16 CFR § 1507.7 - Handles and spikes.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s1507.7"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "16 CFR § 1507.7 - Handles and spikes."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1507.7"
section_name: "Handles and spikes."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ACT REGULATIONS"
part_number: "1507"
part_name: "FIREWORKS DEVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 1261-1262, 2079(d); 21 U.S.C. 371(e)."
regulatory_source: "41 FR 22935, June 8, 1976, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1507"
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# 1507.7 Handles and spikes.

(a) Fireworks devices which are intended to be hand-held and are so labeled shall incorporate a handle at least 4 inches in length (see § 1500.14(b)(7)). Handles shall remain firmly attached during transportation, handling and full operation of the device, or shall consist of an integral section of the device at least four inches below the pyrotechnic chamber.

(b) Spikes provided with fireworks devices shall protrude at least 2 inches from the base of the device and shall have a blunt tip not less than 
1/8-inch in diameter of 
1/8-inch square.