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1. Scope
1.1 This 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.
1.2 This 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.
1.3 No 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.
1.4 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.
1.5 The 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 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 6.2 Tray or Front Torso Support Performance – 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 – 7.4 Tray or Front Torso Support Disengagement – 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
Conversion Kits
Performance Integrity
Pull Test
Horizontal Pull Test
Vertical Pull Test
1.6 This 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.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
Federal Regulations
16 CFR 1303 Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and Certain Consumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint 16 CFR 1500.48 Technical Requirements for Determining a Sharp Point in Toys or Other Articles Intended for Use by Children Under Eight Years of Age 16 CFR 1500.49 Technical Requirements for Determining a Sharp Metal or Glass Edge in Toys or Other Articles Intended for Use by Children Under Eight Years of Age 16 CFR 1500 Hazardous Substances Act Regulations Including Sections: 16 CFR 1501 Method for Identifying Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use by Children Under Three Years of Age Which Present Choking, Aspiration, or Ingestion Hazards Because of Small Parts 16 CFR Part 1227ASTM Standards
D3359 Test Methods for Rating Adhesion by Tape Test
F406 Consumer Safety Specification for Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs/Play Yards
F833 Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Carriages and Strollers
F963 Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety
Other References
CAMI Infant Dummy Mark II 17.5 lb (7.9 kg) Available from Department of Transportation Memorandum Report AAC-119-74-14, Revision II, Drawing No. SA-1001 by Richard Chandler, July 2, 1974. Federal Aviation Administration, Civil Aeromedical Institute, Protection and Survival Laboratory, Aeromedical Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73125. CAMI Newborn DummyANSI Standards
ANSI Z535.1 Safety Colors ANSI Z535.4 ANSI Z535.6 Product Safety Information in Product Manuals, Instructions, and Other Collateral MaterialsICS Code
ICS Number Code 97.140 (Furniture)
UNSPSC Code
UNSPSC Code 56101806(High chairs or accessories)
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DOI: 10.1520/F0404-20
Citation Format
ASTM F404-20, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for High Chairs, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2020, www.astm.org
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