Trapeze Swings Recalled by Backyard Products
USTrapeze Swings Recalled by Backyard Products
Recalling Firm: Backyard Products, Backyard Escapes, WOW, Toys R Us, Service Merchandise, Costco, Sears
Reason for Recall / Hazard
Laceration
Product Description & Identification
Trapeze Swings Recalled by Backyard Products NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Originally issued September 2, 1999, Revised October 22, 2004 Release #99-166 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Yolanda Fultz-Morris, (301) 504-7066 Note: Firm out of business. Consumers should discard or destroy the products to prevent injuries. CPSC, Backyard Products Announce Recall of Trapeze Swings on Backyard Gyms WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Backyard Products, of Ontario, Canada, recalled its 60,000 "Acrobatic Swings," sold with backyard gym sets in the U.S., for in-home repair. These trapeze swings have exposed bolts that cause serious lacerations to children. Backyard Products had received reports of six children suffering severe lacerations that required stitches to the arms from contact with the trapeze bolts. Injuries occurred when children dropped down from the overhead ladder, or fell or climbed onto the exposed bolts. The recalled trapeze swings were sold with Backyard Escapes, Backyard Products and WOW Wooden Play Centers brand gyms. Each gym set comes with various equipment, which can include an overhead ladder, slide, swings, or fort. The trapeze swing has a wooden bar and rings. The wooden bar is attached to the swing chains by a "U-bolt" bracket, whose bolts are too long and extend upward above the nuts. Department, toy, discount, lumber and hardware stores nationwide, Including Toys "R" Us, Service Merchandise, Costco and Sears, sold the gyms with trapeze swings from December 1998 through July 1999 for between $250 to $450. Consumers should remove the trapeze swings from the gyms immediately and discard or destroy them. The firm is out of business and the repair program is no longer available. Trapeze sets that are attached by a rope-type assembly are not included in this recall. Consumers can also view a video clip about this recall (Transcript). It is about 20 megabytes long and the download time depends upon the speed of your Internet connection.
Affected Products
Backyard Escapes backyard gym set Acrobatic Swings; Backyard Products backyard gym set Acrobatic Swings; WOW Wooden Play Centers backyard gym set Acrobatic Swings
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/1999/CPSC-Backyard-Products-Announce-Recall-of-Trapeze-Swings-on-Backyard-Gyms |
| Title | Trapeze Swings Recalled by Backyard Products |
| Hazards › Name | Laceration |
| Products › 1 › Type | Swing Sets |
| Products › 1 › Category I D | 2160 |
| Products › 2 › Name | Backyard Escapes backyard gym set Acrobatic Swings |
| Products › 3 › Name | Backyard Products backyard gym set Acrobatic Swings |
| Products › 4 › Name | WOW Wooden Play Centers backyard gym set Acrobatic Swings |
| Recall I D | 6331 |
| Recall Date | 1999-09-02T00:00:00 |
| Description | Trapeze Swings Recalled by Backyard Products NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Originally issued September 2, 1999, Revised October 22, 2004 Release #99-166 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Yolanda Fultz-Morris, (301) 504-7066 Note: Firm out of business. Consumers should discard or destroy the products to prevent injuries. CPSC, Backyard Products Announce Recall of Trapeze Swings on Backyard Gyms WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Backyard Products, of Ontario, Canada, recalled its 60,000 "Acrobatic Swings," sold with backyard gym sets in the U.S., for in-home repair. These trapeze swings have exposed bolts that cause serious lacerations to children. Backyard Products had received reports of six children suffering severe lacerations that required stitches to the arms from contact with the trapeze bolts. Injuries occurred when children dropped down from the overhead ladder, or fell or climbed onto the exposed bolts. The recalled trapeze swings were sold with Backyard Escapes, Backyard Products and WOW Wooden Play Centers brand gyms. Each gym set comes with various equipment, which can include an overhead ladder, slide, swings, or fort. The trapeze swing has a wooden bar and rings. The wooden bar is attached to the swing chains by a "U-bolt" bracket, whose bolts are too long and extend upward above the nuts. Department, toy, discount, lumber and hardware stores nationwide, Including Toys "R" Us, Service Merchandise, Costco and Sears, sold the gyms with trapeze swings from December 1998 through July 1999 for between $250 to $450. Consumers should remove the trapeze swings from the gyms immediately and discard or destroy them. The firm is out of business and the repair program is no longer available. Trapeze sets that are attached by a rope-type assembly are not included in this recall. Consumers can also view a video clip about this recall (Transcript). It is about 20 megabytes long and the download time depends upon the speed of your Internet connection. |
| Recall Number | 99166 |
| Manufacturers › 1 › Name | Backyard Products |
| Manufacturers › 2 › Name | Backyard Escapes |
| Manufacturers › 3 › Name | WOW |
| Manufacturers › 4 › Name | Toys R Us |
| Manufacturers › 5 › Name | Service Merchandise |
| Manufacturers › 6 › Name | Costco |
| Manufacturers › 7 › Name | Sears |
| Last Publish Date | 2015-03-13T00:00:00 |
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