[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1211.9]

[Page 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 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]