Collegiate Pacific is recalling approximately 800 Power Packs for Portable Team Hydration Units, because the charging the battery inside the units power pack box can cause excessive gas buildup which can burst the lid of the power pack box off or rupture the box. This poses an injury hazard to bystanders.
Collegiate Pacific has received two reports of lids bursting off of the box, including an instance where the lid struck the back of a bystanders hand, causing some swelling.
This recall involves the battery operated power pack boxes for the 20-gallon “Sports Cool Powered Team Drinker” and the 40-gallon “Sports Cool Powered Tanker with Cart” portable team hydration units. The units include a water tank, six hoses, a battery operated pack box, and a cart. “Sports Cool” is printed on the water tank.
The units were sold through sporting goods supply distributors and direct sales nationwide from February 2004 through June 2007 for between $700 and $1,000.
