Safety

In our continuing effort to ensure that your experience with Tropitone furniture is positive with regard to comfort, quality and design, and also with regard to safety, please note the following important safety information, in addition to other safety information noted in this booklet.

CHAISE LOUNGE AND RECLINERS

Headrest Adjustment

SAFETY WARNING! Chaise lounge and recliner headrests must NEVER be adjusted while seated in the chaise. Serious finger, hand or other bodily injury may result from adjusting the headrest while seated. Headrests must always be adjusted while out of the furniture and standing to the side.

Notice for Commercial Installations: Include the following or substantially similar conspicuous written notice as part of the posted Rules and Regulations at poolside, and elsewhere wherever chaise lounges and recliners are available for use: “Never adjust chaise lounge or recliner headrests while seated. Serious finger, hand or other bodily injury may result from adjusting headrest while seated.”

Consider also including such notice in the written material(s) provided to guests in connection with the availability and use of the guest amenities at your facility.

Windy Conditions

SAFETY WARNING! During windy conditions, chaise lounge and recliner headrests may be blown forward, possibly resulting in head, neck, facial, arm and/or back injuries. During windy conditions the headrests must be lowered to the fully down position. The use of the chaise lounges and recliners must be discontinued and users should leave the area.

Notice for Commercial Installations: Include the following or substantially similar conspicuous written notice as part of the posted Rules and Regulations at poolside, and elsewhere wherever chaise lounges and recliners are available for use: “During windy conditions, the use of the chaise lounges and recliners must be discontinued and users should leave the area.”

Consider also including such notice in the written material(s) provided to guests in connection with the availability and use of the guest amenities at your facility.

Inspection and Replacement of Headrest Ratchets Periodically tighten the headrest bolts on all chaise lounges and recliners. At the same time, carefully inspect the headrest ratchets for breakage and/or wear. If headrest ratchet breakage and/or indications of headrest ratchet wear are present, a replacement headrest should be ordered. The furniture must immediately be removed from service and be placed back in service only after receipt and proper installation of the replacement headrest ratchet. To obtain replacement headrests, please see “Ordering Information” Section of this brochure. See also “SAFETY WARNING!” provisions of this Safety Information.

Chaise Lounge Headrest Ratchet Replacement

Tropitone’s chaise lounges are equipped with metal headrest ratchets which are welded in place and normally do not need replacement. If an older chaise lounge is equipped with nylon headrest ratchets, discontinue use of such chaise lounges immediately. Consumers: contact your local Tropitone Dealer for replacement. Commercial Customers: contact your Tropitone Sales Representative (except for ratchets that have been retrofitted with a Tropitone “J” bracket retrofit kit).

UMBRELLAS AND BASES

Windy Conditions

SAFETY WARNING! All Tropitone umbrellas must always be closed and taken down in windy conditions.

When Not In Use

All Tropitone umbrellas should always be closed when not in use.

6100 Umbrella Bases and Table Umbrella Bases

SAFETY WARNING! The 6100 Umbrella Base and Table Umbrella Bases must never be used in a free-standing application. Serious bodily injury and/or property damage may result. These umbrella Bases must only be used in conjunction with an in-table umbrella application. Secure the umbrella through the center of the dining table and fasten into the base with the set screw. The set screw must not be used to adjust the height of the umbrella.

In-Table Umbrella Bases – Minimum Weight

An umbrella base weighing 50 pounds or greater is required in connection with any in-table umbrella application.

Free-Standing Umbrella Bases

For any free-standing umbrella, use one of the Tropitone umbrella bases manufactured specifically for free-standing applications.

INSPECTION AT COMMERCIAL INSTALLATIONS
SAFETY WARNING! Continued use of damaged furniture can result in guest injury. Also, minor repair issues can become major repair and service issues, and create safety issues.

Periodically and carefully inspect all of Tropitone products for breakage and/or indications of wear. Such inspections must include all products of a like kind and model, not merely a random sampling within model categories or among like products.

Regular random inspections of a sampling within model categories and among like products must be undertaken in addition to the periodic inspections of all products.

Inspections must include, but not be limited to, the weld areas of product seats, arms and legs. If cracking should appear in any of the weld areas of product seats, arms and/or legs, the item must immediately be removed from service. Contact your Sales Representative.

Inspections must include chaise lounge and recliner headrest ratchets. Insure hardware is tight, movement is smooth without binding, and that the ratchet engages properly at each position. See SAFETY INFORMATION.

Inspections must include all bolts (on seating pieces, tables, umbrellas, etc.). Should any loose or missing hardware be detected, the item must be removed from service immediately until the hardware can be properly tightened and/or replaced.

Inspections must include straps, slings and EZ Span™ segments. Should any loose, missing or damaged straps, slings or EZ Span™ segments be detected, the item must be removed from service immediately until repaired and/or replacement parts installed.