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Recalled "Sports Cool Powered Tanker with Cart" portable team hydration unit -
Recalled "Sports Cool Powered Team Drinker" portable team hydration unit
Charging the battery inside the hydration unit's power pack box can result in excessive gas buildup which can burst the lid of the power pack box off or rupture the box. This poses an injury hazard to bystanders.
About 800
For more information, contact Collegiate Pacific at (800) 243-5133 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
Recall Details
In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Collegiate Pacific, of Farmers Branch, Texas, is voluntarily recalling about 800 Power Packs for Portable Team Hydration Units. Charging the battery inside the hydration unit's power pack box can result in excessive gas buildup which can burst the lid of the power pack box off or rupture the box. This poses an injury hazard to bystanders.
Name of Product: Power Packs for Portable Team Hydration Units
Units: About 800
Manufacturer: Collegiate Pacific, of Farmers Branch, Texas
Hazard: Charging the battery inside the hydration unit's power pack box can result in excessive gas buildup which can burst the lid of the power pack box off or rupture the box. This poses an injury hazard to bystanders.
Incidents/Injuries: Collegiate Pacific has received two reports of lids bursting off of the box, including an instance where the lid struck the back of a bystander's hand, causing some swelling.
Description: This recall involves the battery operated power pack boxes for the 20-gallon "Sports Cool Powered Team Drinker" and the 40-gallon "Sports Cool Powered Tanker with Cart" portable team hydration units. The units include a water tank, six hoses, a battery operated pack box, and a cart. "Sports Cool" is printed on the water tank.
Sold by: Sporting goods supply distributors and direct sales nationwide from February 2004 through June 2007 for between $700 and $1,000.
Manufactured in: United States
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop charging the portable team hydration units and contact Collegiate Pacific to receive a repair kit.
Consumer Contact: For more information, contact Collegiate Pacific at (800) 243-5133 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or log on to http://www.BSNCP.com/recall.
Consumers should immediately stop charging the portable team hydration units and contact Collegiate Pacific to receive a repair kit.
Collegiate Pacific has received two reports of lids bursting off of the box, including an instance where the lid struck the back of a bystander's hand, causing some swelling.
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