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CPSC and Thayer Coggin Inc. Announce Furniture Recall

Name of Product:
Chairs, Recliners, Couches, and Settees
Hazard:

The furniture may break and injure consumers if it collapses.

Remedy:
Replace
Repair
Recall Date:
June 05, 1996
Units:

1,100

Consumer Contact

For more information about this recall, consumers should call Thayer Coggin at (910) 841-6000 or write to the company at 230 South Road, High Point, N.C. 27262.

Recall Details

Description:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC, Thayer Coggin Inc. of High Point, N.C., is recalling approximately 1,100 chairs, recliners, couches, and settees. The furniture may break and injure consumers if it collapses.

Thayer Coggin has received one report of its Sency model chair breaking and one report of its Premier model recliner breaking. The company also is aware of three reports of people who received cuts requiring stitches from the sharp edges underneath its Kingsley model recliner.

Thayer Coggin and commercial furniture dealers sold the chairs, recliners, couches, and settees primarily for institutional use in hospital and medical waiting rooms and reception areas. The following furniture is involved in this recall:
 

Name

Description

Model Numbers/Items

Price

Dates Sold

Signature Collection

wood frame furniture

model 5415 chairs

models 5416 and 6161 loveseats

model 5417 sofas

model 6160 chairs, gang seating

$1,400-1,600

$1,800-2,100

$3,700-4,100

$4,300-4,500

1993-95

Sency

metal frame chairs

models 1039 stacking chairs

$420

1995

Forte

metal frame furniture

model 1091-2S settees

$1,500-1,700

1994-95

Premier I and II

recliner chairs

model 1095 (on casters only)

model 1045W Forte Wallsaver (on casters only)

$1,900-2,200

1994-95

Kingsley

recliner chair

models 1015 and 5045

$1,800-2,375

1993-9


Problems associated with the above brands of recalled furniture are as follows: Signature wood frame furniture can loosen, becoming shaky if the furniture's arm structure weakens; Sency metal frame chairs have defective welds causing the legs to bend; Forte metal frame furniture has a metal support piece that can bend out of shape; Premier recliners have a metal support bar that could bend out of shape if the footrest is improperly pressed down by someone other than the person sitting in the chair; and Kingsley recliners have sharp edges under the footrest that have cut three people who were reaching under the footrests, contrary to manufacturer's instructions.

Offices and institutions should remove the furniture and call Thayer Coggin to arrange for a free repair or, if necessary, replacement. For more information about this recall, consumers should call Thayer Coggin at (910) 841-6000 or write to the company at 230 South Road, High Point, N.C. 27262.

Remedy:

Offices and institutions should remove the furniture and call Thayer Coggin to arrange for a free repair or, if necessary, replacement.

Incidents/Injuries:

Thayer Coggin has received one report of its Sency model chair breaking and one report of its Premier model recliner breaking. The company also is aware of three reports of people who received cuts requiring stitches from the sharp edges underneath its Kingsley model recliner.

Sold At:
Thayer Coggin and commercial furniture dealers sold the chairs, recliners, couches, and settees primarily for institutional use in hospital and medical waiting rooms and reception areas.
Recall number:
96-141

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