Re: US consumer products design reference - what inventors should know


"tns1" <tns1@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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What safety or design codes are required in US consumer products?
To narrow it down lets say home appliances using either wall or battery
power 120vac max with digital/analog circuits but no intentional
radiators. For example: food processors, foot massagers, stereo equip.

If I were the inventor of the Vego-Pedi-Pod(tm), and wanted to mass market
them, how would I find the applicable laws and codes? Any books that walk
you thru the process?

I am aware of a few safety and regulation agencies such as CE, UL, CSPC,
FCC. While CE codes seem to be the law overseas, UL and CSPC codes appear
to be only suggestions, and afaik, not requirements. In the case of the
UL, they are expensive requirements since the cost to even read them
approaches $1k per document (what a scam).

So far the only real requirements I have seen for this category of product
is FCC part 15. Surely there are more?

If it is not a medical device or a device to be used in an explosive
environment (or other iffy situations) and does not radiate so as to
potentially interfere with other applications/devices and is line-operated,
the biggie is UL Approval.

Then, of course, there is the area of potential liability. Infant
monitoring devices are just one example. One must tread carefully in such
areas.


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