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STANDARD
SIST EN 15638:2009
EUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHE NORMEN 15638April 2009ICS 97.220.20 English VersionIce skates - Safety requirements and test methodsPatins à glace - Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d'essaiEislaufkomplets - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungenund PrüfverfahrenThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 5 March 2009.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such nationalstandards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as theofficial versions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNGManagement Centre:
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B-1000 Brussels© 2009 CENAll rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reservedworldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 15638:2009: ESIST EN 15638:2009
EN 15638:2009 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword .3 Introduction .4 1 Scope .5 2 Normative references .5 3 Terms and definitions .5 4 Design .6 4.1 General .6 4.2 Requirements for design .6 4.2.1 Connection of the runner to the boot .6 4.2.2 Attachment of the blade in the blade holder .6 4.2.3 Linearity of the runner .6 4.2.4 Position of the runner .7 4.2.5 Impact resistance.7 4.2.6 Surface condition.7 4.2.7 Condition of the blade .7 5 Testing .8 5.1 General .8 5.2 Test specimen .8 5.3 Last .8 5.4 Connection of the runner to the boot .8 5.5 Resistance against impact loads .9 5.5.1 Conditioning .9 5.5.2 Lateral impact onto the blade .9 5.5.3 Frontal impact onto the blade tip and end . 10 5.6 Hardness of the runner . 11 6 Marking . 11 7 Information supplied by the manufacturer . 11 7.1 General . 11 7.2 Contents . 12 7.2.1 General . 12 7.2.2 Information about the construction of the ice skate . 12 7.2.3 Instructions for use . 12 7.2.4 Servicing and maintenance instructions . 12
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EN 15638:2009 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 15638:2009) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 136 “Sports, playground and other recreational facilities and equipment”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by October 2009, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by October 2009. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. SIST EN 15638:2009
EN 15638:2009 (E) 4 Introduction When elaborating this document, it was assumed that dimensions cannot be specified for the functional grinding of the blade mentioned in 4.2.7.2, as they depend on the use the ice skates are intended for and differ from user to user. SIST EN 15638:2009
EN 15638:2009 (E) 5 1 Scope This standard applies to ice skates intended for users with a body mass up to 100 kg for ice skating excluding the field of sports competitions. It specifies the minimum safety requirements for ice skates as well as requirements for test methods, marking and information supplied by the manufacturer to reduce the risk of injuries to both third parties and the user during their normal use. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies.
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