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This Standard is modified in relation to EN 14682: 2007 "Safety of Children's Clothing-Cords and Drawstrings on Children's Clothing-Specifications" (English version).
Compared with EN 14682: 2007, this Standard has the following major changes:
——The foreword and introduction of the European Standard were deleted;
——"Scope" in the European Standard was modified;
——The provisions of "children's clothing" in the European Standard were deleted; the contents related to height in the provisions of "young child" and "older child and young person" were modified; the provisions of "stirrup" and "shoulder strap" were deleted;
——The provisions related to the specifications and specification measuring methods of the cords and drawstrings in the European Standard were deleted; it is specified that "The specification requirements for the drawstrings on children's clothing shall be in accordance with the requirements of GB/T 22702";
——Provision 3.5 in the European Standard was changed from "Lower hems of garments which hang below the crotch" to "Lower hems of garments which hang below the hip line";
——Provision 4.7.2 was added to specify the drawstrings and cords on the short sleeves;
——Informative Appendix A, Appendix B, Appendix C, Appendix D and Appendix E were deleted;
——Appendix F "Examples of cords and drawstrings" were adjusted to the corresponding provisions.
This Standard was proposed by China National Textile and Apparel Council.
This standard is under the jurisdiction of National Technical Committee 219 on Garments of Standardization Administration of China (SAC/TC 219).
The National Technical Committee 219 on Garments of Standardization Administration of China is responsible for the explanation of this Standard.
Chief drafting organizations of this standard: Shanghai Garment Research Institute, Red Yellow Blue Group Co., Ltd., Quanzhou Green Garments Co., Ltd., Shanghai Yaduo Garments Co., Ltd.
Chief drafting staffs of this standard: Shi Qin, Nie Yayuan, Xu Jian, Xie Xiandong, Lei Ting, Zheng Yafang, Qin Wei.
Safety Specifications for Cords and Drawstrings on Children’s Clothing
1 Scope
This standard specifies the safety specifications for cords and drawstrings on children's clothing under the age of 14. This standard does not cover the specifications of cords and drawstrings.
This standard does not apply to:
——Child use and care articles for example bibs, nappies and soother holders;
——Shoes, boots and similar footwear;
——Gloves, hats, bonnets and scarves;
——Neckties designed to be worn with a shirt or blouse;
——Belts and braces;
——Religious clothing that may be worn all the time, and celebratory clothing such as that worn at civil or religious ceremonies or regional or national festivals;
——Specialist sportswear and activity wear generally worn for limited periods and under supervision, for example rugby shorts, wet suits, and dancewear, except where those garments are commonly worn as day wear or night wear;
——Theatrical costumes used for theatrical performances;
——Aprons.
2 Normative References
The following standards contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. For dated reference, subsequent amendments to (excluding correction to), or revisions of, any of these publications do not apply. However, the parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards. For undated references, the latest edition of the normative document referred to applies.
GB/T 1335.3 Standard sizing systems for garments - Children
GB/T 15557 Standard terminology relating to apparel
GB/T 22702 Standard safety size for drawstrings on children’s upper wear
3 Terms and Definitions
For the purposes of this standard, the terms and definitions established in GB/T 15557 and the following ones apply.
3.1
Young child
The child from birth to 7 years old (height: 130cm or below).
3.2
Older child and young person
The child from 7 to 14 years old.
Note: in this standard, refer to GB/T 1335.3 for the child height.
3.3
Drawstring
Cord, chain, ribbon, string or tape of any textile or non-textile material with or without embellishment, such as a toggle, pom-pom, feather, or bead which passes through a channel, loop(s) or eyelet(s) or similar, to adjust the size of the opening, or part of the garment or to fasten the garment itself
3.4
Functional cord
Cord, chain, ribbon, string or tape of any textile or non-textile material with or without embellishment, such as toggle, pom-pom, feather or bead, of fixed length, which is used to adjust the size of the opening, or part of the garment or to fasten the garment itself
3.5
Decorative cord
Non-functional cord, chain, ribbon, string or tape of any textile or non-textile material with or without embellishment such as toggle, pom-pom, feather or bead, of fixed length which is not intended to be used to adjust the size of the garment opening or fasten the garment itself
3.6
Elastic cord
Cord containing yarns of rubber or elastodiene or elastane polymer or similar, having high extensibility and complete or near complete recovery
3.7
Halter neck cord
Functional cord worn round the back of the neck holding the garment (for example dress, blouse or bikini) top leaving the shoulder and back bare
3.8
Tied belt and sash
Drawstring, functional cords and decorative cord or piece of textile material of not less than 3cm width tied round the waist area of a garment
3.9
Toggle
Wooden, plastic, metal or otherwise composed piece attached to or present on, a drawstring, functional cord or decorative cord
3.10
Loop
Cord or narrow strip of fabric curved in shape, which may be fixed or adjustable in length, where both ends are attached to the garment
3.11
Hood and neck area
Part of the body from the top of the head to the top of the chest, level with the top of the armpits (axillae) and in between points on shoulder straight up from armpit, see Figure 1.
3.12
Chest and waist area
Part of the body from the top of the chest level with the armpits (axillae) to the hip level with the crotch, see Figure 1.
3.13
Below hip area
Part of the body below the hip, level with the crotch, see Figure 1.
3.14
Back area
Posterior part of the body and legs, see Figure 1.
3.15
Zip puller
Fitting attached to the slider to facilitate manipulation
3.16
Zip slider
Moving component consisting essentially of a slider body and, normally, a puller, which opens or closes the fastener by separating or engaging the interlocking members
3.17
Adjusting tab
Small strip of fabric not less than 20 mm in width intended to adjust the size of opening on a garment.
