[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: 16CFR1211.9]

[Page 326-327]
 
                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1211--SAFETY STANDARD FOR AUTOMATIC RESIDENTIAL GARAGE DOOR OPERATORS--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart A--The Standard
 
Sec. 1211.9  Additional entrapment protection requirements.

    (a) A means to manually detach the door operator from the door shall 
be

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supplied. The gripping surface (handle) shall be colored red and shall 
be easily distinguishable from the rest of the operator. It shall be 
capable of being adjusted to a height of 6 feet (1.8 m) above the garage 
floor when the operator is installed according to the instructions 
specified in Sec. 1211.14(a)(2). The means shall be constructed so that 
a hand firmly gripping it and applying a maximum of 50 pounds (223 N) of 
force shall detach the operator with the door obstructed in the down 
position. The obstructing object, as described in Sec. 1211.7(b), is to 
be located in several different positions. A marking with instructions 
for detaching the operator shall be provided as required by 
Sec. 1211.15(i).
    (b) A means to manually detach the door operator from the door is 
not required for a door operator that is not directly attached to the 
door and that controls movement of the door so that:
    (1) The door is capable of being moved open from any position other 
than the last (closing) 2 inches (50.8 mm) of travel, and
    (2) The door is capable of being moved to the 2-inch point from any 
position between closed and the 2-inch point.
    (c) Actuation of a control that initiates movement of a door shall 
stop and may reverse the door on the down cycle. On the up cycle, 
actuation of a control shall stop the door but not reverse it.
    (d) An operator shall be constructed so that adjustment of limit, 
force or other user controls and connection of external entrapment 
protection devices can be accomplished without exposing normally 
enclosed live parts or wiring.

[57 FR 60455, Dec. 21, 1992, as amended at 65 FR 70658, Nov. 27, 2000]