1、UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL UL 1177 Buoyant VestsUL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM ULUL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR
2、 DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL UL Standard for Safety for Buoyant Vests, UL 1177 Third Edition, Dated June 19, 2007 Summary of Topics This revision to ANSI/UL 1177 is being issued to reaffirm approval as an American National Standard. No changes in requirements are involved. Text that has
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8、UL OCTOBER 30, 2015 UL 1177 tr2 No Text on This PageUL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL JUNE 19, 2007 (Title Page Reprinted: October 30, 2015) 1 UL 1177 Standard for Buoyant Vests Previous numbered and unnumbered editions of stan
9、dards covering buoyant cushions have been published since January, 1982. First Edition January, 1982 Second Edition July, 1999 Third Edition June 19, 2007 This ANSI/UL Standard for Safety consists of the Third Edition including revisions through October 30, 2015. The most recent designation of ANSI/
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12、ights regarding those Standards shall remain the sole and exclusive property of UL. COPYRIGHT 2015 UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC. ANSI/UL 1177-2011(R2015)UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL JUNE 19, 2007 BUOYANT VESTS - UL 1177 2
13、 No Text on This PageUL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 Scope .6 2 Units of Measurement .6 3 Undated References 6 4 Components .6 5 General 7 6 Glossary .7 PART I STANDARD KAPOK, FIBROUS GLASS, OR FOAM DE
14、VICES CONSTRUCTION 7 General 8 8 Kapok or Fibrous Glass Devices .20 9 Foam Devices .21 10 Stitching All Devices 21 MATERIALS 11 General 23 11.1 Buoyant materials 23 11.2 Covering materials (for kapok or brous glass only) 24 11.3 Envelope materials .24 11.4 Tie tape, belt loops, and reinforcing tape
15、24 11.5 Body straps .25 11.6 D rings and snap hooks .25 11.7 Other means of closure .26 12 Survivor Locating Means 26 12.1 Survivor locating lights .26 12.2 Retroreective tapes 26 PERFORMANCE 13 Buoyancy Test for Buoyant Pad Inserts .26 14 Buoyant Pad Insert Seam Test 27 15 Seam Strength Test .27 16
16、 Reinforcing Tape Strength Test .28 17 Closure Strength Test 29 18 Marking Permanency Test 29 MARKINGS 19 General 29 JUNE 19, 2007 BUOYANT VESTS - UL 1177 3UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 20 General
17、31 21 Required Texts 31 22 Optional Texts 36 PART II NONSTANDARD BUOYANT VESTS CONSTRUCTION 23 General 37 MATERIALS 24 General 38 25 Hardware .39 26 Body Straps 39 27 Belt Loops 39 28 Tie Tapes 40 29 Thread .40 30 Zippers .40 31 Seams .40 32 Coatings .40 33 Drawstrings .41 34 Survivor Locating Means
18、 .41 PERFORMANCE 35 General 41 36 Flotation Stability Test .42 37 Jump Test 44 38 Buoyancy Distribution Tests 44 38.1 Distribution test 44 38.2 Loss distribution test 45 39 Buoyancy Test .45 40 Water Retention Test 47 41 Dynamic Strength Test .47 42 Tie Tape Attachment Strength Test 48 43 Tensile Te
19、st 48 44 Temperature Tests 51 44.1 General .51 44.2 High temperature test .52 44.3 Low temperature test .52 45 Flame Exposure Test .52 46 Strength Tests 53 46.1 Insert envelope seam 53 46.2 Seam strength test .53 47 Volume Displacement Test .53 48 Donning Test for Devices for Persons Weighing 50 90
20、Pounds, or 90 Pounds or More .53 49 Donning Test for Devices for Persons Weighing Less than 50 Pounds .54 50 Pull Test .54 51 Body Strap/Hardware Secureness Test 54 APRIL 25, 2011 BUOYANT VESTS - UL 1177 4UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISS
21、ION FROM UL 52 Operability Force Test .55 MARKINGS 53 General 55 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 54 General 55 JUNE 19, 2007 BUOYANT VESTS - UL 1177 5UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL INTRODUCTION 1 Scope 1.1 These requirements cover
22、 marine buoyant vests that use kapok, brous glass, or unicellular polyvinyl chloride or polyethylene foam otation material, and are intended to be used in accordance with the applicable Regulations of the United States Coast Guard (USCG). 1.2 The devices covered by these requirements are intended fo
23、r USCG approval under 46 CFR 160.047, 160.052, or 160.060. 2 Units of Measurement 2.1 Values stated without parentheses are the requirement. Values in parentheses are explanatory or approximate information. 3 Undated References 3.1 Any undated reference to a code or standard appearing in the require
24、ments of this standard shall be interpreted as referring to the latest edition of that code or standard. 4 Components 4.1 Except as indicated in 4.2, a component of a product covered by this standard shall comply with the requirements for that component. 4.2 A component is not required to comply wit
25、h a specic requirement that: a) Involves a feature or characteristic not required in the application of the component in the product covered by this standard, or b) Is superseded by a requirement in this standard. 4.3 A component shall be used in accordance with its rating established for the intend
26、ed conditions of use. 4.4 Specic components are incomplete in construction features or restricted in performance capabilities. Such components are intended for use only under limited conditions, such as certain temperatures not exceeding specied limits, and shall be used only under those specic cond
27、itions. 4.5 A component part of a buoyant vest shall also comply with the Federal and Mil Spec documents referenced in 46 CFR 160.047, 160.052, and 160.060. JUNE 19, 2007 BUOYANT VESTS - UL 1177 6UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM
28、UL 5 General 5.1 A device for which the intended use is indicated as General Purpose Vest, Boating Vest, or the like, shall be considered to include Skiing unless this is specically excluded in the marking provided with the device. Statements such as Hiking are not considered general use statements.
