BS/EN 71-14-2014 pdf download.Safety of toys Part 14 : Trampolines for domestic use.
4.3.3 Requirements for all trampoline categories
4.3.3.1 General requirements
The construction of the trampoline shall ensure that during play (or movement of the trampoline) the assembled joints cannot become dislodged.
NOTE This requirement can be fulfilled by the use of pit pins or bolts
After being tested according to 6.4 (testing of the assembly), the legs and the frame shall remain in their initial connection position without apparent movement.
The assembled joints of the trampoline and enclosure, if any, shall stay connected when tested according to 6.1.2 (enclosure and poles impact strength test).
4.3.3.2 Enclosures
The opening of the enclosure shall also allow access for an adult
Any enclosure shall allow supervision of the child during play on any point of the periphery of the trampoline.
Access under the trampoline shall be free and the zone between the mat and ground shall not be enclosed. No barrier shall be mounted around the trampoline frame.
It shall be possible to open the opening in the enclosure from the inside and from the outside independently. The opening for access through any enclosure shall be easy to distinguish from the rest of the enclosure.
NOTE I EN 71—1:2014, A.33 contains Good practices for visibility and legibility for warnings. Some of the recommendations given In this annex could also be applied for distinguishing the opening for access from the rest of the enclosure.
If buckles are used for the opening, the opening force needed for opening each (single) buckle shall be 50 N or less.
If a zip is used for the opening, the opening-direction the zip shall be from bottom to top.
The slider of any zip or any other means of opening shall be of a colour which contrasts with the colour of the
teeth and ribbons of the zip, unless a conspicuous handle of a different colour is attached to the slider. NOTE 2 This requirement can be fulfilled by having a double-tagged slider on a zip-fastener.
The height of the enclosure shall be:
— at least 1,5 m for trampolines with a frame size of less than 2.5 m;
4.4 Durability of materials (see A.4)
4.4.1 Metallic parts
This requirement does not apply to mini-trampolines (see 4.2 (trampoline categories)), if designed for indoor use only, and not to stainless metals (aluminium alloy or copper or stainless steel).
When tested in accordance with 6.5.1 (durability test, metallic parts), all structural metallic parts as well as metal fasteners and fixing mechanisms, coated or non-coated, shall present less than 1/10:th of red-rusted surface area. White rust is accepted.
4.4.2 Non metallic parts
Before and after being tested according to 6.5.2 (durability test, non metallic parts), the outermost material of the padding system for the frame and the material of the enclosure shall have a maximum force’ (as defined in EN ISO 13934-1) of at least 150 N, Before and after being tested according to 6.5.2 (durability test, non metallic parts), the mat shall all retain at least 80% of their maximum force (as defined in EN ISO 13934-1). The requirement applies to two sets of test specimens (one in the warp and one in the weft direction) as specified in EN ISO 13934-1.
4.5 Entrapment (see A.5)
4.5.1 FInger entrapment
This requirement applies to any rigid openings accessible during bouncing.
Accessible holes, slots and gaps in any rigid material that are within the reach of a child during use of the toy when the body of the child is in a forced movement, shall not allow a 7 mm diameter rod to be inserted to a depth of 10 mm or more, unless a 12 mm diameter rod can also be inserted.
If a trampoline is intended for children under 36 months, the accessible holes, slots or gaps in any rigid material that are within the reach of a child during use of the toy when the body of the child is in a forced movement, shall not allow a 5 mm diameter rod to be inserted to a depth of 10 mm or more unless a 12 mm diameter rod can also be inserted.
4.5.2 Head and neck entrapment
Trampolines shall be constructed so that no openings create head and neck entrapment hazards either by head first or feet first passage. When choosing materials, the manufacturer shall also take Into account the entrapment hazards that can occur due to distortion of material during use.
NOTE HazardGus situations in which this type of entrapment can be encountered include the following:BS/EN 71-14-2014 pdf download.