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Product name "Fun Buckets"
Description The recall involves "Fun Buckets" sold as an add-on option for backyard play sets. The 14-inch-deep buckets are either yellow or green vinyl and have a black nylon strap attached to the rope. The "Fun Bucket" was sold with a heavy wood bracket to attach it to the roof of a play set fort. 
Problem As children play on the play set's slide or platform, the 6- to 8-foot free-hanging rope can become entangled around the child's neck. This presents a strangulation hazard to young children. 
Distribution Nationwide from distributors of backyard play sets. 
Company Playnation - 770-792-9300; web site - www.playset.com. 
Dates sold February 1998 through February 2003. 
Date posted 04/25/2003 
 

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