Blazon-Flexible Flyer T-Type Play Centers
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Certain T-style swing sets with slides pose a strangulation hazard because strings from children's clothing can become entangled where the handrail attaches to the slide. The affected products include Hedstrom "Big T" swing sets, Blazon Flexible Flyer "T-Type Play Centers," and Sears brand T-style gym sets sold between 1973 and 1991 for approximately $100-200. At least one incident resulted in a three-year-old girl strangling when her mitten strings caught in this area, and another incident involved a hood string becoming entangled in a similarly-designed slide.
Because Hedstrom Corporation, Blazon-Flexible Flyer Inc., and Turco are all out of business, plastic safety guards that were once available to prevent entanglement are no longer obtainable. According to the recall record, consumers who own any of these products should discard or destroy them immediately.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
Entanglement Strangulation
August 6, 1992 Release # 92-117 PRODUCT: Hedstrom "Big T" swing sets, Blazon Flexible Flyer "T-Type Play Centers", and Sears brand T-style gym sets. PROBLEM: Strings from children's clothing may become entangled in the area where the handrail attaches to the slide. This presents a strangulation hazard. WHAT TO DO: Hedstrom, Blazon-Flexible Flyer, Inc. and Turco are out of business. Consumers should discard or destroy these products immediately. WASHINGTON, DC -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Hedstrom Corporation of Bedford, PA provided consumers with guards to prevent entanglement of strings on children's clothing in the handrail attachment area of certain slides. The plastic guards offered by the companies fill in the handrail-to-slide area where a child's clothing may catch and possibly result in strangulation. The slides involved are on the "Hedstrom Big T" swing sets and on Sears brand T-style gym sets manufactured by Hedstrom. Guards are not available for any of these slides since all of these firms are out of business. If you own any of these products, stop using and discard them immediately.The Hedstrom Corporation received a report that a three year- old-girl strangled when her mitten strings, which were strung through her coat, caught at the point where the handrail attaches to the Big T slide. In addition, the Commission is aware of a hood string of a child's jacket that became entangled in the handrail attachment area of an older, similarly-designed slide whose brand could not be identified. While Blazon-Flexible Flyer, Inc. and Turco are unaware of any reports of entanglement, their products are considered by the CPSC to be functionally identical to that of the Hedstrom Big T slide involved in the incidents. Hedstrom Big T and Blazon-Flexible Flyer T-Type Play Center swing sets with slides were sold nationally in retail stores from 1986 through 1991. They sold for approximately $100-200 each. Turco swing sets were sold from 1973 to 1987. Hedstrom, Blazon-Flexible Flyer and Turco also sold their T-style swing sets under the Sears labels with various model numbers. Hedstrom, Blazon-Flexible Flyer, Inc. and Turco are out of business. The remedy is no longer available. Consumers should discard or destroy these products immediately. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced this modification program as part of its mission to protect the public from unreasonable risks of injury and death associated with consumer products. The commissions's objective is to reduce the estimated 28.5 million injuries and 21,600 deaths associated each year with the 15,000 different types of consumer products under CPSC's jurisdiction
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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