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Strangulation Death of a Child Prompts Recall of Roman Shades, Roll-Up Blinds, and Roller Blinds by Hanover Direct/Domestications is CPSC recall #11036, announced on November 10, 2010. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall involves all styles of Roman shades with inner cords, all styles of roll-up blinds, and roller blinds that do not have a tension device. A tension device is intended to be attached to the continuous loop bead chain or continuous loop pull cord and installed into the wall or floor. The remedy is consumers should immediately stop using all roman shades with inner cords, all roll-up blinds, and all roller blinds that do not have a tension device, and contact the window covering safety council at (800) 506-4636 anytime for free repair kits or visit www.windowcoverings.org. consumers who have roller blinds with a tension device should make sure the tension device is attached to the continuous loop bead chain or continuous loop pull cord and is installed into the wall or floor.. Affected brand: Hanover Direct Inc., (also known as Domestications, The Company Store, and Company Kids) of Weehawken, N.J..
This recall involves all styles of Roman shades with inner cords, all styles of roll-up blinds, and roller blinds that do not have a tension device. A tension device is intended to be attached to the continuous loop bead chain or continuous loop pull cord and installed into the wall or floor.
Affected products
Roman shades, roll-up blinds and roller blinds
Recalled brands
Hanover Direct Inc., (also known as Domestications, The Company Store, and Company Kids) of Weehawken, N.J.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using all Roman shades with inner cords, all roll-up blinds, and all roller blinds that do not have a tension device, and contact the Window Covering Safety Council at (800) 506-4636 anytime for free repair kits or visit www.windowcoverings.org. Consumers who have roller blinds with a tension device should make sure the tension device is attached to the continuous loop bead chain or continuous loop pull cord and is installed into the wall or floor.
Recall date
November 10, 2010
CPSC recall #11036 covers Strangulation Death of a Child Prompts Recall of Roman Shades, Roll-Up Blinds, and Roller Blinds by Hanover Direct/Domestications, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on November 10, 2010. The CPSC cites the following hazard: This recall involves all styles of Roman shades with inner cords, all styles of roll-up blinds, and roller blinds that do not have a tension device. A tension device is intended to be attached to the continuous loop bead chain or continuous loop pull cord and installed into the wall or floor.
The CPSC remedy for recall #11036 is consumers should immediately stop using all roman shades with inner cords, all roll-up blinds, and all roller blinds that do not have a tension device, and contact the window covering safety council at (800) 506-4636 anytime for free repair kits or visit www.windowcoverings.org. consumers who have roller blinds with a tension device should make sure the tension device is attached to the continuous loop bead chain or continuous loop pull cord and is installed into the wall or floor.. Consumers should stop using the product and follow the instructions in the official CPSC notice.
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The primary source is the official CPSC notice at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2010/Strangulation-Death-of-a-Child-Prompts-Recall-of-Roman-Shades-Roll-Up-Blinds-and-Roller. RecallDocket links to it from this page.
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