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1633.1
Purpose,scopeandapplicability.
(a)Purpose.Thispart1633establishesflammabilityrequirementsthatallmattresssetsmustmeetbeforesaleorintroductionintocommerce.Thepurposeofthestandardistoreducedeathsandinjuriesassociatedwithmattressfiresbylimitingthesizeofthefiregeneratedbyamattresssetduringathirtyminutetest.
(b)Scope.
(1)Allmattresssets,asdefinedin§
1633.2(c),manufactured,imported,orrenovatedonoraftertheeffectivedateofthisstandardaresubjecttotherequirementsofthestandard.
(2)One-of-a-kindmattresssetsmaybeexemptedfromtestingunderthisstandardinaccordancewith§
1633.13(c).
(c)Applicability.Therequirementsofthispart1633shallapplytoeach“manufacturer”(asthattermisdefinedin§
1633.2(k))ofmattresssetswhicharemanufacturedforsaleincommerce.
1633.2
Definitions.
Inadditiontothedefinitionsgiveninsection2oftheFlammableFabricsActasamended(15U.S.C.1191),thefollowingdefinitionsapplyforpurposesofthispart1633.
(a)Mattressmeansaresilientmaterialorcombinationofmaterialsenclosedbyaticking(usedaloneorincombinationwithotherproducts)intendedorpromotedforsleepingupon.Thisincludesmattressesthathaveundergonerenovationasdefinedinparagraph(d)ofthissection.
(1)Thistermincludes,butisnotlimitedto,adultmattresses,youthmattresses,cribmattresses(includingportablecribmattresses),bunkbedmattresses,futons,flipchairswithoutapermanentbackorarms,sleeperchairs,andwaterbedsorairmattressesiftheycontainupholsterymaterialbetweenthetickingandthemattresscore.Mattressesusedinoraspartofupholsteredfurniturearealsoincluded;
examplesareconvertiblesofabedmattresses,cornergroupmattresses,daybedmattresses,roll-awaybedmattresses,highrisers,andtrundlebedmattresses.See§
1633.9Glossaryofterms,fordefinitionsoftheseitems.
(2)Thistermexcludesmattresspads,mattresstoppers(itemswithresilientfilling,withorwithoutticking,intendedtobeusedwithorontopofamattress),sleepingbags,pillows,liquidandgaseousfilledtickings,suchaswaterbedsandairmattressesthatcontainnoupholsterymaterialbetweenthetickingandthemattresscore,upholsteredfurniturewhichdoesnotcontainamattress,andjuvenileproductpadssuchascarbedpads,carriagepads,basketpads,infantcarrierandloungepads,dressingtablepads,strollerpads,cribbumpers,andplaypenpads.See§
(b)Foundationmeansatickingcoveredstructureusedtosupportamattressorsleepsurface.Thestructuremayincludeconstructedframes,foam,boxsprings,orothermaterials,usedaloneorincombination.
(c)Mattresssetmeanseitheramattressandfoundationlabeledbythemanufacturerforsaleasaset,oramattresslabeledbythemanufacturerforsalewithoutanyfoundation.
(d)Renovationmeansalteringanexistingmattresssetforthepurposeofresale.
(1)Thistermincludesanyone,oranycombinationofthefollowing:
replacingthetickingorbatting,strippingamattresstoitssprings,rebuildingamattress,orreplacingcomponentswithneworrecycledmaterials.
(2)Thistermexcludesalterationsifthepersonwhorenovatesthemattressintendstoretaintherenovatedmattressforhisorherownuse,orifacustomerorarenovatormerelyhirestheservicesoftherenovatorandintendstotakebacktherenovatedmattressforhisorherownuse.
(e)Tickingmeanstheoutermostlayeroffabricorrelatedmaterialofamattressorfoundation.Itdoesnotincludeanyotherlayersoffabricorrelatedmaterialsquiltedtogetherwith,orotherwiseattachedto,theoutermostlayeroffabricorrelatedmaterial.
(f)Upholsterymaterialmeansallmaterial,eitherlooseorattached,betweenthemattresstickingandthecoreofamattress.
(g)Edgemeanstheseamed,un-seamedortapedborderedgeofamattressorfoundationthatjoinsthetopand/orbottomwiththesidepanels.
(h)Tapeedgemeansanedgemadebyusingbindingtapetoencaseandfinishrawedges.
(i)Bindingtapemeansafabricstripusedintheconstructionofsomeedges.
(j)Seamthreadmeansthethreadusedtoformstitchesinconstructionfeatures,seams,andtapeedges.
(k)Manufacturermeansanindividualplantorfactoryatwhichmattresssetsaremanufacturedorassembled.Forpurposesofthispart1633,importersandrenovatorsareconsideredmanufacturers.
(l)Prototypemeansaspecificdesignofmattresssetthatservesasamodelforproductionunitsintendedtobeintroducedintocommerceandisthesameastheproductionunitswithrespecttomaterials,components,designandmethodsofassembly.Amattressintendedforsale