ARMY A-A-52696-1996 FLAG NATIONAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTERMENT《用于葬礼的美国旗》.pdf

1、A-A-52696 = 9999974 OL7L986 OBCi A-A-52696 5 August 1996 COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION FLAG, NATIONAL, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, INTERMENT The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this commercial item description for all federal agencies 1. SCOPE. This commercial item description

2、covers the requirements for the United States of America interment flag. The intended use is to provide the flag of the United States for burial ceremonies of deceased military personnel and veterans. 2. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS. 2.1 Desi- co-uctim . The interment flag of the United States shall have

3、 a 5-foot hoist by 9-foot 6-inch fly, be constructed in accordance with the dimensions specified in The Institute of Heraldry Drawing 5-1-17, and be made of 100 percent cotton. For special orders, the flag shall be manufactured from a 65 percent/35 percent blend of cotton and two-ply polyester bunti

4、ng. When cotton is used, the cotton bunting shall be a two-ply yarn with a weight of at least 4.5 ounces per square yard with a minimum f 31 yarns per inch in the warp and 30 yarns per inch in the filling. The weave shall be plain with a mercerized finish. blended two-ply bunting shall be of a plain

5、 weave with a weight of at least 4.5 ounces per square yard with a minimum of 50 yarns per inch in the warp and 32 yarns per inch in the filling. The finished cotton or cotton-polyester cloth shall show a colorfastness to light, water and soap equal to or better than a rating of “good“ when tested i

6、n accordance with AATCC 16A, AATCC 61 and AATCC 132 test methods. The warp of the base cloth shall run in the direction of the stripes. The finished cloth shall conform to the physical requirements listed below when tested in accordance with the cited testing methods. The appearance of the flag shal

7、l have no apparent defects when viewed from a distance of 36 inches. When cotton-polyester is used, the COTTON COTTON- POJtYSSTER - WEIGHT, OUNCES PER SQUARE YARD (minimum): Bunting 4.5 4.5 Duck 8.5 8.5 ASTM D3776 Beneficial comments, recommendations, additions, deletions, clarifications, etc. and a

8、ny other data which may improve this document should be sent to: Director, The Institute of Heraldry, US Army, ATTN: Technical and Production Division, 9345 Gunston Road, Room ,5112, Fort Belvoir, Virqinia 22060-5579. AMSC N/A FSC 8345 TRUTION STATRm A. Approved for public release, distribution is u

9、nlimited. Licensed by Information Handling ServicesA-A-52b9b 9999974 0373987 TL7 m, t A- A- 52 6 96 YARNS PER INCH: Warp : Bunting 31 Duck 84 Filling: Bunting 30 Duck 28 ASTM D3775 50 84 32 28 BREAKING STRENGTH IN POUNDS (Minimum): Warp : Bunting 50 50 Filling: Bunting 50 50 Duck 100 100 Duck 105 10

10、5 ASTM D5034 2.1.2 Flau desiun . The flag shall consist of 13 horizontal stripes, 7 red and 6 white, which shall alternate beginning and ending with a red stripe On the face side, each stripe shall overlap the stripe beneath it, forming a shingle effect. The right vertical hem of the canton shall la

11、y on top of the short stripes and the bottom hem of the canton shall lay over the first long white stripe. The four corners of the flag and of the canton shall be squared. All opposed edges or hems shall be parallel. 2.1.3 Canton. The canton shall be blue and constructed in accordance with the dimen

12、sions specified in The Institute of Heraldry drawing 5-1-17 (Figure i). The canton shall contain 50 five pointed machine embroidered white stars arranged in nine horizontal rows. There shall be five rows of six stars and four rows of five stars which shall alternate beginning at the top and ending a

13、t the bottom with a row of 6 stars. Each star shall have one point upward. Stars shall be symmetrically arranged in horizontal, vertical and diagonal rows. The thread used for embroidery shall be a bleached two-ply cotton. The design and stitch count of the embroidered stars shall be in accordance w

14、ith The Institute of Heraldry Cartoon 3.718. canton is not allowed. Piecing of the 2.1.4 Flau colors. The colors for the flag shall match the cable numbers cited in the Tenth Edition of the Standard Color Card of America as f ollows : COLOR CARTIF: NUMBF- Old Glory Red 80108 Old Glory Blue 80075 Whi

