Child’s Death Prompts Recall to Repair Portable Playard Tent by Tots in Mind Due to Strangulation Hazard
CPSC Recall1 injuries · 2010-07-15 · 10303
Hazards
Clips that attach the tent to the top of the playard can break or be removed by a child. A child can lift the tent and become entrapped at the neck between the rigid playard frame and the metal base rod of the tent, posing a strangulation hazard.
Recall
Number
10303
Date
2010-07-15
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
Cozy Indoor Outdoor Portable Playard Tents Plus Cabana Kits
Companies
Retailer(s)
Walmart, Amazon.com and various baby and children's stores nationwide from January 2005 through February 2010 for about $60.
Distributor(s)
Tots in Mind Inc., of Salem, N.H.
Country of manufacture
China
Description
The dome-shaped white-colored mesh tent is designed to fit over playards as small as 28 inches by 40 inches or as large as 31 inches by 44 inches to contain a child. There are 12 plastic clips to secure the base of the tent to the top rail of the playard through button holes along the bottom of the tent. The tent has a zippered side for putting in and taking out the child.