Cindy Crawford “Bellingham” furniture chairs

The reports, as CPSC published them

1. No one hurt

   Made May 5, 2016 · , sent to the company Jun 2, 2016 · , published by CPSC Jun 23, 2016

   The product, in the report: sleeper chair, Cindy Crawford “Bellingham” brand, sold by Rooms To Go retailer

   I purchased a sleeper chair from the Cindy Crawford “Bellingham” brand at Rooms To Go, JW Clay Blvd, Charlotte NC. The problem is that, with the bed extended, when the user sits at the spot where the bed pillow normally is located, as when reading in bed, the head of the bed goes down and the foot end of the bed goes up, to almost vertical, like a see saw. This dumps the user into the chair cavity. If the user was child or toddler, the small body size would allow the child/toddler to drop completely into the cavity of the chair frame, the foot of the bed would slam back down against the floor, the the child could be completely entrapped inside the chair frame, or possibly get caught by the neck/body between the head end of the mattress and the chair frame. An adult with limited abilities, such as the infirm or elderly, might not be able to extricate him/herself from the cavity. Injuries could occur. The display chair that I sat on in the store had this problem, but the salesman was very apologetic and said that the particular display chair had a defect but if I purchased this type of sleeper chair mine would not have this problem. Other brands of sleeper chairs do not have this problem. When I called the store to complain, they did some investigating and told me that ALL Cindy Crawford sleepers have this same issue, they are all manufactured by H.M. Richards company in Mississippi, and this manufacturer undoubtedly follows all industry standards and it is therefore NOT the legal, moral, or ethical responsibility of R2G to deal with the problem. I requested a repair, the addition of some sort of locking mechanism or other “fix”, but they refused. I feel it is my responsibility to report this to you, as I think this is a dangerous product. The sale of these sleepers should stop immediately, and the ones already sold should be recalled. It would not be a tremendous engineering challenge to design a locking mechanism or other “fix” to prevent the head of the bed from dropping, and I am stunned that the retailer refused to investigate or contact the manufacturer. I hope your organization can deal with this before injuries or deaths occur. Thank you.

   Bought from

   Rooms To Go

   Bought

   May 4, 2016

   Where

   Cornelius, North Carolina: Home/Apartment/Condominium

   Who was involved

   Age 58, Female

   The reporter’s relation to them

   Self

   As this report names them

   Brand Cindy Crawford “Bellingham” furniture, made or sold by H.M. RICHARDS, INC

   How badly, in CPSC’s words

   Incident, No Injury

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