Expansion Gates and Expandable Enclosures Regulations

Marginal note:Definitions

1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

burr

burr means, in relation to the surface finish of an expansion gate or an expandable enclosure, any non-functional protrusion that changes the roughness-height index by more than 100 μm. (bavure)

expandable enclosure

expandable enclosure means a self-supporting barrier, for indoor or outdoor use, that is intended to be used for children from the age of 6 months to 24 months and to surround completely an area within which such children may be confined. (enceinte extensible)

expansion gate

expansion gate means a barrier that is intended to be used for children from the age of 6 months to 24 months and to be erected in a doorway or similar opening in order to prevent the passage of such children, but that can be removed by older persons who are able to operate the locking mechanism. (barrière extensible)

indelibly printed

indelibly printed means, in relation to the labelling of an expansion gate, an expandable enclosure or its packaging, marked by means of paint-stencilling, die-stamping, moulding or stamping directly on the expansion gate, the expandable enclosure or its packaging or by any other means, in such a manner that the markings do not fade and are not subject to being erased when tested in accordance with section 1 of Schedule 1. (inscription indélébile)

permanently affixed

permanently affixed means, in relation to the labelling of an expansion gate, an expandable enclosure or its packaging, durably applied by means of a label that is fastened to the expansion gate, the expandable enclosure or its packaging with an adhesive or other suitable bonding agent or by any other means, and in such a manner that the label is not readily removable when tested in accordance with section 2 of Schedule 1. It does not include affixed by means of a hang tag, or a label affixed to a stuffed or padded part of the expansion gate or expandable enclosure. (étiquette permanente)

rough

rough means, in relation to the surface finish of an expansion gate or an expandable enclosure, that the roughness-height index is greater than 50 μm. (rugueux)

roughness-height index

roughness-height index means, in relation to the surface finish of an expansion gate or an expandable enclosure, the mean deviation, expressed in micrometres, of the surface irregularities from a hypothetical perfect surface. (indice de rugosité-hauteur)

safety standard

safety standard means American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard F 1004-86, entitled Standard Consumer Safety Specification for First-Generation Standard Expansion Gates and Expandable Enclosures, approved on December 26, 1986 and published in April 1987. (norme de sécurité)