US Small Carpet Flammability (FF 2-70) — 16 CFR Part 1631
- Citation
- 16 CFR Part 1631
- Jurisdiction
- US
- Made by
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Instrument
- Regulation
- Status
- In force
What it requires (2 obligations)
This Standard applies to all types of small carpets and rugs used as floor covering materials, regardless of method of fabrication and whether made of natural or synthetic fibers or films, combinations of these or substitutes for them. A specimen passes if the charred portion does not extend to within 2.54 cm (1.0 in) of the edge of the hole in the flattening frame at any point, and at least seven of the eight specimens must meet that criterion for the product to conform.
No date set Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Manufacturers, importers and sellers
- Products
- Carpets, floor coverings, home textiles, textiles
- Markets
- US
One-of-a-kind small carpets and rugs — an antique, an Oriental or a hide — may be excluded under conditions established by the Commission. The test method and both criteria are identical to the companion Standard: a specimen passes if the charred portion does not extend to within 2.54 cm (1.0 in) of the edge of the hole in the flattening frame, and at least seven of eight specimens must pass. Which Part applies changes the certification, not the performance required.
Quoted from §§ 1631.2(a), 1631.3(b) test criterion and 1631.3(c) acceptance criterion.
A small carpet or rug is one with NO dimension greater than 1.83 m (6 ft) and an area not greater than 2.23 m² (24 sq ft). Products such as carpet squares with dimensions smaller than these, but intended to be assembled on installation into assemblies which may have larger dimensions, are EXCLUDED from this definition and fall under the Standard for the surface flammability of carpets and rugs at Part 1630.
No date set Confirmed In force, dates fixed in published law
- Who it falls on
- Manufacturers, importers and sellers
- Products
- Carpets, floor coverings, home textiles, textiles
- Markets
- US
The two Parts settle the carpet-square question in opposite directions and both say so in their own definitions — this one excludes and Part 1630 includes. A supplier reading only the Part that matches the physical tile in front of them lands in the wrong Standard; the intended installed assembly decides.
Quoted from the definition of "small carpet or rug" in § 1631.1, including the express exclusion of carpet squares and the cross-reference to Part 1630.
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