FindLaw Class Action and Mass Tort Center: Recalls: CPSC: Children's Chaise Lounge Chairs Recall by Keysheen
NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
| Office of Information and Public Affairs |
Washington, DC 20207 |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
CONTACT: Nychelle White |
| March 25, 1997 |
(301) 504-0580 Ext. 1192 |
| Release # 97-090 |
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CPSC and Keysheen International Corp. Announce Recall of
Children's Chaise Lounge Chairs
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Keysheen International
Corp. of Taiwan is recalling about 38,300 children's folding
chaise lounge chairs. If the support leg of the chair's
footrest is not fully extended when a child sits down, a
child's fingers can get trapped between the support leg and
the metal frame, causing a pinching or amputation injury.
CPSC has received one report of a 4-year-old child's
fingertip being amputated as the child sat down in the
folding chaise lounge chair.
The frame of the lounge chair is made of 1/2-inch metal
tubing of various colors. The chair has two white armrests
measuring 12 inches long. The chair's metal frame is covered
with brightly colored printed fabric of various designs.
When fully extended, the chair measures 46 3/4 inches long
by 13 1/2 inches wide, and the seat stands 6 inches above
the floor. There is a sewn-in label on the back of the chair
that reads in part, "SHEENTEX FABRIC...KEYSHEEN." The chair
has a 65 pound weight limit, which makes it suitable for
children about 8 years old and younger.
Retail stores nationwide, including Linens 'n Things,
Hecht's, Kohl's, Fred Meyer, Robinsons May, and Hills, sold
the chairs from 1994 to 1997 for about $15 to $20.
Consumers should take the chairs away from children
immediately. To receive a full refund, consumers should cut
a piece of fabric, measuring 11 inches long by 11 inches
wide, from the chair and mail it to Keysheen with a note
indicating the price paid for the chair, where purchased,
and the consumer's return address. Keysheen's address is
Keysheen International Corp., 901 Lawson St., City of
Industry, Calif. 91748. For more information, consumers
should call Keysheen toll-free at (888) 539-7436. Consumers
should destroy the chairs to prevent further use by
children.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public from the unreasonable risk of injury
or death from 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. To report a dangerous product
or a product-related injury and for information on CPSC's fax-on-demand service, call CPSC's hotline at (800)
638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270. To order a press release through fax-on-demand, call
(301) 504-0051 from the handset of your fax machine and enter the release number. Consumers can obtain this
release and recall information at CPSC's web site at http://www.cpsc.gov or via Internet gopher services at cpsc.gov.
Consumers can report product hazards to info@cpsc.gov.
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