Furniture Recalled by Thayer Coggin

Furniture Recalled by Thayer Coggin NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: June 5, 1996 (301) 504-7908 Release # 96-141 CPSC and Thayer Coggin Inc. Announce Furniture Recall WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (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…