LOG OF MEETING

DIRECTORATE FOR ENGINEERING SCIENCES

SUBJECT: ASTM Bassinet/Cradle Task Group Meeting 

DATE OF MEETING: April 25, 2013

PLACE OF MEETING: Via Conference Call

LOG ENTRY SOURCE: Patricia Edwards

COMMISSION ATTENDEES: Patricia Edwards, Mark Kumagai, Jonathan 

Midgett

NON-COMMISSION ATTENDEES: Contact ASTM for attendee list

SUMMARY OF MEETING:

The ballot items associated with the removable bassinet bed stability requirement were 

finalized by the task group. A few changes were made as indicated below in highlighted 

text. 

3.1.X removable bassinet bed, n – A bassinet bed that is designed to separate from the 

base/stand without the use of tools. Play yard bassinets, as defined in 3.1.2 are excluded 

from this definition.

2) Test Requirement and Procedure

6.10 Removable Bassinet Bed Attachment - Any product containing a removable bassinet 

bed with a latching or locking device intended to secure the bassinet bed to the 

stand/base, shall comply with any one of the following: 6.10.1, 6.10.2, 6.10.3, 6.10.4 or 

6.10.5 when tested in accordance with 7.11. 

6.10.1 The base/stand shall not support the bassinet bed (i.e., the bassinet bed 

falls collapses from the stand and contacts the floor or the base/stand does not remain in 

use position when the bassinet bed is unattached).

6.10.2 The lock/latch shall automatically engage under the weight of the bassinet 

bed (without any other force or action) in all lateral positions.

6.10.3 The sleep surface of the bassinet bed shall be at least 20° off from a 

horizontal plane when the bassinet bed is in an unlocked position.

6.10.4 The bassinet shall provide a false latch/lock visual indicator(s) that is 

visible to a person standing near the bassinet/cradle, at a minimum, on the two longest 

sides of the product, but not necessarily visible from all other positions.

conspicuous, at a minimum, on the two longest sides of the product. 

6.10.5 The bassinet bed shall not tip over and shall retain the CAMI newborn 

dummy when tested in accordance with 7.11.5.3.

7.11 Removable Bassinet Bed Attachment Tests
7.11.1 Assemble the bassinet/cradle base/stand only, in accordance with manufacturer’s 

instructions. If the base/stand does not remain in the use position when the bassinet bed is 

not locked the product is exempt from this test.

7.11.2 Place the base/stand in one of the manufacturer’s recommended use positions.

7.11.3 Place the base/stand and the inclinometer on a flat level horizontal surface (0 +/-

0.5°) to establish a test plane. Zero the inclinometer.

7.11.4 Remove the mattress pad from the bassinet bed.

NOTE —For mattresses that are integral with the mattress support, do not remove 

the mattress and perform all angle measurements for 7.11 on a 6 by 6 by 3⁄8-in. 

nominal aluminum block placed on the center of the mattress.

7.11.5 Place the bassinet bed on the base/stand in the intended use orientation without 

engaging any latch or lock mechanism between the base/stand and the bassinet bed. If the 

bed automatically engages to the base/stand do not disengage the lock/latch. If the 

bassinet bed can rest on the base/stand in its intended use orientation in one or more than

one lateral unlocked position (see Figure X), the unit shall be evaluated in the lateral 

position most likely to fail the requirements outlined in 6.10.