February 20, 2003
Playnation
Play Systems of Kennesaw, Ga., is voluntarily recalling about 1,400 "Fun
Buckets," a vinyl bucket attached to a rope used to lift small items up to
backyard play sets' forts. As children play on the play set's slide or platform,
the 6- to 8-ft free- hanging rope can become entangled around the child's neck.
This presents a strangulation hazard to young children.
This recall involves "Fun Buckets" sold as an add-on option for
backyard play sets. The 14-inch-deep buckets are either yellow or green vinyl
and have a black nylon strap attached to the rope. The "Fun Bucket"
was sold with a heavy wood bracket to attach it to the roof of a play set fort.
Distributors of backyard play sets nationwide sold the fun buckets from
February 1998 through February 2003 for about $25.
Consumers should take down the
"Fun Buckets" immediately and return them to the store where
purchased for a refund or a credit toward another product. For more
information, consumers can contact Playnation at (770) 792-9300 between 10 a.m.
and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's web site at http://www.playset.com/recall.htm.