[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: 16CFR1633.13]

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                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1633_STANDARD FOR THE FLAMMABILITY (OPEN FLAME) OF MATTRESS 
SETS--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart B_Rules and Regulations
 
Sec.  1633.13  Tests for guaranty purposes, compliance with this section, and ``one of a kind'' exemption.

    (a) Tests for guaranty purposes. Reasonable and representative tests 
for the purpose of issuing a guaranty under section 8 of the Flammable 
Fabrics Act, 15 U.S.C. 1197, for mattress sets subject to the Standard 
shall be the tests performed to show compliance with the Standard.
    (b) Compliance with this section. No person subject to the Flammable 
Fabrics Act shall manufacture for sale, import, distribute, or otherwise 
market or handle any mattress set which is not in compliance with the 
provisions under Subpart B.
    (c) ``One of a kind'' exemption for physician prescribed mattresses. 
(1)(i) A mattress set manufactured in accordance with a physician's 
written prescription or manufactured in accordance with other comparable 
written medical therapeutic specification, to be used in connection with 
the treatment or management of a named individual's physical illness or 
injury, shall be considered a ``one of a kind mattress'' and shall be 
exempt from testing under the Standard pursuant to Sec.  1633.7 thereof: 
Provided, that the mattress set bears a permanent, conspicuous and 
legible label which states:

    WARNING: This mattress set may be subject to a large fire if exposed 
to an open flame. It was manufactured in accordance with a physician's 
prescription and has not been tested under the Federal Standard for the 
Flammability (Open-Flame) of Mattress Sets (16 CFR part 1633).


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    (ii) Such labeling must be attached to the mattress set so as to 
remain on or affixed thereto for the useful life of the mattress set. 
The label must be at least 40 square inches (250 sq. cm) with no linear 
dimension less than 5 inches (12.5 cm). The letters in the word 
``WARNING'' shall be no less than 0.5 inch (1.27 cm) in height and all 
letters on the label shall be in a color which contrasts with the 
background of the label. The warning statement which appears on the 
label must also be conspicuously displayed on the invoice or other sales 
papers that accompany the mattress set in commerce from the manufacturer 
to the final point of sale to a consumer.
    (2) The manufacturer of a mattress set exempted from testing under 
this paragraph (c) shall, in lieu of the records required to be kept by 
Sec.  1633.10, retain a copy of the written prescription or other 
comparable written medical therapeutic specification for such mattress 
set during a period of three years, measured from the date of 
manufacture.
    (3) For purposes of this regulation the term physician shall mean a 
physician, chiropractor or osteopath licensed or otherwise permitted to 
practice by any State of the United States.

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  Figure 1 to Part 1633--Test Assembly, Shown in Furniture Calorimeter 
                            (Configuration A)
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Figure 2 to Part 1633--Test Arrangement in 3.05m x 3.66m (10 ft x 12 ft) 
                         Room (Configuration B)
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        Figure 3 to Part 1633--Details of Horizontal Burner Head
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         Figure 4 to Part 1633--Details of Vertical Burner Head
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           Figure 5 to Part 1633--Details of Burner Stand-off
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Figure 6 to Part 1633--Burner Assembly Showing Arms and Pivots (Shoulder 
     Screws), in Relation to, Portable Frame Allowing Burner Height 
                               Adjustment
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 Figure 7 to Part 1633--Elements of Propane Flow Control for Each Burner
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 Figure 8 to Part 1633--Jig for Setting Mattresses and Foundation Sides 
                              in Same Plane
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     Figure 9 to Part 1633--Burner Placements on Mattress/Foundation
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Figure 10 to Part 1633--Jig for Setting Burners at Proper Distances From 
                           Mattress/Foundation
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         Figure 11 to Part 1633--Diagrams for Glossary of Terms
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  Figure 12 to Part 1633--Labels for Domestic Mattress with Foundation
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  Figure 13 to Part 1633--Labels for Imported Mattress with Foundation
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 Figures 14 and 15 to Part 1633--Label for Domestic Mattress Alone and 
    with Foundation, and Label for Imported Mattress Alone and with 
                               Foundation
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  Figures 16 and 17 to Part 1633--Label for Domestic Mattress Only and 
                    Label for Imported Mattress Only
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