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Consumer Product Safety Commission § 1632.8

§ 1632.7 Tape edge substitution proce- (f) Chaise lounge. An upholstered dure. or a couch with a chair (a) Sections 1632.1 (j) and (k) provide back. It has a permanent back rest, no in part that ‘‘a change in existing mate- arms, and sleeps one (see fig. 5). rial shall be deemed a difference in ma- (g) Convertible sofa. An upholstered terials for purposes of prototype defini- sofa that converts into an adult sized tion unless it is shown to the satisfac- . unfolds out and up from tion of the Consumer Product Safety under the seat cushioning (see fig. 5). Commission that such change will not (h) Convoluted foam pad. A bed pad reduce the ignition resistance’’ of the made of foam in an egg-crate configu- mattress prototype or the ration not encased in ticking. prototype. (i) Corner groups. Two twin size bed- (b) The Commission will regard a ding sets on frames, usually showing ‘‘to the satisfaction of the Con- slipcovered, and abutted to a corner sumer Product Safety Commission’’ to table. They also usually have loose bol- have been made with respect to mate- sters slipcovered (see fig. 5). rials substitution of items such as (j) Crib bumper. Padded which flange materials and tapes at the tape goes around three or four sides inside a edge under the following cir- crib to protect the baby. Can also be cumstances: used in a playpen. (1) The mattress or mattress pad pro- (k) . Daybed has foundation, totype has been qualified previously usually supported by coil or flat under the provisions of § 1632.3; and springs, mounted between arms on (2) A substitution of materials in- which mattress is placed. It has perma- volving only tape edge construction is nent arms, no backrest, and sleeps one contemplated; and (see fig. 5). (3) A prototype mattress or mattress (l) Decubitus pad. Designed to prevent pad incorporating the substitute mate- or assist in the healing of decubitus ul- rials has been tested in accordance cers (bed sores). Flat decubitus pads with applicable procedures in § 1632.4 by are covered by the standard. Con- placing 36 cigarettes (18 per voluted decubitus pads made entirely surface—9 bare and 9 two-sheet) at tape from foam are not covered by the edge locations with no test failure as standard. determined by applying the test cri- (m) Dressing table pad. Pad to cushion terion of § 1632.3(b); and a baby on top of a dressing table. (4) Records are maintained setting (n) Drop-arm loveseat. When side arms forth the details of the materials sub- are in vertical position, this piece is a stitution and showing the results of loveseat. The adjustable arms can be the testing referred to in paragraph lowered to one of four positions for a (b)(3) of this section. The records are to chaise lounge effect or a single sleeper. be maintained in accordance with regu- The vertical back support always re- lations established by the Consumer mains upright and stationary (see fig. Product Safety Commission (see 5). § 1632.31). (o) . A flexible mattress gen- erally used on the floor that can be § 1632.8 Glossary of terms. folded or rolled up for storage. It usu- (a) Absorbent pads. Pad used on top of ally consists of resilient material cov- mattress. Designed to absorb urine ered by ticking. thereby reducing skin irritation, can (p) High riser. This is a frame of sofa be one time use. seating height with two equal size mat- (b) Basket pad. Cushion for use in an tresses without a backrest. The frame infant basket. slides out with the lower bed and rises (c) Bunk beds. A tier of beds, usually to form a double or two single beds (see two or three, in a high frame complete fig. 5). with (see fig. 5). (q) Infant carrier and lounge pad. Pad (d) Car bed. Portable bed used to to cushion a baby in an infant carrier. carry a baby in an automobile. (r) Mattress foundation. Consists of (e) Carriage pad. Cushion to go into a any surface such as foam, box springs baby carriage. or other, upon which a mattress is

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placed to lend it support for use in beds have boxes for storage of sleeping upon. bedding. There are two types: the one- (s) . Cloth bag filled with resil- piece, where the back and seat are up- ient material such as feathers, down, holstered as a unit, supplying an un- sponge rubber, urethane, or fiber used broken sleeping surface; and the two- as the support for the head of a person. piece, where back and seat are uphol- (t) Playpen pad. Cushion used on the stered separately (see fig. 5). bottom of a playpen. (bb) Sofa lounge—(includes glideouts). (u) Portable crib. Smaller size than a Upholstered seating section is mounted conventional crib. Can usually be con- on springs and in a special frame that verted into a playpen. permit it to be pulled out for sleeping. (v) Press-back lounges. Longer and Has upholstered backrest bedding box wider than conventional sofa beds. that is hinged. Glideouts are single When the lounge seat is pressed light- sleepers with sloping seats and back- ly, it levels off to form, with the seat, rests. Seat pulls out from beneath back a flat sleeping surface. The seat slopes, and evens up to supply level sleeping in the sitting position, for added com- surface (see fig. 5). fort (see fig. 5). (cc) Studio couch. Consists of uphol- (w) Push-back sofa. When pressure is stered seating section on upholstered exerted on the back of the sofa, it be- comes a bed. When the back is lifted, it foundation. Many types convert to becomes a sofa again. Styled in tight twin beds (see fig. 5). or loose (see fig. 5). (dd) Studio divan. Twin size uphol- (x) Roll-away-bed. Portable bed which stered seating section with foundation has frame which folds in half with the is mounted on metal . Has no mattress for compact storage. arms or backrest, and sleeps one (see (y) Sleep lounge. Upholstered seating fig. 5). section is mounted on a sturdy frame. (ee) . A low bed which is May have along the rolled under a larger bed. In some lines, wall as backrests or may have attached the lower bed springs up to form a dou- headrests (see fig. 5). ble or two single beds as in a high riser (z) Stroller pad. Cushion used in a (see fig. 5). baby stroller. (ff) Twin studio divan. Frames which (aa) . These are pieces in glide out (but not up) and use seat which the back of the sofa swings down cushions, in addition to upholstered flat with the seat to form the sleeping foundation to sleep two. Has neither surface. All upholstered. Some sofa arms nor back rest (see fig. 5).

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Effective date: The amended standard Subpart B—Rules and Regulations shall become effective on April 10, 1985. As required by section 4(b) of the Flam- § 1632.31 Mattresses/mattress pads—la- mable Fabrics Act (15 U.S.C. 1193(b)), beling, recordkeeping, guaranties mattresses and mattress pads which and ‘‘one of a kind’’ exemption. are in inventory or with the trade on (a) Definitions. For the purposes of the effective date of the amended this section, the following definitions standard are exempt from its require- apply: ments, but must comply with all appli- (1) Standard for the Flammability of cable requirements of the original Mattresses or Standard means the standard. Standard for the Flammability of Mat- tresses and Mattress Pads (FF 4–72, amended), (16 CFR part 1632, subpart A).

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