Interpretation ID: aiam1142
RVI Washington Counsel
Recreational Vehicle Institute
Inc.
Suite 406
1140 Connecticut Avenue
Washington
DC
20006;
Dear Mr. Humphreys: This is in reply to your letter of April 27, 1973, regarding th application of Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 302, 'Flammability of Interior Materials', to mattress covers. You ask whether 'mattress covers', listed under Paragraph S4.1 of the standard, includes a cover 'that is used generally to enclose a mattress for cleanliness or sanitary purposes *or* only the ticking which encloses the mattress filling or core *or* both items . . .'; We consider that mattress ticking and a cover enclosing a mattress fo sanitary purposes are both 'mattress covers' within the meaning of the standard, and both items must meet the requirements of the standard.; Thank you for sending us the copy of your memorandum, 'Department o Commerce Standards Issued Under the Flammable Fabrics Act.'; Yours truly, Richard B. Dyson, Assistant Chief Counsel