Designation:F1816–97(Reapproved2004)
Standard Safety Specification for
Drawstrings on Children’s Upper Outerwear1
This standard is issued under thefixed designation F1816;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A superscript epsilon(e)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
Knots,toggles,and other decorative or functional attachments on the ends of long,loose drawstrings can catch and snag on other objects.Two hazards associated with such drawstrings on children’s upper outerwear have been identified:the potential strangulation hazard associated primarily with hood and neck area drawstrings of upper outerwear;the potential vehicular dragging hazard associated primarily with waist and bottom drawstrings of upper outerwear.This consumer safety specification is intended to reduce the risk of drawstrings on children’s upper outwear accessing and getting snagged in various entrapment areas.
1.Scope
1.1This specification covers and is intended to reduce strangulation and vehicular dragging hazards associated with drawstrings on children’s upper outerwear.
1.2The type of clothing covered by this specification is girls’and boys’clothing,such as jackets and sweatshirts, generally intended to be worn on the exterior of other clothing.
1.3The sizes covered by this specification are sizes2T to12 for neck/hood drawstrings and sizes2T to16for waist/bottom drawstrings.
1.4Upper outerwear with fully retractable drawstrings are exempt.
The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard.The SI units given in parentheses are for information only.
2.Referenced Documents
2.1ASTM Standards:
D5219Terminology Relating to Body Dimensions for Apparel Sizing2
3.Terminology
3.1Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.1.1bartack,n—the stitching through the drawstring and channel usually at the back center of the channel to prevent the drawstring’s being pulled through its channel.
3.1.2bottom of upper outerwear,n—the edge that circum-scribes the lowest part of the garment(most distant from the neck area).
3.1.3drawstring,n—a non-retractable cord,ribbon,or tape of any material to pull together parts of upper outerwear to provide for closure.
3.1.4hood,n—a loose,pliable covering for the head,either detachable or permanently attached to upper outerwear.
3.1.5neck area,n—the area1in.(25mm)above or below the neck opening.
3.1.6neck opening,n—the opening is defined by the seam between the body of the upper outerwear and the collar or hood.
3.1.7toggle,n—the wooden,plastic,metal or otherwise-composed piece attached to the loose end of the drawstring for decorative purposes or to prevent the drawstring’s being drawn through its channel.
3.1.8upper outerwear,n—clothing,such as jackets and sweatshirts,generally intended to be worn on the exterior of other garments.
3.1.9waist,n—the narrowed part of the body between the chest and hips(see Terminology D5219).
4.Performance Requirements
4.1There shall be no drawstrings in the hood and neck area of children’s upper outerwear sizes2T to12.
4.2Drawstrings at the waist and bottom of children’s upper outwear sizes2T to16shall:
4.2.1Not exceed3in.(75mm)in length outside the drawstring channel when the garment is expanded to its fullest width,
4.2.2Have no toggles,knots,or other attachments at the free ends,and
4.2.3Be bartacked,if the drawstring is one continuous string(see3.1.6).
1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15on
Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.37on
Drawstrings for Children’s Clothing.
Current edition approved Jan.1,2004.Published January2004.Originally
approved in1997.Last previous edition approved in1997as F1816–97.retractable
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Standards volume information,refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
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5.Keywords
5.1children’s clothing;drawstrings
APPENDIX
(Nonmandatory Information)
X1.RATIONALE
X1.1Potential Strangulation Hazard—From January1985 to June1995,the U.S.Consumer Product Safety Commission received42reports,including12deaths,in which primarily hood and neck drawstrin
gs caught on playground equipment, cribs,a fence,an escalator,or farm machinery,resulting in actual or near strangulation.Victims ranged in age from14 months to8years.The majority of the cases involved play-ground slides.Typically,as the child descended the slide,a drawstring dropped into a gap between slide components,for example,between the slide and platform,between the slide and tunnel cover,between segments of a spiral slide,and so forth. The drawstring pulled through the gap to the point where the toggle or knot on the end caused it to snag.As a result,the child was suspended part way down the slide,with the garment and drawstring taut at the neck,strangling the child.
X1.2Vehicular Dragging Hazard—From1991to1996,the U.S.Consumer Product Safety Commission received report of 12incidents,including4deaths,in which waist and bottom drawstrings snagged on school bus handrails or in schoolbus doors.Typically,as the child descended the steps to get off the bus,the drawstring dropped into a gap in the handrail.Before the child or driver realized that the drawstring was snagged,the bus door had closed and the bus was driving away,dragging the child.Fatalities usually involved the child’s being run over by the bus.Victims ranged in age from7to14years.
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