Designation:F1566−14StandardTestMethodsforEvaluationofInnersprings,Boxsprings,MattressesorMattressSets1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1566;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thesetestmethodscoverrecognizedmethodsfortest-ingmattressinnersprings,boxsprings,andfinishedmattressesormattresssets,orboth,toensureuniformityofresults.1.2Thesetestmethodsareapplicabletoun-upholsteredmattresscoreunitsincludingbutnotlimitedtoinnersprings,airchambers,andfoamcores,un-upholsteredfoundationsinclud-ingbutnotlimitedtoboxspringandbuildupfoundations,finishedfoundationsandmattressconstructions.Datadevel-opedisforcomparativeanalysiswithnopass/failcriteriaapplicable.1.3Thedurabilitytest(Section7),impacttest(Section8)andfirmnessretentiontest/surfacedeformation(Section9)requireupholsteredsamples.Firmnesstestingmayberanonun-upholsteredcomponents,innerspringunitsandflexibleboxsprings(6.1through6.4),orfinishedmattressesormattresssets(6.5through6.8).Astandardizedupholsterypackageisspecifiedifevaluatingamattresscoreorun-upholsteredfoundation.Thesetestmethodsareintendedtobeusedonnewlymanufacturedproducts..1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesinparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E4PracticesforForceVerificationofTestingMachines3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1boxspringunit,n—foundationforthemattressconsist-ingofwirespringelementsmountedonaframe.3.1.2boxspring,upholstered,n—foundationforthemattressconsistingofwirespringelementsmountedonaframe,generallyupho...
