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Improvements Catalog Recalls Adjustable Ottoman Beds Due to Fall Hazard

Name of Product:
Adjustable Ottoman Bed
Hazard:
When the ottoman is converted into a bed and weight is put on it, it can collapse, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
Remedy:
Refund
Recall Date:
February 15, 2012
Units:
About 800
Consumer Contact

For more information, contact Improvements at (800) 985-6044, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET or visit the firm's website at www.improvementscatalog.com. Improvements is contacting all purchasers directly.

Recall Details

Description:

The product is an ottoman on casters with a folding metal frame and a high-density polyfoam mattress. The ottoman can open out and be converted into a twin-sized bed. Fabric covers are sold separately.

Remedy:

Consumers should immediately stop using the product and contact Improvements to receive a store credit for the full amount of the purchase price.

Incidents/Injuries:

Improvements Catalog is aware of five reports of the bed collapsing, including two reports of minor injuries.

Sold At

Improvements and Skymall catalogs and online at Improvementscatalog.com and Skymall.com from May 2011 to August 2011 for between $150 and $190.

Manufactured In:
China
Distributor(s):

JN Bailey and Associates Inc., of Dayton, Ohio

Recall number:
12-720
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