1、Designation: F2057 09bF2057 14Standard Safety Specification forChests, Door Chests, and DressersClothing Storage Units1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2057; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the y
2、ear of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.INTRODUCTIONThe This consumer safety specification is intended to address incidents reported by the U.S.Consumer Product Sa
3、fety Commission (CPSC) estimates that there were 8100 emergency roomtreated injuries associated with the tipover of furniture in 1994.relating to clothing storage units. Inresponse to the incident data compiled by the CPSC, this consumer safety specification attempts tominimize the hazards associate
4、d with these products. This consumer safety specification does notapply to products that are blatantly misused, nor does it apply to products used by consumers in acareless manner that violate normal practice or disregard the instructions or warnings provided withthe product, or both.In addition, th
5、e CPSC received reports of about six deaths each year associated with furnituretipover. Approximately two thirds of the deaths were said to have involved items with drawers, suchas dressers, bureaus, and chests of drawers. Approximately 80 % were to children under the age offive.1. Scope1.1 This saf
6、ety specification is intended to reduce injuries and deaths of children from hazards associated with tipover ofclothing storage units.free-standing clothing storage units, such as chests, door chests and dressers, over 30 in. (762 mm) in height.1.2 This safety specification covers chests, dressers,
7、door chests, chest-on-chests, tall chests, lingerie chests, bureaus, andarmoires.1.2 This safety specification does not cover shelving units, such as bookcases or entertainment centers, night stands, orunder-bed drawer storage units.furniture, office furniture, dining room furniture, jewelry armoire
8、s, underbed drawer storage unitsor built-in units intended to be permanently attached to the building.1.4 This safety specification does not cover any items 30 in. or less in height.1.3 This safety specification is intended to cover children up to and including age five.21.4 This safety specificatio
9、n replaces PS 11098.1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in thisThe values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are notconsidered standard.1.6 The follo
10、wing safety hazards caveat pertains only to the test procedure portion, Section 47, of this safety specification:Thisstandard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the userof this standard to establish appropriate safety
11、and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations priorto use.1 This safety specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 on Consumer Productsand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.42 on FurnitureSafety.Current edition approved Oct. 15, 2009
12、Oct. 1, 2014. Published November 2009October 2014. Originally approved in 2000. Last previous edition approved in 2009 asF2057 09a.F2057 09b. DOI: 10.1520/F2057-09B.10.1520/F2057-14.2 The majority (approximately 80 %) of deaths relate to children 5 years or younger (see Introduction).younger.This do
13、cument is not an ASTM standard and is intended only to provide the user of an ASTM standard an indication of what changes have been made to the previous version. Becauseit may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions a
14、s appropriate. In all cases only the current versionof 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 States12. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:3F3096 Perfor
15、mance Specification for Tipover Restraint(s) Used with Clothing Storage Unit(s)3. Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 chest, clothing storage unit, na furniture item intended for the storage of clothing typical of bedroom furniture andcontaining one or more of the fol
16、lowing: drawers, doors, stationary shelves, adjustable shelves, or pull-out shelves arranged invarying configurations.furniture.2.1.2 door chest, na furniture item intended for the storage of clothing and consisting of a case with drawers at the bottomof the unit and drawer or permanent shelves cove
17、red by two doors at the top of the case.2.1.3 dresser, na furniture item intended for the storage of clothing and consisting of up to nine drawers usually arranged ingroups three high and three wide. Dimensions are usually 65 to 72 in. wide and 30 to 35 in. high.3.1.2 operational sliding length, nin
18、 a drawer with stops, the drawer opened to its stops. In the absence of stops, theoperational length is length length measured from the inside backface of the drawer back to the inside face of the drawer front inits fully closed position with measurements taken at the shortest drawer depth dimension
19、 minus 3.5 in. See (see Fig. 1 and).Appendix X1.3.1.3 outstop, nany feature that limits outward motion of drawers or pullout shelves, or both.3.1.4 tipover, nthe event at which a furniture unit pivots forward to athe point beyondat which the unit continues to fall.3.1.5 tipover restraint, nsupplemen
20、tal device that aids in the prevention of tip over.4. Performance Requirements4.1 With the unit empty, empty and without the tipover restraint, test the unit in accordance with 4.17.1 and 4.27.2.4.2 During the test, the unit shall not tip over or be supported only by an opened drawer, opened door, o
