1、Designation:F264014Standard Consumer Safety Specification forBooster Seats1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2640;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses in
2、dicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.INTRODUCTIONThis consumer safety specification addresses incidents associated with booster seats that wereidentified by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission(C
3、PSC).CPSC has identifiedhazards resulting in injuries that occurred when children fell from booster seats,tipped over and outof a booster seat,among other types of incidents.In response to a review of the data received by theCPSC,this specification attempts to minimize the following:incidents relate
4、d to tray disengagement,restraint disengagement or absence of restraint system,stability of a booster seat while attached toadult chairs and entrapment within a booster seat,in addition to other hazards presented during the useof booster seats.This specification does not cover booster seats that wer
5、e either blatantly misused orused in a careless manner that disregards the warning statements and safety instructions provided witheach booster seat.This specification is written within the current state-of-the-art of booster seattechnology.It is intended that this specification will be updated when
6、ever substantive informationbecomes available that necessitates additional requirements or justifies the revision of the existingrequirements.1.Scope1.1 This consumer safety specification covers the perfor-mance requirements and methods of test to ensure the satis-factory performance of the booster
7、seat.1.2 This consumer safety specification is intended to mini-mize injuries to children resulting from normal usage andreasonably foreseeable misuse or abuse of booster seats.NOTE1This consumer safety specification is not intended to addressaccidents and injuries resulting from the interaction of
8、older children withchildren in booster seats.1.3 For purposes of this consumer safety specification,abooster seat is a juvenile chair,which is placed on an adultchair to elevate a child to standard dining table height.Thebooster seat is made for the purpose of containing a child,upto 5 years of age,
9、and normally for the purposes of feeding oreating.A booster seat may be height adjustable and include areclined position.1.4 No booster seat produced after the approval date of thisconsumer safety specification shall,either by label or othermeans,indicate compliance with this specification unless it
10、conforms to all requirements contained herein.1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.6 The following precautionary caveat p
11、ertains only to thetest method portion,Section 7,of this 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 and healthpractices and determine the applica
12、bility of regulatory limita-tions prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D3359 Test Methods for Measuring Adhesion by Tape TestF963 Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety2.2 Federal Regulations:316 CFR 1303 Ban of Lead-Containing Paint and CertainConsumer Products Bearing Lead-
13、Containing Paint16 CFR 1500.48 Technical Requirements for Determining aSharp Point in Toys or Other Articles Intended for Use by1This consumer safety specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Commit-tee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeF15.16 on Highchai
14、rs,Hook-On Chairs and Expandable Gates.Current edition approved Jan.1,2014.Published January 2014.Originallyapproved in 2007.Last previous edition approved in 2012 as F2640 12.DOI:10.1520/F2640-14.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at s
15、erviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from U.S.Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents,732 N.Capitol St.,NW,Mail Stop:SDE,Washington,DC 20401,http:/www.access.gpo.gov.Copyright ASTM
16、 International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 Children Under Eight Years of Age16 CFR 1500.49 Technical Requirements for Determining aSharp Metal or Glass Edge in Toys or Other ArticlesIntended for Use by Children Under Eight Years of Age16 CFR 1500.50-.52 Test Methods for Simulating Use andAbuse of Toys and Other Articles Intended for Use byChildren16 CFR 1501 Method for Identifying Toys and Other Ar-ticles Intended for Use by Children Under Thr
