CPSC, Hufco-Delaware Co. Announce Recall to Repair Gerry® TrailTech Backpack Baby Carriers
Press Release # 00-151
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(Picture of product box) In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Hufco-Delaware Co., (picture of box and product out of box) of Miamisburg, Ohio, is recalling about 111,000 Gerry TrailTech backpack baby carriers with plastic frames. (example of a doll falling through the leg opening of the carrier) Small infants can shift to one side, slip through the leg openings of these carriers and fall.
(Picture of empty carrier on a person back with a hand sticking through the opening) CPSC and Hufco-Delaware have received four reports (picture of empty carrier) of infants slipping through the leg openings of these carriers. There were two reports of infants suffering fractured skulls (example of a doll falling through the leg opening of the carrier) and two reports of infants suffering bumped heads when they fell to the ground.
(Picture of box and product out of box) These Gerry TrailTech backpack baby carriers have black, plastic contoured frames. (pictures of products in the three different recalled styles) They were sold in color combinations of slate blue with teal trim, green with black trim, navy blue and purple with green trim, and blue and purple with silver trim. (picture of a white colored tag which reads "Gerry" in white letters on a blue background) A tag on the outside of the carrier reads "GERRY."(picture of a small white colored tag with dark green and gray in the background which reads "Gerry" in white letters, on a blue background. The picture is mounted on a dark green background with designs on it) (picture of tag that reads "Gerry Trail Tech/ Trail Tech HP.) A long tag, originally inside the carrier when sold, reads, "GERRY TRAIL TECH/TRAIL TECH HP." (picture of black frame with the word "Gerry" molded into the frame in large letters) Writing imprinted on the plastic frame reads, "GERRY." (picture of the carrier on a person's back) The carrier has a removable, washable seat; (picture of close-up of storage pouch) a storage pouch; (picture of woman walking with the carrier on her back with the baby inside of it) a loading stand; and a padded hip belt.
(Picture of box and product out of box and the dates of sell) Department and baby products stores nationwide sold these backpack carriers from January 1996 through July 2000 for about 65 dollars.
(Picture of a woman calling for a repair kit and the number that she is calling) Consumers should stop using these backpack carriers immediately, and call Hufco-Delaware at (800) 881-9176 anytime (picture of an empty carrier and the phone number for a free repair kit) for a free repair kit that replaces the seat of the carrier(picture of the new seat with a smaller opening, part of a leg is shown going through the new hole) with one that has smaller leg openings.
(Picture of a person sitting at a computer) Consumers also can go to the firm's website at: (picture of web address bar, the web address is shown as it is being typed in) www.gerryframecarrier.com
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