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Cords shall conform to the following requirements:5 F7 p% S: Y1 r0 Z' a- }' c: C% \* K
a) Cords shall have a thickness (smallest dimension) of 1,5 mm or more when tested according to 8.204 W4 s1 d1 W7 Y9 [, P
(cord thickness). This does not apply to ribbons.
7 [! i3 N9 T( v- d. C% W% J5 }! |b) The free length of cords (e.g. on pull-along toys) which include attachments that can form nooses shall' T8 H* ]& a0 p9 W5 ]; U
either:
8 |/ V# O0 B; n1 T not exceed 220 mm when stretched by a force of (25 ± 2) N; or- ~ R/ @+ m+ u$ u8 v; b5 u Y
 when subjected to a force of (25 ± 2) N, separate into parts not exceeding 220 mm when stretched3 l# J9 U8 E6 Y( w$ q
by a force of (25 ± 2) N. It shall be possible to join the parts together after they have been separated
4 G) I0 u. J8 |; W( rwithout altering the characteristics of the joints (see Figure 10).
% r+ X7 N* d3 ~The free length of the cord shall be measured from the fixing point to the end of the cord or to the fixing
0 B" b8 H5 y! a) p0 T9 a( X! fpoint on the other part of the toy. If the fixing point has the same shape or form as the cord, this part shall
0 f% v) }* V# _be measured as a part of the entire cord (see Figure 11).
2 ~: d6 `$ G, X/ }7 {c) The perimeter of any nooses on cords shall not exceed 380 mm when stretched by a force of (25 ± 2) N.8 Z" k1 Q) p' ?7 L
d) Toys with self-retracting cords shall have a mechanism recoil force less than 10 N.
( p- e4 e2 O( h7 t% g' N' {e) Cords intended to be fixed across cradles, cots, perambulators etc., shall not exceed 750 mm when+ ?- L' D; p: p5 J+ X, |. G* M/ }
stretched by a force of (25 ± 2) N, and their length under these conditions shall be not more than 40 %
: h+ X+ f- t6 f* @- g' O) f- R* alonger than their relaxed length. |
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