November 30, 1999
FLAME SEAL PRODUCTS, INC.
4025 Willowbend Blvd., #310
Houston, TX 77025
Reference:
Laboratory
Test
Report
Lab Identification No. 5285
Invoice No. 8274
One (1) fabric sample, identified
as Upholstery
Fabric
(Polyester/Cotton Blend) Treated with Fabric Seal™
(S), was received and tested in
accordance
with BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION “Fire Test for Furniture, 5852. Part
1 Methods of Test for the Ignitability
by Smokers’ Materials of
Upholstered Composites for Seating.” Per Section 10. (a), “ The following
test results
relate
only to the ignitability of the combination of materials under the
particular
conditions of test; they are not intended as a means of assessing the
full
potential fire hazard of the materials in use.”
The upholstery fabric sample
submitted was tested to
Section
9. 2 Smoldering Cigarette Test.
Per your request, the sample submitted was commercially dry-cleaned one
(1) cycle prior to testing and was not subjected to BS
5651: 1978, "Sec. 4, Water Soaking Procedure" of the Cleansing and
Wetting Procedures for use in the Assessment of the Effect of Cleansing
and Wetting on the Flammability of Textile Fabrics and Fabric
Assemblies. The results are as follows:
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Ignition Source
Cigarette
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Test Results
#1
Pass (No flaming or progressive smoldering)
#2
Pass (No flaming or progressive smoldering
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The upholstery fabric sample
submitted, when tested
after
being subjected to one (1) commercial dry-cleaning cycle, meets minimum
requirements of the above standard when tested to smoldering cigarette
ignition.
If there are any questions or when
can be of further
assistance,
please let us know.
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