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
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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 i ndicated 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 Requir ement 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 positi on 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 position s

. 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 Tests7. 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 incl inometer.

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

.