Minnesota Administrative Rules

2630.3300 CHILDREN'S VACUUM BOTTLES.

Subpart 1.

Test.

No person, firm, corporation, association, or agent thereof shall import, manufacture, sell, hold for sale, or distribute any vacuum bottle with a capacity of 16 ounces or less that is intended for use by children, unless it is designed and constructed to pass the tests described in subparts 2 and 3.

Subp. 2.

Impact medium.

The impact medium shall consist of a 0.125 inch nominal thickness of type IV vinyl-asbestos tile, as specified in Federal Specification SST-312A, over at least a 2.5 inch thickness of concrete. The impact area shall be at least three square feet.

Subp. 3.

Test procedure.

The test shall consist of dropping a fully assembled vacuum bottle, filled to the neck with water at 36 degrees to 40 degrees Fahrenheit, a minimum of four times from a height of three feet. The vacuum bottle shall be dropped in random orientation. After each drop, the test sample shall be allowed to come to rest and examined and evaluated before continuing. If the glass filler breaks on any of the first three drops, the test can be terminated on the particular drop on which the filler breaks. Accessibility of glass in the liquid shall be determined by opening the cap and emptying the contents.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 325F.11

Published Electronically:

October 8, 2013