---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 1242.4"
title: "16"
number: "1242.4"
heading: "Performance requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/1242.4"
---

# §1242.4. Performance requirements.

- (a) **Firmness.** When tested in accordance with § [1242.5(d)](/cfr/16/1242.5.md?p=d), [(e)](/cfr/16/1242.5.md?p=e) and [(f)](/cfr/16/1242.5.md?p=f), the force required for a 1.00-in. (2.54 cm) displacement of the 3-inch (76.2 mm) diameter hemispheric probe (figure 1 to this [paragraph (a)](#a)—3-in. head probe) at any measurement location shall be greater than 10.0 N (2.24 lb).
- (b) **Infant containment.** When tested in accordance with [§ 1242.5(g)](/cfr/16/1242.5.md?p=g), the surfaces within the caregiver opening of the product shall not contact the 9-inch (230 mm) diameter head probe (figure 2 to this [paragraph (b)](#b)—9-in. head probe) such that the probe is constrained within the caregiver opening and, when placed according to [§ 1242.5(g)(6)](/cfr/16/1242.5.md?p=g-6), the probe must extend past the caregiver opening.
- (c) **Infant restraints.** Nursing pillows shall not include any infant restraint system.
- (d) **Seam strength.** When tested in accordance with [§ 1242.5(h)](/cfr/16/1242.5.md?p=h), fabric/mesh seams and points of attachment shall not fail such that a small part, sharp point, or sharp edge is presented, as required in § [1242.3(b)](/cfr/16/1242.3.md?p=b) and [(c)](/cfr/16/1242.3.md?p=c).
- (e) **Caregiver attachment strength.** When tested in accordance with [§ 1242.5(i)](/cfr/16/1242.5.md?p=i), material seams, points of attachment, and attachment components shall not fail, and shall create no hazardous conditions, such as small parts or sharp edges, as required in § [1242.3(b)](/cfr/16/1242.3.md?p=b) and [(c)](/cfr/16/1242.3.md?p=c).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2056a

### Source

Source: 89 FR 85414, Oct. 25, 2024, unless otherwise noted.