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    BS EN 15918 - CYCLES - BICYCLE TRAILERS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  30-09-2011

    Language(s):  English

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    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 General test requirements
      4.1 Classification of cycle trailers
      4.2 Sampling
      4.3 Order of tests
      4.4 Tolerances
      4.5 Test equipment and test bodies
    5 Materials
      5.1 Chemical properties for type C cycle trailers
           (Migration of certain elements)
      5.2 Flammability for type C cycle trailers
    6 Construction
      6.1 General
      6.2 Drawbar load and height
      6.3 Protection of the passenger cabin
      6.4 Hazardous edges and protrusions
      6.5 Shear and compression points for type C
           cycle trailers
           6.5.1 Requirements
           6.5.2 Test methods
      6.6 Indirect contact with the wheels
           6.6.1 Requirements
           6.6.2 Test methods
      6.7 Mesh
           6.7.1 Requirements
           6.7.2 Test methods
      6.8 Entrapment for type C cycle trailers
           6.8.1 Requirements
           6.8.2 Test methods
      6.9 Small parts for type C cycle trailers
      6.10 Folding mechanism
           6.10.1 Requirements
           6.10.2 Test method
      6.11 Dimensions of the headroom for type C
           cycle trailers only
           6.11.1 Requirements
           6.11.2 Test method
      6.12 Parking brake
           6.12.1 Requirements
           6.12.2 Testing of the parking brake
      6.13 Stability
           6.13.1 Requirements
           6.13.2 Stability test for type C2 cycle trailers
      6.14 Lighting systems, reflectors and other
           conspicuity aids
      6.15 Frame and chassis
           6.15.1 Requirements
           6.15.2 Test method
      6.16 Torsional test of coupling system on C1
           and L1 cycle trailers
           6.16.1 Requirements
           6.16.2 Test method
      6.17 Torsional rigidity test for type L1 and C1
           cycle trailers
           6.17.1 Transverse stability requirement
           6.17.2 Test method
      6.18 Drawbar and connecting device
           6.18.1 Requirements
           6.18.2 Test method
      6.19 Safety tether
           6.19.1 Requirements
           6.19.2 Test method
      6.20 Strength of the restraint system
           6.20.1 Requirements
           6.20.2 Test method
      6.21 Structural integrity of the passenger cab for
           type C cycle trailers only
           6.21.1 Requirements
           6.21.2 Test method
    7 Test report
    8 Manufacturer's instructions
    9 Marking
      9.1 Requirement
      9.2 Test method
    Annex A (normative) - Test bodies
    Annex B (informative) - Test order
      B.1 General
      B.2 Inspection tests
      B.3 Dynamic tests
      B.4 Static tests
    Bibliography

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    Comment Closes On
    Committee GME/25
    Document Type Draft
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

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