Designation:F2050−13aStandardConsumerSafetySpecificationforHand-HeldInfantCarriers1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2050;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONThisconsumersafetyspecificationisintendedtomitigatepotentialsafetyhazardsassociatedwithachild’suseofahand-heldinfantcarrierandtherebyminimizetheriskofinjuryordeath.Thespecifichazardsaddressedbythisstandardarecarrierhandlestrengthtosupporttheoccupant,producttipover,andfallsfromelevatedsurfaces.1.Scope1.1Thisconsumersafetyspecificationestablishesperfor-mancerequirements,testmethods,andmarkingrequirementstopromotesafeuseofahand-heldinfantcarrierbyanoccupantandcaregiver.1.2Thisconsumersafetyspecificationisintendedtomini-mizetheriskofincidentstoanoccupantresultingfromnormaluseandreasonablyforeseeablemisuseorabuseofahand-heldinfantcarrier.1.3Nohand-heldinfantcarrierproducedaftertheapprovaldateofthisconsumersafetyspecification,eitherbylabelorothermeans,shallindicatecompliancewiththisspecification,unlessitconformstoallrequirementscontainedherein.1.4Thisconsumersafetyspecificationisnotintendedtoaddressaccidentsandinjuriesresultingfromtheinteractionofotherpersonswiththechildoccupantinahand-heldinfantcarrierortheaccidentsresultingfromabuseandmisusebychildrenabletowalk.1.5Thisconsumersafetyspecificationisnotintendedtoaddressincidentsorinjuriesresultingfromuseoftheproductinamotorvehicle,norisitintendedtoaddressanyissuesthatmayarisefromthemanufacturermeetingthecertificationrequirementsof49CFR571.213orotherapplicableadd-onchildrestraintstandards.1.6Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.7Thefollowingprecautionarycaveatpertainsonlytothetestm...
