[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1507.12]

[Page 536-537]
 
                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1507--FIREWORKS DEVICES--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1507.12  Multiple-tube fireworks devices.

    (a) Application. Multiple-tube mine and shell fireworks devices with 
any tube measuring 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) or more in inside diameter and 
subject to Sec.  1500.17(a)(12) of this part shall not tip over when 
subjected to the tip-angle test described in this section.
    (b) Testing procedure. The device shall be placed on a smooth 
surface that can be inclined at 60 degrees from the horizontal, as shown 
in Figure 1 of this section. The height and width of the inclined plane 
(not including the portion of the plane below the mechanical stop) shall 
be at least 1 inch (2.54 cm)

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greater than the largest dimension of the base of the device to be 
tested. The test shall be conducted on a smooth, hard surface that is 
horizontal as measured by a spirit level or equivalent instrument. The 
mechanical stop on the inclined plane shall be 1/16 inches (1.6 mm) in 
height and perpendicular to the inclined plane. The stop shall be 
positioned parallel to the bottom edge of the inclined plane and so that 
no portion of the device to be tested or its base touches the horizontal 
surface. The device shall not tip over when the plane is inclined at 60-
degrees from the horizontal. The procedure shall be repeated for each 
edge of the device.

                        Figure 1 to Sec.  1507.12
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[61 FR 13096, Mar. 26, 1996]