Happy Camper Portable Play Yards Recall by Evenflo

Happy Camper Portable Play Yards Recall by Evenflo NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 Note: Clarification and change in remedy. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Originally issued June 25, 1997, Revised March 8, 2006 (301) 504-7908 Evenflo Contacts: Dawn Dover, Mark Semer (212) 521-4817 or 4802 Release # 97-146 CPSC, Evenflo Announce Recall of Happy Camper Portable Play Yards WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Evenflo Company Inc., of Piqua, Ohio, is offering free hinge cover kits to owners of fully operational portable play yards sold under the Happy Camper, Happy Cabana and Kiddie Camper model names. If the hinges on the product are not fully rotated, the product can collapse, possibly trapping the child in the "V" formed by the folded top rails. Additionally, if leaned or sat upon, the rotating plastic hinges in the middle of the folding top rails can crack or break, presenting a sharp edge or possibly allowing the child to escape. Evenflo and CPSC are aware of three deaths involving the play yards. In two incidents, the hinges collapsed and entrapped the child and in one incident an infant was placed into a broken play yard. Evenflo has received 107 reports of children receiving cuts and bruises from broken hinges. The hinge covers fit over the hinges of the play yards only when the hinges are fully rotated into place, assuring that the play yard is properly set up. The hinge covers also provide additional reinforcement to the sides of the play yard. They snap on easily but firmly and can be moved by an adult to allow normal folding. Evenflo urges consumers to fully rotate the hinges, to inspect the hinges regularly for signs of cracking or breaking and to avoid leaning or sitting on the top rails. The play yards subject to this action are the Happy Camper and Happy Cabana models, which are rectangular-shaped, and the Kiddie Camp