ASTM F2640-07

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Designation: F 2640 – 07
Standard Consumer Safety Specification for
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Booster Seats
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 2640; 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 addresses incidents associated with booster seats that were
identified by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC has identified
hazards resulting in injuries that occurred when children fell from booster seats, tipped over and out
of a booster seat, among other types of incidents. In response to a review of the data received by the
CPSC, this specification attempts to minimize the following: incidents related to tray disengagement,
restraint disengagement or absence of restraint system, stability of a booster seat while attached to
adult chairs and entrapment within a booster seat, in addition to other hazards presented during the use
of booster seats. This specification does not cover booster seats that were either blatantly misused or
used in a careless manner that disregards the warning statements and safety instructions provided with
each booster seat. This specification is written within the current state-of-the-art of booster seat
technology. It is intended that this specification will be updated whenever substantive information
becomes available that necessitates additional requirements or justifies the revision of the existing
requirements.
1. Scope 1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
1.1 This consumer safety specification covers the perfor-
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
mance requirements and methods of test to ensure the satis-
and are not considered standard.
factory performance of the booster seat.
1.6 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the
1.2 This consumer safety specification is intended to mini-
test method portion, Section 7, of this specification: This
mize injuries to children resulting from normal usage and
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
reasonably foreseeable misuse or abuse of booster seats.
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
NOTE 1—This consumer safety specification is not intended to address
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
accidents and injuries resulting from the interaction of older children with
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-
children in booster seats or the accidents resulting from normal use and
tions prior to use.
reasonably foreseeable misuse or abuse.
1.3 For purposes of this consumer safety specification, a
2. Referenced Documents
booster seat is a juvenile chair, which is placed on an adult 2
2.1 ASTM Standards:
chair to elevate a child to standard dining table height. The
D 3359 Test Methods for MeasuringAdhesion by Tape Test
booster seat is made for the purpose of containing a child, up
F 963 Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety
to 5 years of age, and normally for the purposes of feeding or 3
2.2 Federal Regulations:
eating. A booster seat may be height adjustable and include a
16 CFR 1303 Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and Certain
reclined position.
Consumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint
1.4 No booster seat produced after the approval date of this
16 CFR 1500.48 Technical Requirements for Determining a
consumer safety specification shall, either by label or other
means, indicate compliance with this specification unless it
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conforms to all requirements contained herein.
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Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
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Current edition approved Sept. 15, 2007. Published October 2007. www.access.gpo.gov.
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