16 CFR § 1243.2 - Definitions.

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title: "16 CFR § 1243.2 - Definitions."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1243.2"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION"
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subchapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT REGULATIONS"
part_number: "1243"
part_name: "SAFETY STANDARD FOR INFANT SUPPORT CUSHIONS"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 2056a."
regulatory_source: "89 FR 87487, Nov. 4, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1243.2 Definitions.

*Conspicuous* means visible, when the product is in each manufacturer's recommended use position, to a person while placing an infant into or onto the product.

*Infant lounger* means an infant support cushion with a raised perimeter, a recess, or other area that provides a place for an infant to recline or to be in a supine, prone, or recumbent position.

*Infant positioner* means a product intended to help keep an infant in a particular position while supine or prone.

*Infant support cushion* means an infant product that is filled with or comprised of resilient material such as foam, fibrous batting, or granular material or with a gel, liquid, or gas, and which is marketed, designed, or intended to support an infant's weight or any portion of an infant while reclining or in a supine, prone, or recumbent position. This definition includes any removable covers, or slipcovers, sold on or together with an infant support cushion.

*Occupant support surface (OSS)* means the area that holds up and bears the infant or any portion of the infant.

*Seat bight line* means the intersection of the seat back surface with the seat bottom surface.

*Sidewall* means any wall at the edge of the occupant support surface.