[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1509.13]

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                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1509--REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-FULL-SIZE BABY CRIBS--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1509.13  Requirements for cutouts.

    Non-full-size baby cribs shall comply with the following test 
requirements:
    (a) Place the neck of the headform probe shown in Figure 2 into any 
cutout (partially-bounded opening) located along the upper edges of an 
end or side panel. The axis of the neck shall be horizontal and at right 
angles to the plane of the panel at the point of contact. The head 
portion of the probe shall be on the outer side of the panel. With the 
neck resting on the panel at any point within the cutout area (for 
compliance purposes, the Commission may test at all points that could 
result in a failure), and the front of the probe pointing downwards, 
draw the head of the probe towards the panel until surface ``A'' makes 
contact with the outer side of the panel (see Figure 3).
    (b)(1) Press down on the neck to cause the head to swing upwards 
through the cutout in the panel. The probe shall not be rotated about 
the major axis of the neck during this procedure. The arc through which 
the head is swung shall be in a vertical plane and shall terminate when 
the major axis of the neck attains an upright position or is prevented 
from attaining an upright position by an obstruction. During the test, 
contact shall be maintained between surface ``A'' (or at least one of 
edges ``AB''), the neck of the headform probe and the panel. If, during 
the swing to the upright position, an edge or surface other than surface 
``D'' is contacted, sideways motion of the headform shall not be 
restrained, but the arc through which the headform is swung shall remain 
vertical
    (2) If a cutout is V-shaped (the side boundaries or the tangents to 
the side boundaries are nowhere parallel), an additional test shall be 
performed on the cutout. Upon completion of the swing to the upright 
position, rock the headform sideways parallel to the plane of the panel 
while maintaining contact between surface ``A'' or an edge ``AB'' and 
the panel. This will result in the probe sliding toward the bottom of 
the cutout. The maximum angle through which the headform is rocked shall 
be determined by contact with the panel by a surface or edge other than 
``A'' or ``AB'' or until one of the surfaces ``B'' is in a vertical 
plane.
    (c) During the test described in paragraph (b) of this section, no 
portion of the panel shall contact:
    (1) Simultaneously, more than one of surfaces ``B'', ``C'' or edges 
``BC,'' ``CC,'' or ``CD,'' in any combination if they are on opposing 
sides of the headform.
    (2) Any of surfaces ``D''.

    Note: Edges are identified by the letter designations for surfaces 
that lie on either side of the edge.

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                          Figure 1 to Part 1509
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[47 FR 47541, Oct. 27, 1982]

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                  Figure 2 to Part 1509--Headform Probe
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[47 FR 47544, Oct. 27, 1982]

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                          Figure 3 to Part 1509
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[47 FR 47544, Oct. 27, 1982]

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