[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1507.12]

[Page 536-537]
 
                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1507_FIREWORKS DEVICES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1507.12  Multiple-tube fireworks devices.

    (a) Application. Multiple-tube mine and shell fireworks devices with 
any tube measuring 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) or more in inside diameter and 
subject to Sec. 1500.17(a)(12) of this part shall not tip over when 
subjected to the tip-angle test described in this section.
    (b) Testing procedure. The device shall be placed on a smooth 
surface that can

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be inclined at 60 degrees from the horizontal, as shown in Figure 1 of 
this section. The height and width of the inclined plane (not including 
the portion of the plane below the mechanical stop) shall be at least 1 
inch (2.54 cm) greater than the largest dimension of the base of the 
device to be tested. The test shall be conducted on a smooth, hard 
surface that is horizontal as measured by a spirit level or equivalent 
instrument. The mechanical stop on the inclined plane shall be 1/16 
inches (1.6 mm) in height and perpendicular to the inclined plane. The 
stop shall be positioned parallel to the bottom edge of the inclined 
plane and so that no portion of the device to be tested or its base 
touches the horizontal surface. The device shall not tip over when the 
plane is inclined at 60-degrees from the horizontal. The procedure shall 
be repeated for each edge of the device.

                        Figure 1 to Sec. 1507.12
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[61 FR 13096, Mar. 26, 1996]