ASTM F2167-05b

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Designation: F2167 – 05b
Standard Consumer Safety Specification for
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Infant Bouncer Seats
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2167; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
This consumer safety specification is intended to minimize the risk of injury or death associated
with a child’s use of an infant bouncer seat. The specific hazards addressed by this specification are
product disassembly/collapse, stability, and falls from elevated surfaces.
1. Scope priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory requirements prior to use.
1.1 This consumer safety specification covers establishment
of requirements, test methods, and marking requirements to
2. Referenced Documents
promote safe use of an infant bouncer seat by an occupant and
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
a caregiver.
D3359 Test Methods for Measuring Adhesion by Tape Test
1.2 For purposes of this consumer safety specification, an
F404 Consumer Safety Specification for High Chairs
infant bouncer seat is a freestanding product intended to
F833 Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Car-
supportanoccupantinareclinedpositiontofacilitatebouncing
riages and Strollers
by the occupant, with the aid of a caregiver or by other means.
F963 Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety
Intended occupants are infants who have not developed the
F2050 Consumer Safety Specification for Hand-Held Infant
ability to sit up unassisted (approximately 0 to 6 months of
Carriers
age).
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2.2 Federal Regulations:
1.3 This consumer safety specification is intended to mini-
16 CFR 1303 Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and Certain
mize the risk of injury to an occupant resulting from normal
Consumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint
use and reasonably foreseeable misuse or abuse of an infant
16 CFR 1500.18(a)(6) Banned Toys and Other Banned
bouncer seat.
Articles Intended for Use by Children
1.4 No infant bouncer seat produced after the approval date
16 CFR 1500.48 Technical Requirements for Determining a
of this consumer safety specification shall, either by label or
Sharp Point in Toys or OtherArticles Intended for Use by
other means, indicate compliance with this specification unless
Children Under Eight Years of Age
it conforms to all requirements contained herein.
16 CFR 1500.49 Technical Requirements for Determining a
1.5 This consumer safety specification is not intended to
Sharp Metal or Glass Edge in Toys or Other Articles
address incidents and injuries resulting from the interaction of
Intended for Use by Children Under Eight Years of Age
other persons with the occupant in an infant bouncer seat or the
16 CFR 1500.50-.51 Test Methods for Simulating Use and
incidents resulting from abuse or misuse by other children.
Abuse of Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use by
1.6 The test values in inch-pound units stated in this
Children
specification are to be regarded as the standard. The metric
CFR 1500.86(a)(4) Exemptions from Classification as a
values in parentheses are given for information only.
Banned Article for Use by Children
1.7 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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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 on For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.21 on contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Infant Carriers, Bouncers and Baby Swings. Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2005. Published October 2005. Originally the ASTM website.
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approved in 2001. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as F2167 – 05a. DOI: Code of Federal Regulations, available from U.S. Government Printing Office,
10.1520/F2167-05B. 732 North Capitol St., NW, Mail Stop: SDE, Washington DC 20401.
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