1、Designation:F201212F201213 Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specication for Stationary Activity Centers 1 This standard is issued under the xed designation F2012; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of las
2、t revision.Anumber 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 performance specication is intended to mitigate potential safety hazards associated with a childs us
3、e of a stationary activity center and thereby minimize the risk of injury or death. The specic hazards addressed by this specication are seat strength to support the occupant, product tip over, openings for nger entrapment and small parts. 1. Scope 1.1 This consumer safety performance specication co
4、vers performance requirements, test methods and marking requirements to promote safe use of a stationary activity center by an occupant. 1.2 This consumer safety performance specication is intended to minimize the risk of incidents to an occupant resulting from normal use and reasonably foreseeable
5、misuse or abuse of a stationary activity center. 1.3 Nostationaryactivitycenterproducedaftertheapprovaldateofthisconsumersafetyperformancespecicationshall,either by label or other means, indicate compliance with this specication unless it conforms to all requirements contained herein. 1.4 This consu
6、mer safety performance specication is not intended to address incidents and injuries resulting from the interaction of other persons with the child occupant in the stationary activity center or the incidents resulting from abuse and misuse by children able to walk. 1.5 The values stated in inch-poun
7、d 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. 1.6 Thefollowingprecautionarycaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodsportion,Section7,ofthisconsumersafetyperformance spe
8、cication: 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 limitations prior to use. 2. Refer
9、enced Documents 2.1 ASTM Standards: 2 D3359Test Methods for Measuring Adhesion by Tape Test F963Consumer Safety Specication for Toy Safety 2.2 Federal Regulations: 3 16 CFR 1303Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and Certain Consumer Products Bearing Lead-Containing Paint 16 CFR 1500Hazardous Substances Ac
10、t Regulations including sections: 1500.18(a)(6) Banned Toys and Other Banned Articles Intended for Use by Children 1500.48TechnicalRequirementsforDeterminingaSharpPointinToysorOtherArticlesIntendedforUsebyChildrenUnder Eight Years of Age 1500.49Technical Requirements for Determining a Sharp Metal or
11、 Glass Edge inToys or OtherArticles Intended for Use by Children Under Eight Years of Age 1 ThisconsumersafetyperformancespecicationisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeF15onConsumerProductsandisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommittee F15.17 on Carriages, Strollers, Walkers and Stationary Activity Cen
12、ters. Current edition approved June 1, 2012Nov. 1, 2013. Published June 2012November 2013. Originally approved in 2000. Last previous edition approved in 20112012 as F201211.F201212. DOI: 10.1520/F2012-12.10.1520/F2012-13. 2 ForreferencedASTMstandards,visittheASTMwebsite,www.astm.org,orcontactASTMCu
13、stomerServiceatserviceastm.org.ForAnnualBookofASTMStandards volume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page on the ASTM website. 3 Available from Superintendent of Documents, US Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. This document is not anASTM standard and is intended on
14、ly to provide the user of anASTM standard an indication of what changes have been made to the previous version. Because it may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current vers
15、ion of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document. Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States 11500.50-.52 Test Methods for Simulating Use and Abuse of Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use by
16、Children 15.00.86(a)(4) Exemptions from Classication as a Banned Article for Use by Children 16 CFR 1501Method for Identifying Toys and OtherArticles Intended for Use by Children Under Three Years ofAge Which Present Choking, Aspiration or Ingestion Hazards Because of Small Parts 2.3 Other Standards
17、: ASME/ANSI B16.9Factory-Made Wrought Steel Buttwelding Fittings 4 2.4 Other References: CAMI Infant Dummy,Mark II (see Fig. 1) 5 3. Terminology 3.1 Denitions of Terms Specic to This Standard: 3.1.1 conspicuous, adja label that is visible, when the activity center is in a manufacturers recommended u
18、se position, to a personstandingneartheactivitycenteratanyonepositionaroundtheactivitycenterbutnotnecessarilyvisiblefromallpositions. 3.1.2 dynamic load, napplication of an impulsive force through free fall of a weight. 3.1.3 manufacturers recommended use position(s), nany position that is presented
19、 as a normal, allowable or acceptable congurationfortheuseoftheproductbythemanufacturerinanydescriptiveorinstructionalliterature.Thisspecicallyexcludes positions that the manufacturer shows in a like manner in its literature to be unacceptable, unsafe or not recommended. 3.1.4 non-paperlabel,nanylab
20、elmaterial(suchasplasticormetal)whicheitherwillnottearwithouttheaidoftoolsortears leaving a sharply dened edge. 3.1.5 occupant, nthat individual who is in a product that is set up in one of the manufacturers recommended use positions. 3.1.6 open base stationary activity center, na stationary activit
21、y center that allows the occupants feet to contact the oor. 3.1.7 paper label, nany label material which tears without the aid of tools and leaves a brous edge. 3.1.8 static load, na vertically downward force applied by a calibrated force gauge or by dead weights. 3.1.9 stationary activity center, n
22、a freestanding product intended to remain stationary that enables a sitting or standing occupant whose torso is completely surrounded by the product to walk, rock, play, spin or bounce, or all of these, within a limited range of motion. 4. Calibration and Standardization 4.1 All testing shall be con
23、ducted on a concrete oor that may be covered with 1 8 in. (3 mm) thick vinyl ooring, unless test instructs differently. 4 Available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASME International Headquarters, Three Park Ave., New York, NY 10016-5990, http:/ www.asme.org. 5 Department of Tr
24、ansportation 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, Aeronautical Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73125. FIG. 1CAMI Infant DummyMark II F201213 24.
