Matt is a lover of big televisions. When our 42" quit working last year, he decided we had to go bigger. And a bigger TV = a bigger risk to the climbing little monkey that we have running around. So now we have a 50" television on a huge entertainment system that rocks and shakes every time Sammy gets near the entertainment system. It's scary!
A 2011 US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) report on flat panel TV safety revealed:
· A child is killed every three weeks from an unsecured TV
· Every 45 minutes a child visits an emergency room due to a TV tip-over related injury
· Between 2000 and 2011, 215 fatalities have resulted from TV tip-over
· An estimated 17,000 people each year, the majority of which are children, are treated for injuries from TV tip-overs
· Reported cases have increased almost 25% from 2006 to 2010, and over the last 10 years, injuries have increased by 31%
Now I knew there were risks, but I didn't realize just how dangerous an unsecured TV was! Thanks to SANUS, I can start to breathe a little easier. SANUS, the leading designer and manufacturer of flat panel TV wall mounts, has partnered with Safe Kids Worldwide. By educating consumers on the risk of unsecured flat panel TV’s, SANUS and Safe Kids Worldwide offer safe solutions for families across the nation by reducing TV tip-over related injuries and fatalities.
Here's a video to help educate parents about the dangers of TV Tip-Overs:
SANUS is committed to making homes a little safer for your children, without making anything too difficult.
SANUS TV Mounting Tips:
- Easy 1, 2, 3 installation with a wall template to ensure even placement
- Online video walkthrough of simple installation available at any time
- No additional tools necessary – all required installation hardware is included in package
- Live customer support available 6 days a week
SANUS is offering a free flat-panel SANUS TV Vuepoint Mount F180 (pictured below) to the readers of Momma Without a Clue.
The winner will receive a mount that fits their TV, a $90 ARV. Enter on the rafflecopter below. Giveaway ends 7/26 at 12:00am. Good luck!
Disclaimer: I received the product mentioned in exchange for my honest opinions. No other compensation was received.
I have a 24" tv that needs to be affixed to something, it is wobbly.
ReplyDeleteOur television is 42" I have not had it tip over but sure am afraid of it every time one of my grand sons goes near it.
ReplyDeletewe have a 42 inch and have not had a problem with it but we have some new little ones in the family so this could become a concern.
ReplyDeleteWe have a 60" and it hasn't fallen over yet, but I do worry.
ReplyDeleteI'm actually shopping around for a new TV (have to replace my old 90's one that doesn't even get manufactured anymore - a hand me down). I am not sure yet what the exact size will be but it will definitely need a wall mount.
ReplyDelete32" & no it's never flipped over.
ReplyDelete55 inches, and no it hasn't tipped over...Thank God!
ReplyDeleteI'm not really sure how big my TV is, though it is a good size. Maybe 42 inches? Not sure... Anyway I'm just thankful to god its never tipped.
ReplyDeletewe have a 70 & it has NOT tipped
ReplyDelete32" & no it's never flipped over.
ReplyDeleteMy TV has flipped over before...and it was about 50". When I say 'my' TV, I mean my father's. I've never owned my own television! Dying for one.
ReplyDelete19 inch No tip yet
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My tv is about 40 inches and I will not say it has never flipped over because sure enough it will!
ReplyDelete46 and no tipovers - yet.
ReplyDelete34 inches and no tipovers.
ReplyDelete50 inch, and thankfully no.
ReplyDelete50" and not that i know of
ReplyDelete40 inches and no we have not.
ReplyDeleteWe have a 42 inch and no it has never tipped over thank God!
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It's 32 inch and I've tipped it over on myself trying to hook up game systems. Luckily it wasn't up too high, but I'm extra-cautious about the kids messing with it.
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32 inches in my bedroom, never had one, but have come close when toddler decides to open bottom drawer and begin to climb up... scary. would love to win this.
ReplyDeletetoni marie caravello feimer
37 inches and no but they know not to touch it.
ReplyDeleteMy tv is 48"
ReplyDeleteI have a 32" and a 55"
ReplyDeleteI have several tvs, the one I want this mount for is 32"...I've never had a tip over thank goodness
ReplyDeleteI have an LG 47" and hasn't tipped over yet - regnod(at)yahoo(d0t)com
ReplyDeleteI have a 32" and thank goodness no tip overs
ReplyDeleteWe have a 50" and a 32" and neither are big enough for me, lol, i wish i had the 70" tv that someone else had entering this giveaway! No I haven't had a tipover, thank heavens!
ReplyDelete55". I've never had a tip over.
ReplyDeleteI have a 42inch TV. It has never tipped over.
ReplyDeleteI have several different sizes and at least two that I would like wall mounted. I've had no tipover but years ago one fell on a relative.
ReplyDeleteWe have a 54 inch tv and it has not tipped over.
ReplyDelete46 inches I have not had it tip over but I have someone eles - not a good feeling
ReplyDeleteWE HAVE 42" tv and no tip over yet but worry about it
ReplyDeletebrich22 at earthlink dot net
Our tv is 32". No tip overs thank goodness
ReplyDeleteJulie Hawkins
ours is 55 inch and have never had a tip over..knock on wood
ReplyDelete47" and no
ReplyDeleteOur TV is around 40" and we have never had an issue with tip overs.
ReplyDeletemine is 46 inches and I have luckily not had a tip over
ReplyDeletewe have a 50" and luckily no tip overs!!
ReplyDeletenatashangt (at) live (dot) com
42" and thankfully no, it's never tipped over
ReplyDeleteNo tipovers....thank goodness....and it's a 50 incher.
ReplyDeleteI have a 38" TV, and so far no tip-over.
ReplyDeleteyes it has tipped
ReplyDeletelmurley2000@yahoo.com
We have a 55" and thank God we haven't had a tip over.
ReplyDelete55 inches and thankfully it has stayed in place!
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