electrically operated beds.

This document does not include requirements for resistance to ageing, degradation, flammability or

electrical safety.
2 Normative references

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content

constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For

undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

EN 13759:2012, Furniture - Operating mechanisms for seating and sofa-beds - Test methods

EN ISO 2439, Flexible cellular polymeric materials - Determination of hardness (indentation technique)

(ISO 2439)

ISO 19833:2018, Furniture — Beds — Test methods for the determination of stability, strength and

durability
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.

ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:

— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
unframed slat base

bed base consisting of separate slats flexibly held together normally by means of textile, rubber or plastic

tape
[SOURCE: ISO 19833:2018, 3.1, modified — Note 1 to entry deleted.]
3.2
framed base

bed base consisting of slats, springs, etc. which are connected to a structural frame system

[SOURCE: ISO 19833:2018, 3.2, modified — Note 1 to entry deleted.]
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3.3
framed sprung mattress

upholstered bed base consisting of springs, topped with fillings, on a rigid frame to be used in a bed frame

or freestanding
3.4
divan base

upholstered bed base used without the need of any framework which may be constructed with a spring

filling or a solid top and may include drawers or storage facilities
3.5
convertible sofa-bed
item of seating that utilizes a mechanism to convert into a bed
[SOURCE: EN 13759:2012, 2.2]
3.6
side rail

longitudinal member attached to the bed end structure(s) by which the bed base can be supported

3.7
headboards
component of bed that a person can lean against when in bed (e.g. while reading)
3.8
footboards
component of bed opposite to headboard
3.9
guest bed

bed that is intended to be used on an occasional basis, e.g. a folding bed or a trundle bed which is stored

underneath the main bed when not in use
4 Test procedures and tolerances
4.1 General

For all tests referred to in this document, ISO 19833:2018, Clause 4 “General test conditions”, Clause 5

“Test apparatus” and 6.1 “General” apply with the exception of the test mattress.

Unless otherwise specified, the tests shall be carried out according to ISO 19833:2018.

4.2 Sequence of testing

The tests shall be carried out in the same sequence as the clauses are numbered in Table 2 of this

document.

With the exception of test no. 10 (EN 13759:2012), Table 2, all tests specified shall be carried out on the

same sample.
4.3 Tolerances
Unless otherwise stated, the following tolerances are applicable:
— Forces: ±5 % of the nominal force.
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The forces may be replaced by masses. The relationship 10 N = 1 kg shall be used:

— Masses: ±1 % of the nominal mass;
— Dimensions: ±1 mm of the nominal dimension;
— Angles: ±1° of the nominal angle.
5 Test apparatus
5.1 Adult test mattress
In derogation to ISO 19833:2018, 5.5, the following test mattress shall be used:

A foam sheet with a thickness of 100 mm, a bulk density of (35 ± 5) kg/m and an indentation hardness

index of (170 ± 40) N HA in accordance with EN ISO 2439.
(40 %/30 s)
The mattress shall be at least 700 mm × 700 mm.
The test mattress shall have a cover having the following characteristics:
— composition: 100 % cotton;
— mass per unit area: (120 ± 20) g/m ;
— cover make up: tight fit, but with no restrictions on the foam.

The same part of the test mattress shall not be re-used within 30 min of completing a test. The mattress

shall be replaced if damaged, or in any case after 30 complete bed tests, unless it can be demonstrated

that the mattress specification has not been degraded.
5.2 Test dummy

For electrically operated functions of beds (see 6.5) occupied during operation the test dummy shown in

Figure 1 shall be utilized. The test dummy shall be manufactured from a smooth, rigid material.

The sections shall be connected together via a hinging mechanism that does not inhibit the movement of

the dummy sections relative to each other.
The total mass of the dummy including any hinge mechanisms shall be 110 kg.

The weight distribution of the sections of the test dummy shall be in accordance with Table 1:

Table 1 — Weight distribution of the sections of the test dummy
Test dummy section including appropriate hinge mechanism Weight distribution
Head 5 kg
Upper body
54 kg + 5 kg
Upper leg
24 kg + 5 kg
Lower leg 17 kg
The additional 5 kg shall be added at the geometric centre of the body part.

For the dummy shown in Figure 1, all dimensions shall be subject to a ±2 mm tolerance. All edges and

corners in contact with the furniture shall have a 12 mm radius.
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Dimensions in millimetres
Key
1 hinge point
Figure 1 — Test dummy
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6 Safety requirements
6.1 General requirements
The bed shall be designed so as to minimize the risk of injury to the user.

All parts of the bed with which the user comes into contact during intended use, shall be designed so that

physical injury and damage are avoided.
This requirement is met when:
a) edges which are directly in contact with the user are rounded or chamfered;

b) all other edges accessible during intended use are free from burrs and/or sharp edges.

Movable and adjustable parts shall be designed so that injuries and inadvertent operation are avoided.

It shall not be possible for any load bearing part of the table to come loose unintentionally.

6.2 Holes in tubular/rigid components

There shall be no holes in the ends of tubular components or holes in rigid components in accessible parts

between 8 mm and 12 mm, unless the depth of penetration is less than 10 mm. This requirement is

fulfilled if there is no hazard present when tested in accordance with A.1.
6.3 Shear and compression points
6.3.1 General

The requirements contained in 6.3.2, 6.3.3 and 6.3.4 do not apply to electrically actuated furniture which

are subject to the requirements of prEN 17684:— , 5.3.
6.3.2 Shear and compression points when setting up and folding

Unless 6.3.3 or 6.3.4 are applicable, shear and compression points that are created only during setting up

and folding are acceptable, because the user can be assumed to be in control of his/her movements and

to be able to cease applying the force immediately upon experiencing pain.

The edges of parts moving relative to each other and creating shear and compression points shall be as

specified in 6.1.
6.3.3 Shear and compression points under influence of powered mechanisms

This clause does not apply to shear and compression points generated by electrically operated

components which are subject to the requirements of prEN 17684:— , 5.3.

With the exception of operation of doors, flaps and extension elements, there shall be no areas where the

distance between two accessible parts moving relative to each other can be less than 25 mm, and more

than 8 mm in any position during movement that could present a risk of injury to the user, created by

parts of the furniture operated by powered mechanisms, e.g. mechanical springs and gas lifts.

This requirement is fulfilled if there is no hazard present when tested in accordance with A.2.1.

Under preparation. Stage at the time of publication: prEN 17684:2022.
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6.3.4 Shear and compression points during use

With the exception of operation of doors, flaps and extension elements, there shall be no areas where the

distance between two accessible parts moving relative to each other can be less than 18 mm, and more

than
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