25、2 The product shall be completely assembled, unless otherwise noted, in accordance with the manufacturers instructions. 4.3 No testing shall be conducted within 48 h of manufacturing. 4.4 The product to be tested shall be in a room with an ambient temperature of 736 9F (236 5C) for at least 1 h prio
26、r to testing. Testing shall then be conducted within this temperature range. 4.5 All testing required by this specication shall be conducted on the same unit. 5. General Requirements 5.1 Hazardous Sharp Edges or PointsThere shall be no hazardous sharp edges or points as dened by 16 CFR 1500.48 and 1
27、6 CFR 1500.49 before and after testing to this consumer safety specication. 5.2 Small PartsThere shall be no small parts as dened by 16 CFR 1501 before testing or liberated as a result of testing to this specication 5.3 Wood PartsPrior to testing, any exposed wood parts shall be smooth and free of s
28、plinters. 5.4 Latching or Locking MechanismsAny product that folds shall have a latching or locking device or other provision in the design that will prevent the unit from unintentionally folding when properly placed in the manufacturers recommended use position. The unit shall remain in its manufac
29、turers recommended use position during and upon completion of the test in accordance with 7.2. If a unit is designed with a latching or locking device, that device shall remain engaged and operative after testing. 5.5 OpeningsHolesorslotsthatextendentirelythroughawallsectionofanyrigidmateriallesstha
30、n0.375in.(9.53mm)thick andadmita0.210-in.(5.33-mm)diameterrodshallalsoadmita0.375-in.(9.53-mm)diameterrod.Holesorslotsthatarebetween 0.210 in. (5.33 mm) and 0.375 in. (9.53 mm) and have a wall thickness less than 0.375 in. (9.53 mm), but are limited in depth to 0.375 in. (9.53 mm) maximum by another
31、 rigid surface shall be permissible (see Fig. 2). The product shall be evaluated in all manufacturers recommended use positions. 5.6 Scissoring, Shearing, PinchingA product, when in a manufacturers recommended use position, shall be designed and constructed so as to prevent injury to the occupant fr
32、om any scissoring, shearing or pinching when members or components rotate about a common axis or fastening point, slide, pivot, fold or otherwise move relative to one another. Scissoring, shearing or pinchingthatmaycauseinjuryshallnotbepermissiblewhentheedgesoftherigidpartsadmitaprobegreaterthan0.21
33、0in.(5.33 mm) and less than 0.375 in. (9.53 mm) diameter at any accessible point throughout the range of motion of such parts. 5.7 ExposedCoilSpringsAnyexposedcoilspringwhichisaccessibletotheoccupant,havingorcapableofgeneratingaspace between coils of 0.210 in. (5.33 mm) or greater during static load
34、 testing in accordance with 7.1.2 shall be covered or otherwise designed to prevent injury from entrapment. 5.8 Labeling: 5.8.1 Warning labels (whether paper or non-paper) shall be permanent when tested in accordance with 7.5.1 7.5.3. 5.8.2 Warningstatementsapplieddirectlyontothesurfaceoftheproductb
35、yhotstamping,heattransfer,printing,woodburning, etc. shall be permanent when tested in accordance with 7.5.4. 5.8.3 Nonpaper labels shall not liberate small parts when tested in accordance with 7.5.5. 5.9 ToysToy accessories attached to, removable from, or sold with a stationary activity center, as
36、well as their means of attachment, must meet applicable requirements of Consumer Safety Specication F963. 5.10 Protective ComponentsIf a child can grasp protective components between the thumb and forenger, or teeth, such as caps,sleeves,orplugsusedforprotectionfromsharpedges,points,orentrapmentofng
37、ersortoes,orifthereisatleasta0.040in. (1.00 mm) gap between the protective component and its adjacent parent component, such protective components shall not be removed when tested in accordance with 7.4. 6. Performance Requirements NOTE1TheforceswhicharetobeappliedtothesampleinthetestsdescribedinSec
