CPSC, Delta Enterprise Corp. Announce Recall to Repair Director’s Chairs for
Children
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
announces the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below.
Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise
instructed.
Name of product: Director’s Chair for Children
Units: About 81,000
Manufacturer: Delta Enterprise
Corp., of New York, N.Y.
Hazard: The chair can inadvertently be
misassembled so that the fabric seat can come off the chair’s frame and expose
metal support rods. If fabric seat comes off the frame, there is a laceration
and fall hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: Delta
Enterprise Corp., has received six reports of the fabric seat coming off. In two
of these reports, children received lacerations from the exposed metal seat
support rod, with one child requiring stitches. There were two additional
reports of minor injuries.
Description: The product is a child’s
director-style chair, constructed of tubular metal with a canvas seat and back.
The chairs feature popular characters such as “The Wiggles,” “Dora the
Explorer,” “Spongebob Squarepants,” and “Disney Princesses.” The Model Numbers
for these recalled units are TC83536WG, TC83531DO, TC83533PS and TC83532SB. The
model number can be found on a label on the leg of the chair.
Sold
at: The product was sold at discount department and toy stores nationwide
from April 2004 through July 2004 for about $10.
Manufactured in:
China.
Remedy: Consumers are advised to stop using the chair
immediately and contact Delta Enterprise Corp., to receive a free repair kit
consisting of new assembly instructions and four straps, which will prevent the
fabric seat from coming off.
Consumer Contact: Call Delta
Enterprises toll-free at (877) 660-3777 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday
through Friday or visit their Web site at http://www.deltaenterprise.com/recall.html