Safety of toys - Mechanical and physical properties - Guidance on categorisation of projectile toys within EN 71-1

The purpose of this technical report is to assist users of EN 71-1 with the categorisation of projectile
toys under clause 4.17 of that standard. This report looks at various types of toys, commonly available
in the market and indicates under which part of 4.17 they should be assessed.
Various types of projectile launching products will not be considered toys (for example, a catapult used
for angling), further guidance on the categorisation of toy products can be found in EU commission
Explanatory guidance document.

Einstufung von Geschossspielzeug nach EN 71-1, Sicherheit von Spielzeug - Teil 1: Mechanische und physikalische Eigenschaften

Dieses Dokument enthält Leitlinien zur Einstufung von Geschossspielzeug, um Anwender der Norm EN 71-1 zu unterstützen.
Dieses Dokument ist auf Geschosse und Abschussmechanismen anwendbar, die in EN 71-1 behandelt werden. Dieses Dokument gilt nicht für anderes Spielzeug.

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kSIST-TP FprCEN/TR 17695:2021
01-september-2021

Varnost igrač - Mehanske in fizikalne lastnosti - Navodilo za kategorizacijo igrač z

izstrelki po EN 71-1

Safety of toys - Mechanical and physical properties - Guidance on categorisation of

projectile toys within EN 71-1

Einstufung von Geschossspielzeug nach EN 71-1, Sicherheit von Spielzeug - Teil 1:

Mechanische und physikalische Eigenschaften
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: FprCEN/TR 17695
ICS:
97.200.50 Igrače Toys
kSIST-TP FprCEN/TR 17695:2021 en

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

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FINAL DRAFT
TECHNICAL REPORT
FprCEN/TR 17695
RAPPORT TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHER BERICHT
July 2021
ICS
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Safety of toys - Mechanical and physical properties -
Guidance on categorisation of projectile toys within EN 71-
Einstufung von Geschossspielzeug nach EN 71-1,
Sicherheit von Spielzeug - Teil 1: Mechanische und
physikalische Eigenschaften

This draft Technical Report is submitted to CEN members for Vote. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 52.

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.

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aware and to provide supporting documentation.

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

notice and shall not be referred to as a Technical Report.
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Contents Page

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

Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 4

1 Scope .......................................................................................................................................................... 5

2 Normative References ......................................................................................................................... 5

3 Terms and definitions ......................................................................................................................... 5

4 Classifications ........................................................................................................................................ 6

5 Clarification of the term catapult .................................................................................................... 7

6 Classification of examples ................................................................................................................ 10

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European foreword

This document (FprCEN TR 17695:2021) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 52 “Safety

of toys”, the secretariat of which is held by DS.
This document is currently submitted to the Vote on TR.
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Introduction

The purpose of this document is to assist users of EN 71-1 with the categorization of projectile toys under

Clause 4.17 of that standard. This document looks at various types of toys, commonly available in the

market and indicates under which part of 4.17 they should be assessed.

Various types of projectile launching products will not be considered toys (for example, a catapult used

for angling), further guidance on the categorization of toy products can be found in EU commission

Explanatory guidance document. This document makes no comment on whether a product or type of

product is defined as a toy or since this remains a decision of whether a product is covered by the legal

scope of the Toy Safety Directive.
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1 Scope

This document gives guidelines for the categorization of projectile toys to assist users of the EN 71-1

standard.

This document is applicable to projectiles and discharge mechanisms addressed by EN 71-1. This

document does not apply to other toys.
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 71-1:2014+A1:2018, Safety of toys - Part 1: Mechanical and physical properties

3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions given in EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018

apply.

