[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1207.3]

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                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1207--SAFETY STANDARD FOR SWIMMING POOL SLIDES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1207.3  Definitions.

    (a) As used in this part 1207:
    (1) Aboveground pool slide ladder means a slide ladder that is not 
anchored in the ground or support deck and that can be removed from the 
slide or hinged and locked so that unauthorized or unsupervised use of 
the slide is prevented.
    (2) Abrasion hazard means a sharp or rough surface of a swimming 
pool slide that would scrape the skin upon casual contact.
    (3) Assembled product means all parts, components, and fasteners as 
defined in and assembled according to the manufacturer's assembly and 
installation instructions.

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    (4) Bracing means members providing structural support to the 
assembled, installed slide.
    (5) Casual contact means contact of any body part with the slide 
occurring by chance or nonchalant encounters.
    (6) Center of gravity means the point that represents the mean 
position of the concentrated mass of a body.
    (7) Curved slide means a slide whose runway curves out of the 
vertical plane at any point along the slide path.
    (8) Cutting hazard means a slide surface that would cut the skin 
under casual contact.
    (9) Designated waterline means the horizontal line through whichever 
of the following is applicable: (i) The midpoint of the operating range 
of the skimmers, or (ii) on pools with overflow systems, the height of 
the overflow rim.
    (10) Edge guards means shields designed to cover sharp edges on 
slides.
    (11) [Reserved]
    (12) Freestanding slide means a slide designed for aboveground pools 
that is not fastened to the pool deck or the ground. This slide may have 
attachments to the aboveground pool to prevent misalignment.
    (13) Friction means the force tending to reduce the velocity of the 
slider on the slide.
    (14) [Reserved]
    (15) Intended use means behavior on swimming pool slides as 
disclosed by the manufacturer, as specified in this part 1207, or to 
which the slide may be subjected by a reasonable user (including 
reasonably foreseeable misuse).
    (16) Ladder angle means the angle of the ladder measured from a 
plumbline.
    (17) Ladder platform means a platform built into the slide ladder.
    (18) Operational strength means the strength of the slide and/or its 
components after installation according to the manufacturer's 
instructions.
    (19) Performance test means a test to measure the functional or 
structural characteristics of the slide and may include:
    (i) Observations and measurements of the slide's functioning in the 
``intended use'' mode, installed according to the manufacturer's 
installation instructions, and/or
    (ii) Observations and measurements of the slide's response to 
dynamic and static loads.
    (20) [Reserved]
    (21) Pinching hazard means any configuration of slide components 
that would pinch or entrap the fingers or toes of a child or an adult.
    (22) Puncture hazard means any slide surface or protrusion that 
would puncture a child's skin under casual contact.
    (23) Runway means the surface on which the user slides in the 
intended use of a slide.
    (24) Runway rail means a raised edge or guard that keeps the slider 
on the runway.
    (25) Runway length means the length of the runway measured along its 
centerline.
    (26) Slide width means the width of the slide runway measured 
between the inside of the left and right runway rails.
    (27) Straight slide means a slide whose runway curves only in the 
vertical plane.
    (28) Swimming pool slide means any device used to enter a swimming 
pool by sliding down an inclined plane.
    (29) Tamperproof means that tools are required to alter or remove 
portions of the slide such as guards, treads, etc.
    (30) Trajectory means the path of a slider's center of gravity from 
start to finish.
    (31) [Reserved]
    (32) Tread contact surface means foot contact surfaces of ladder, 
step, stair, or ramp.

[41 FR 2751, Jan. 19, 1976, as amended at 43 FR 58813, Dec. 18, 1978]