21、r opened or unopenedflap.by any component unless that component was specifically designed for that purpose.4.3 If a failed component prohibits the completion of the test, the unit is to have the failed component then the failedcomponent(s) shall be repaired or replaced to the original specifications
22、, or the unitcomponent replaced and the test repeated.repeated with the failed component secured as to not affect the test results but to prevent the component from failing.4.4 Tip over Tipover restraints shall be included with each item of furniture covered under the scope of this standard safetysp
23、ecification for attachment by the consumer to the interior wall, framing, or other support and the case good to help preventtipover.consumer.3.5 If a cable or strap type restraint is used, the strap must be tightened with no slack allowed when installed between the walland case.3 For referencedASTM
24、standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standardsvolume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page on the ASTM website.FIG. 31 DoorsOperational Sliding Length (OSL)F2057 1424.5 The tip over tipover res
25、traint provided and recommended method of attachmentshall meet the requirement of SpecificationF3096shall withstand a pull force of 50 lb3.7 Instructions shall be supplied with each unit providing clear and complete installation instructions.4.6 A permanent warning label (see Fig. 2) shall be attach
26、ed to the case good clothing storage unit in a conspicuous locationwhen in use such as inside of a drawer or door.use.TEST METHOD5. Scope5.1 This test method is designed to test free-standing clothing storage unit tipover.6. Significance and Use6.1 The test method in 7.1.2 and 7.2.2 was developed to
27、 show how far the drawers of the unit being tested should be pulledout regardless of whether there are outstops or not.FIG. 42 Drawers and Pullout ShelvesWarning LabelF2057 1437. Test Procedure7.1 Stability of Unloaded Unit:7.1.1 Position the empty unit on a level flat surface composed of either con
28、crete, wood flooring, or hard, level, flat surface. The18 in. vinyl over concrete. If the unit has leveling glides, these glides shall be installed and be in contact with the floor, and theunits shall be level during testing.unit shall be level during testing unless specifically designed otherwise.7
29、.1.2 Open all doors to 90 (see Fig. 3) and extend all drawers and pullout shelves to two thirds of their operational slidinglengthor pullout shelves, or both, to the outstop or, in the absence of such feature, to 23 or to the stop, whichever is shorter(66 %)of their operational sliding length (see 2
30、.1.43.1.2 and Fig. 41). Open flaps or dropfronts drop fronts to their horizontal position oras near horizontal as possible.7.2 Stability with Load:7.2.1 Position the empty unit in accordance with 7.1.1.7.2.2 Position the unit on a level flat surface composed of either concrete, wood flooring, orOpen
31、 one drawer to the outstop or,in the absence of such a feature, to 23 18 in. vinyl over concrete. If the unit has leveling glides, these glides shall be installed (66%) of its operational sliding length. All other drawers and doors not undergoing testing shall be in the closed position unless theymu
32、st be opened to access other components behind them. Test in accordance with 7.2.4and be in contact with the floor, and the.Close drawer and repeat until all drawers have been tested. (See Fig. 4units shall be level during testing)7.2.3 One drawer or door after another shall be opened/extended in ac
33、cordance with Open one door to 90. All other drawers4.1.2, tested in accordance with 4.2.3, and then closed. Drawers and and doors not undergoing testing shall be in the closed positionunless they must be openopened to access other components behind them. Test in accordance with 7.2.4. Close door an
34、d repeatwith another door until all doors have been tested. (See Fig. 4.)7.2.4 Gradually apply dual weights of 25 6 1 lb each test weights (see Fig. 5) over the center of the front of each drawer (seedrawer. Fig. 4). Each weight shall be individually wrapped in 2 to 4 mil thick polyethylene film and
35、 sealed (by heat, tape, orotherwise) to reduce contamination. For odd shaped drawers, apply For odd-shaped drawers, apply test weights to the front edgethat protrudes the farthest. farthest (see Fig. 6). For doors, apply thetest weights to each door so that the center outer edge of theouter weights
36、is 3 in. from the outermost edge test weight is flush with the outermost upper corner of the door (see Fig. 64).NOTE 1The total weight of 50 lb is equal to the 95th percentile 5 year old child.8. Precision and Bias8.1 No information is presented because the test result is non-quantitative.9. Keyword
37、s9.1 chests; children; consumer safety specifications; door chests; drawers, children; drawers; dressers; free standing clothingstorage unit; furniture; outstop; furniture, tipoverFIG. 53 WeightsStability of Unloaded UnitF2057 144FIG. 64 Door Weight PlacementStability with LoadF2057 145FIG. 15 Opera
38、tional Length, Drawer without StopsTest WeightsF2057 146APPENDIX(Nonmandatory Information)X1. OPERATIONAL LENGTH EXAMPLESASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any item mentionedin this standard. Users of this standard are expres
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