38、tion7ofthisstandardarereadilyappliedbymeansofacalibrated force gauge, or in the case of static load and dynamic load tests, by dead weights. 6.1 Structural IntegrityAll tests that cover static and dynamic loading, and occupant retention, are to be performed on the same product, sequentially and with
39、out refurbishing or repositioning of adjustment, if any. At test conclusion, there shall be no failure of seams, breakage of materials or changes of adjustments that could cause the product not to fully support the child or create a hazardous condition as dened in Section 5. Maximum slippage of adju
40、stable features, if any, is 1 in. (25 mm). 6.1.1 Dynamic LoadTest in accordance with 7.1.1. 6.1.2 Static LoadTest in accordance with 7.1.2. 6.2 Leg OpeningsThe seat of the stationary activity center shall be designed so that the leg openings will not permit the passage of the test probe shown in Fig
41、. 3 when tested in accordance with 7.1.3. 6.3 Stability: F201213 36.3.1 Tip-OverA stationary activity center shall not tip over, when tested in accordance with 7.3.1. 6.3.2 Seat TiltFor stationary activity centers with freely suspended spring (or equivalent) supported seats, the seat shall not tip m
42、ore than 25 from the horizontal when tested in accordance with 7.3.2.This requirement does not apply to stationary activity centers where the direction and travel of the seat is controlled by the frame of the product. NOTE 2Apply either 6.3.1 or 6.3.2, not both, to product as applicable. 6.4 Motion
43、Resistance: Resistance for Open Base Stationary Activity Centers: 6.4.1 All closed base stationary activity centers are exempt from the requirement in 6.4. 6.4.2 StationaryActivityCenterthatDoesNotRotateAroundaCentralStationaryPostThestationaryactivitycentershallnot move more than 1.0 in. (25.4 mm)
44、in the direction of the applied force from its original position when tested in accordance with 7.6.1. 6.4.3 Stationary Activity Center that Rotates Around Central Stationary Post: 6.4.3.1 The stationary post shall not move more than 1.0 in. (25.4 mm) in the direction of the applied force when teste
45、d in accordance with 7.6.2.3. 6.4.3.2 Thestationarypostshallnotmovemorethan1.0in.(25.4mm)inanydirectionwhentestedinaccordancewith7.6.2.4. FIG. 2Opening Example F201213 47. Test Methods NOTE 3Except for the Structural Integrity tests in 7.1, which shall be performed rst, the tests can be performed in
46、 any sequence. 7.1 Structural Integrity: 7.1.1 Dynamic Load: 7.1.1.1 Position the stationary activity center in the manufacturers recommended use position. If adjustable, adjust to the highest and most upright position. 7.1.1.2 Affix to the stationary activity center seat a 6-by-6 in. (150-by-150 mm
47、) wood block 3 4 in. (19 mm) thick. If the unit has a hammock type seat, use a standard 6 in. (150 mm) weld cap, convex surface down, as identied in Fig. 4, attached to the bottom of the test weight. 7.1.1.3 Drop a test weight of 33 lb (15 kg), with the mass of the weld cap shown in Fig. 4 included,
48、 onto the seat at least a distance of 1 in. (25 mm) one hundred times. 7.1.1.4 When testing a spring supported adjustable stationary activity center, test with the product in the highest adjustment position and support the frame so that the dropping of the 33 lb (15 kg) weight does not cause the sea
49、t to bottom out. 7.1.2 Static Load: 7.1.2.1 Position the stationary activity center as in 7.1.1.1. NOTE 1Dimensions are based on a 5th percentile 6-month-old child. Gauge may be modied to facilitate testing to allow for pulling of the gauge. FIG. 3Small Head Test Probe NOTE1CapsfurnishedtoANSIstandardsunlessotherwisespecied.Weldingcapsareformedfromsteelplateandareellipsoidalinshape.Theminor axis being equal to one half the major axis radii R and r closely approximate the actual semi-ellipsoid