15、te 80002 2.1.5 Beadbg. The flag heading shall be constructed as shown in The Institute of Heraldry Drawing 5-1-45B (Figure 2) with two grommets. The duck shall be made from 100 percent cotton duck, be white or in-the-gray, shall weigh between 7 ounces and 8.25 ounces per square yard, have two ply ya

16、rn in both the warp and filling with a breaking strength of not less than 105 pounds in the filling. The grommets shall be a commercial trade size 2 bright finish brass grommet with toothed washers. The turn-in of the header shall be 1.5 inches and be squared with the width of the flag. 2 Licensed b

17、y Information Handling ServicesA-A-52b96 9999974 0171988 953 H A- A- 52 6 96 2.1.6 $titc ing. Seams, heading and hems shall be sewn with 9 to 11 stitches per inch. Selvage hems shall be of type EBF-2. Stripes shall be joined by a double needle felled seam type LSc-2 using a 3/16 inch to 3/8 inch gau

18、ge,machine with a greater than 3/32 inch margin. should be visible on the front side of the flag. sewing the interment flag shall be a white 50/50 cotton-polyester blend except for a selvage or a raw edge that must be hemmed, then the thread shall be of the same color as the cloth. The colorfastness

19、 of the thread shall be equal to or better than the material on which it is to be used. The following shall apply: Only the needle thread The color of the thread for a. White colored thread shall be used to sew the fly hem, the bottom canton hem with the white stripe, the seam joining the canton wit

20、h the short stripes, the duck heading, and stripe hems between stripes. b. Blue thread shall be used to sew the canton top hem when a top hem is necessary. c. Red thread shall be used to sew the bottom or top red stripe hem when a hem is necessary. 3. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS. *. 3.1 Contractor

21、Cert a tolerance of plus or minus 1/4 inch shall be allowed for dimensions from 2 through 4 inches; and a tolerance of plus or minus 1/8 inch shall be allowed for dimensions that are less than 2 inches. 3.3 &crulatory re- . The offer/contractor is encouraged to use recovered materials in accordance

22、with Public Law 94-580 to the maximum extent practical. 4. PACKAGING. 4.1 Preservation, packing and marking shall be as specified in the contract or order. 5. NOTES. 5.1 ace of Go vermt doc- . Copies of Federal documents are available from: Department of the Navy Defense Printing Service Detachment

23、Office 700 Robbins Avenue, Bldg. 4D Philadelphia, PA 19111-5093 5.1.1 t. The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Test Methods: ASTM D3775 - Fabric Count of Woven Fabric ASTM D3776 - Fabric, Woven, Mass per Unit Area (Weight) ASTM D5034 - Fabrics, Textile (Grab Test), Breaking Force and

24、 Elongation of The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) - Applications for copies should be addressed to: 4 Licensed by Information Handling ServicesL A-A-52696 9999974 OLL990 502 U A-A-52696 American Society for Testing and Materials 1919 Race Street Philadelphia, PA 19103-1187 America

25、n Association for Textile Chemists and Colorist (AATCC) Test AATCC 16A - Colorfastness to Light: Carbon-Arc Lamp, Continuos AATCC 61 - Colorfastness to Laundering, Home and Commercial: Accelerated AATCC 132 - Colorfastness to Dry-cleaning Methods : American Association for Textile Chemists and Color

26、ist (AATCC - Applications for copies should be addressed to: American Association for Textile Chemists and Colorist P.O. Box 12215 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 The Standard Color Reference of America, Tenth Edition - Applications for copies should be addressed to: The Color Association of the Un

27、ited States 343 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10016-1187 5.2 The Institute of Heraldry drawings and cartoons are available from: The Institute of Heraldry ATTN: Technical and Production Division 9325 Gunston Road, Room S112 Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5579 5.3 National Stock Number 8345-00-656-1432 appli

28、es. MILITARY INTERESTS: CIVIL AGENCY COORDINATING ACTIVITY Army - IH GSA - FSS VA - OSS PREPARING ACTIVITY: Army - IH Project Number 8345-0217 5 Licensed by Information Handling ServicesI A-A-52676 = 9999974 OL7197L 448 A- A- 52 6 96 I 1 1 I , FIGURE 1 - FLAG, NATIONAL, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 50 STAR UNION JACK 6 Licensed by Information Handling ServicesA-A-52696 m 9999974 o373992 3BY m A- A- 52 6 96 FIGURE 2 - FLAG HEADINGS TYPE I, CLASS 2 AND CLASS 2A 7 Licensed by Information Handling Services