ASTM F2236-12

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Designation:F2236–10 Designation: F2236 – 12
Standard Consumer Safety Specification for
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Soft Infant CarriersSoft Infant and Toddler Carriers
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2236; 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 (ϵ) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
This consumer safety specification is intended to address incidents reported by the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC) relating to soft infant carriers.
In response to the incident data compiled by the CPSC, this consumer safety specification attempts
to minimize the hazards associated with these products from the following: (1) occupant retention, (2)
structural integrity, (3) deficiency of consumer education regarding product use. This consumer safety
specification is intended to deal with reasonably foreseeable use and misuse of the products. This
consumer safety specification does not apply to products that are blatantly misused, nor does it apply
to products used by consumers in a careless manner that violate normal practice or disregard the
instructions or warnings provided with the product, or both.
1. Scope
1.1 This consumer safety specification establishes performance requirements, test methods and marking requirements to
promote safe use of soft infant and toddler carriers.
1.2 This consumer safety specification is intended to minimize the risk of incidents to an infant from the normal use and
reasonably foreseeable misuse of these products.
1.3 For purposes of definition, a soft infant and toddler carrier is a product, normally of sewn fabric construction, which is
designed to contain a full term infant to a toddler, generally in an upright position, in close proximity to the caregiver. In general,
the child will weigh between 7 and 2545 lb (3.2 and 11.322 kg). The soft infant and toddler carrier is normally “worn” by the
caregiver with a child positioned in the carrier,carrier and thus the weight of the infant, child and carrier suspended from one or
both shoulders of the caregiver. These products are generallymay be worn on the front, side, or back of the caregiver’s body with
the infant either facing towards or away from the caregiver.This consumer safety specification does not include products generally
referred to as “slings.”
1.4 No soft infant and toddler carrier produced after the approval date of this consumer safety specification shall, either by label
or other means, indicate compliance with the specification unless it complies with all of the requirements contained herein.
1.5 This consumer safety specification is not intended to address incidents and injuries resulting from the interaction of other
persons or objects with the caregiver and infant while the soft carrier is in use.
1.6 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.7 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test method portion, Section 7 of this consumer safety 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
requirements prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D3359 Test Methods for Measuring Adhesion by Tape Test
F963 Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety
F977 Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Walkers
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This consumer safety specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.21
on Infant Carriers, Bouncers and Baby Swings.
Current edition approved Dec.May 1, 2010.2012. Published January 2011.December 2012. Originally approved in 2003. Last previous edition approved in 20092010 as
F2236–09a.F2236 – 10. DOI: 10.1520/F2236-102.
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