BS 7409:1996

Committees responsible
Foreword
Specification
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
4 General test conditions
5 Materials
6 Construction
7 Parking devices
8 Folding devices
9 Separate detachable bodies designed for use with
     range of chassis
10 Separate detachable bodies designed for use with a
     specific chassis
11 Chassis designed for use with a range of separate
     detachable bodies
12 Chassis designed for use with a specific detachable
     body or seat
13 Seats
14 Safety harness
15 Stability
16 Wheel security
17 Rigidity
18 performance
19 Marking
20 instructions on use and maintenance
Annexes
A (normative) Test for parking devices
B (normative) Details of test dummies
C (normative) Test for security of locking devices
D (normative) Test for stability of bodies when
     carried by hand
E (normative) Test for durability of handles
F (normative) Test for strength of handles
G (normative) Test for strength of carry cot and
     perambulator body bases
H (normative) Test for strength and durability of
     attachment devices
J (normative) Test for harness attachments and
     harnesses
K (normative) Test for strength of sides of bodies
L (normative) Details of test body
M (normative) Test for strength of chassis
N (normative) Test for security of bodies in chassis
P (normative) Measurement of angle of backrest
Q (normative) Test for stability
R (normative) Test for security of wheels
S (normative) Test for rigidity
T (normative) Endurance test
U (normative) Handle strength test
V (normative) Impact test
W (normative) Test for durability of marking
X (normative) Test for maximum seat recline
Figures
1 Harness assembly
C.1 Test for security of locking devices
E.1 Test for durability of flexible handles
G.1 Test for strength of body bases
H.1 Test for strength and durability of attachment
     devices on body and chassis or seat and chassis
     assemblies
H.2 Rotation of body and chassis assembly in clockwise
     direction
H.3 Rotation of body and chassis assembly in anti-
     clockwise direction
H.4 Test for strength and durability of adjustable
     retaining straps on bodies
H.5 Rotation of body in clockwise direction
H.6 Rotation of body in anti-clockwise direction
K.1 Strength of sides of bodies
L.1 Test body
P.1 Device for measuring angle of backrest
P.2 Measurement of angle of backrest
Q.1 Side view of test dummy in seat
Q.2 Front view of test dummy in seat
Q.3 Test dummy positioned in seat with reclined backrest
T.1 Section of ramp
T.2 Diagram showing position of ramps on belt relative
     to wheels
T.3 Clamping mechanism for retaining vehicle on test rig
U.1 Handle strength test
V.1 Arrangement of channel stop and vehicle on slope
List of references

For conveyances which carry one or more children.