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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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| April 23, 1987 |
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| Release # 87-027 |
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Children's Lawn Chair Being Recalled
WASHINGTON, DC -- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission, Action Industries, Inc., of Cheswick, Pennsylvania
today announced a voluntary recall of a child's folding lawn chair
because in some instances children's fingers may become caught when
the chairs are collapsed.
The chairs were imported from Italy until 1985 and were distributed,
primarily through national chain stores, from late 1982 through early
1986. The chair is a child-sized folding lawn chair with an aluminum - square tubular frame, white plastic armrests, and a fabric seat and back
with a rainbow-striped design or a clown design on red or blue back-
ground. Embossed on the top of both white plastic armrests are the words
"Lerolin Thiene (1) made in Italy." The distributor estimates that in
excess of 64,000 of the chairs are still in use.
Twenty-two incidents have been reported in which children's fingers
became caught when the chair was collapsed. In some cases severe laceration or loss of fingertip was reported. Consumers are urged to remove
the chair from use immediately. To obtain a $5.00 refund for the product,
consumers should cut the entire fabric seat and back from the chair and
mail them both, along with their name, address and telephone number, to Action Industries, P.O. Box 116, Cheswick, Pa 15024. Refunds will be
made only for chairs which match the description above. Owners are also
advised to dispose of the chair frame after the fabric seat has been
removed.
Anyone wishing additional information may call CPSC toll-free hotline number at 800-638-CPSC. A teletypewriter number for the hearing impaired is 800-638-8270.
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