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ASTM F 404 : 2020

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Standard Consumer Safety Specification for High Chairs
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

09-16-2023

Language(s)

English

Published date

12-08-2020

1.1This consumer safety specification covers the performance requirements and methods of test to ensure the satisfactory performance of the high chair and high chairs created by using a high chair conversion kit and component(s) from another product.

1.2This consumer safety specification is intended to minimize injuries to children resulting from normal usage and reasonably foreseeable misuse or abuse of high chairs.

Note 1:This consumer safety specification is not intended to address accidents and injuries resulting from the interaction of older children with children in the high chair or the accidents resulting from abuse and misuse by persons over three years of age.

1.3No high chair or high chair conversion kit produced after the approval date of this consumer safety specification shall, either by label or other means, indicate compliance with this specification unless it conforms to all requirements contained herein.

1.4The 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.

1.5The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the test methods portion, Section 7, of this 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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

Note 2:This consumer safety specification includes the following sections:

Title

Section

Scope

1

Referenced Documents

2

Terminology

3

Calibration and Standardization

4

General Requirements

5

 Compliance When Used With
  Conversion Kits

5.3

 Threaded Fasteners

5.5

 Latching or Locking Mechanisms

5.9

 Labeling

5.10

 Openings

5.11

 Toys

5.12

Performance Requirements

6

 Protective Components

6.1

 Removable Tray or Front Torso Support
  Performance Integrity

6.2

 Tray or Front Torso Support Performance –
  Pull Test

6.3

 Static Load

6.4

 Stability

6.5

 Exposed Coil Springs

6.6

 Scissoring, Shearing, and Pinching

6.7

 Restraint System

6.8

 Passive Crotch Restraint System

6.9

 Structural Integrity

6.10

 Tray Latch Release Mechanisms

6.11

 Side Containment

6.12

 Protrusions

6.13

Test Methods

7

 Locking Mechanisms

7.1

 Protective Components

7.2

 Tray or Front Torso Support – Drop Test

7.3

 Tray or Front Torso Support Disengagement –
  Horizontal Pull Test

7.4

 Tray or Front Torso Support Disengagement –
  Vertical Pull Test

7.5

 Static Load Testing

7.6

 Stability Testing

7.7

 Restraint System Retention Test

7.8

 Permanency of Labels and Warnings

7.9

 Dynamic High Chair Test

7.10

 Completely Bounded Openings

7.11

 Tray Latch Release Mechanism – Accessibility

7.12

 Side Containment Openings

7.14

Marking and Labeling

8

Instructional Literature

9

Keywords

10

Rationale

Appendix X1

1.6This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

Committee
F 15
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
28
PublisherName
American Society for Testing and Materials
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

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