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

• IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
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projectile in the form of a shaft with a total length of 150 mm or more, intended to be discharged from a

bow held by a user
[SOURCE: EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018, 3.2]
3.2
dart

projectile in the form of a shaft with a total length less than 150 mm that is intended to be blown by the

mouth or thrown
[SOURCE: EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018, 3.17]
3.3
discharge mechanism

component(s) of the toy which releases or propels the projectile into free flight

[SOURCE: EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018, 3.18]
3.4
free flight
unconstrained travel through the air

Note 1 to entry: This will include portions of unconstrained travel that may ultimately be constrained by means of

a tether.
[SOURCE: EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018, 3.30]
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3.5
leading part

area(s) of the projectile or flying toy (e.g. tips, edges or protrusions) which would be expected to make

contact with the eyeball in the event of launching towards the eye

Note 1 to entry: This includes all areas on projectiles that travel in unpredictable orientations (e.g. tumbling) that

could reasonably be expected to strike the eyeball.
[SOURCE: EN 71-1: 2014+A1:2018, 3.40]
3.6
projectile

object intended to be launched, thrown or released into free flight or trajectory in the air

Note 1 to entry: This includes objects where the travel is ultimately constrained by means of a tether (e.g. popgun).

[SOURCE: EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018, 3.53]
3.7
projectile toy with stored energy

toy with a projectile launched by means of a discharge mechanism capable of storing energy independent

of the user and incorporating a release mechanism
[SOURCE: EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018, 3.54]
3.8
projectile toy without stored energy

toy with a projectile launched by energy imparted by the user or by means of a discharge mechanism

incapable of storing energy independent of the user
[SOURCE: EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018, 3.55]
3.9
toy catapult with projectiles

hand-held projectile toy, supplied with projectiles, with forked stick with an elastic band that is capable

of holding a projectile, and is fastened to the two fork-ends and is intended to launch a projectile into

free flight by stretching and releasing it
[SOURCE: EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018, 3.76]
4 Classifications
4.1 Background information

There are many different projectile toys on the market, with all kinds of discharge mechanism. The ways

each toy is assessed in EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018 Clause 4.17, depends largely on the type of discharge

mechanism. Additionally, terms such as “sling”, “sling-shot” and “catapult” are used interchangeably in

many languages making it desirable to use images to assist with the classification into different

categories. More information is given in Clause 4.

The requirements of EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018 Clause 4.17 suggest a few distinct categories of projectile

toy addressed by a particular clause or subclause:
1. Projectile toys with stored energy (addressed by 4.17.3)
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2. Projectile toys without stored energy; of which there are now several subsets:

a) Darts (addressed by 4.17.4.1)
b) Bow and arrow sets (addressed by 4.17.4.2)
c) Toy catapults with projectiles (addressed by 4.17.4.3)

d) Toys with projectiles launched into free flight by an elastic band that is capable of holding a

projectile (also addressed by 4.17.4.3)

e) Toys where the discharge mechanism can store energy, only when held in place by the user

(addressed by Clause 4.17.4.4)

3. Others, that do not fit into any of these categories (addressed by the general requirements of 4.17.2)

This document categorizes toy examples according to this list.

The Toy Safety Directive (2009/48/EC) lists Toy slings and Toy catapults as “toys not in scope of the Toy

Safety Directive”. Such products are therefore not addressed by EN 71-1. The projectiles supplied with

such products, however, may possibly be toys and may therefore be covered by the scope of EN 71-1.

The EN 71-1 standard addresses the hazards posed by some projectiles launched by toy catapults, where

supplied with projectiles. The standard does not include requirements for projectiles launched by toy

slings since experts felt unable to develop requirements that would sufficiently minimize the hazards

associated with their use. Therefore, no examples of toy slings are provided in this report. EN 71-1:2014

A.22 contains more information on this specific issue.
4.2 Examples

The tables below give examples of different types of projectile toy and which clause in 4.17 in

EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018 they are covered by.

• Table 1 gives examples of projectile toys with stored energy (addressed by 4.17.3)

• Table 2 gives examples of Toy Catapults with projectiles (addressed by 4.17.4.3)

• Table 3 gives examples of Toys with projectiles launched into free flight by an elastic band that is

capable of holding a projectile (also addressed by 4.17.4.3)
• Table 4 gives examples of
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