Fun Fountain water toys
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Wham-O is correcting a potential hazard in more than 100,000 "Fun Fountain" children's water toys produced from 1977 through November 1979. The toy consists of a clown head that attaches to a garden hose and rises when water flows through it. Children may be inclined to look into the water outlet, and the water stream could cause serious eye injuries, particularly in areas with high water pressure. The Consumer Product Safety Commission has received two complaints of eye injuries to children since June 1979.
Toys manufactured since December 1979 have been corrected with a water flow control valve to decrease water flow and are identifiable by a blue hose connector at the base of the clown head (older models have a red connector). Affected consumers with older models should go to the place of purchase or contact Wham-O at Customer Service Dept. 7, 835 East El Monte Street, San Gabriel, California, 91778, or call toll-free at 800/423-4174 (in California, call collect at 213/287-9681) to receive a free water flow control valve insert that snaps into the hose connector.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
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Children's Outdoor Water Toy Corrected by Wham-O NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 10, 1980 Release # 80-007 Wham-O To Correct Potential Hazard In Children's Outdoor Water Toy WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 10)-- A program to correct more than 100,000 outdoor "Fun Fountain" water toys which may cause serious injuries to children is being conducted by the Wham-O Mfg. Co. of San Gabriel, California. The firm, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, voluntarily will supply free corrective water flow control valve inserts for its "Fun Fountain" toys produced from 1977 through November, 1979. The toy consists of a clown hat and head which attaches onto the end of a garden hose so that the hat rises in the air when water flows through the clown's head. Children may be inclined to peer into the water outlet and the stream of water could cause serious eye injuries, especially in communities with high water pressure. CPSC so far has been informed of two consumer complaints since June, 1979, involving a six-year-old boy and a seven-year- old boy who suffered eye injuries when struck at close distance by water emitted from the "Fun Fountain" toys. The Wham-O "Fun Fountain" water toys were sold nationwide in toy stores and variety stores for approximately $10.00 each. The model number of the toy, #237, is imprinted on the toy's package. According to the company, the potential hazard has been corrected on all "Fun Fountain" toys manufactured since December, 1979 when the toys began to be produced with a water flow control valve to decrease and control the water flow. Such new editions are readily identifiable since they are equipped with a blue hose connector (the older design has a red connector) at the base of the clown head. The words "Important Notice" and "Safety Check List" also are imprinted on the new toy cartons. If the hose connector is red but contains a blue insert which is clearly visible, then it also has been corrected and is equipped with a water flow control valve. To correct the potential hazard in "Fun Fountain" toys manufactured before December, 1979, parents are urged to go to the place of purchase to receive a free water flow control valve insert, or they may contact Wham-O directly to receive a free valve insert (Customer Service Dept. 7, 835 East El Monte Street, San Gabriel, California, 91778). Consumers also may telephone Wham-O toll-free at 800/423-4174 (in California, call collect at 213/287-9681). The water flow control valve snaps easily into the hose connector and once installed will remain firmly within the connector, according to the company.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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