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. 3 Butane Flame 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 Fabrics and Fabric Assemblies. The results
are
as follows:
| Ignition
Source |
Test Results |
Butane Flame Source 1
|
#1
Pass ( No flaming or progressive smoldering ) |
.
|
#2
Pass ( No flaming or progressive smoldering ) |
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 butane flame ignition source 1.
If
there are any questions or when we can be of
further
assistance, please let us know.
KSM/su
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