29、 6 Glossary 6.1 For the purpose of this standard, the following denitions apply. 6.2 BUOYANT INSERT PAD COVERING The water-protective cover of plastic lm that encloses kapok or brous glass material. 6.3 BUOYANT MATERIAL That part of a personal otation device (PFD) that has inherent buoyancy and that
30、 complies with the component requirements for such materials specied in Sections 11 and 24, and the Standard for Components for Personal Flotation Devices, UL 1191. 6.4 BUOYANT PAD INSERTS A quantity of buoyant material that has been cut or formed for insertion into a buoyant vest. 6.5 CLOSING SEAM
31、The nal structural seam sewn on a device, resulting in the containment of the buoyant material. 6.6 CLOSURES: a) Primary Means of securing the device on the body that causes the device to function in its intended manner without employing any other means of fastening the device to the body. b) Second
32、ary A closure that, when used alone, does not make the device appear to be donned as intended and is not required to be closed in order to comply with the requirements of this standard. 6.7 DEVICE Any marine buoyant vest. 6.8 FOAM Closed-cell foamed polymeric material. 6.9 FREEBOARD A distance measu
33、red perpendicularly from the surface of the water to the lowest point where the wearers respiration may be impeded. 6.10 LOCK STITCH A stitch that will not unravel when a force is applied in the direction of the seam to any of the threads forming the stitch. 6.11 NONSTANDARD VEST A buoyant vest that
34、 is assembled according to the manufacturers drawings rather than according to the drawings in this standard, but determined to be equivalent to a standard vest. 6.12 OPTIONAL CONSTRUCTION A construction element, the use or nonuse of which does not affect compliance of the device with the performanc
35、e requirements of this standard. 6.13 REFERENCE VESTS The standard USCG vests: Model AK-1 (adult); Model CKM-1 (child medium); and Model CKS-2 (child small). JUNE 19, 2007 BUOYANT VESTS - UL 1177 7UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM
36、 UL 6.14 SEAM A joint consisting of a sequence or series of stitches uniting two or more pieces of material. 6.15 SERVICEABLE Acceptable for continued intended use. Exhibits no signs of functional deterioration. 6.16 STANDARD VEST A buoyant vest assembled according to the drawings in this standard.
37、6.17 STRUCTURAL SEAM A seam that serves a functional purpose in the end product as distinguished from a decorative purpose. 6.18 TYPE II DEVICE A device designed to turn an unconscious person from a face-down in the water to a position where the wearers respiration is not impeded. 6.19 UNIVERSAL SIZ
38、E A device sized for the 5th 95th percentile of the adult U. S. population. This size shall include chest sizes 30 52 inches (0.76 1.3 m). PART I STANDARD KAPOK, FIBROUS GLASS, OR FOAM DEVICES CONSTRUCTION 7 General 7.1 A standard device shall consist of a vest-cut envelope with collar and without a
39、 back panel, containing pads of buoyant kapok or brous glass material or inserts of buoyant foam material, arranged and equally distributed as illustrated in Figures 7.3 and 7.14. Standard devices shall comply with all the performance requirements specied in Part II of this standard. 7.2 A vest shal
40、l be tted with tapes, webbing, and hardware to provide adjustment for close and comfortable t to the bodies of various-sized wearers. 7.3 The construction and assembly of a kapok or brous glass vest shall be as illustrated in Figures 7.1 7.7. 7.4 The construction and assembly of a foam vest shall be
41、 as illustrated in Figures 7.4 7.14. This is generated text for gtxt. JUNE 19, 2007 BUOYANT VESTS - UL 1177 8UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL Figure 7.1 Kapok and brous glass vest cutting pattern and construction of cloth cove
42、r Model A B a C a D a E a F a G b AK-1 and AF-1 9-1/4 18-1/2 8 1 26 4-1/2 1/2 CKM-1 and CFM-1 8-1/4 16-1/2 6-3/4 3/4 21-1/2 3 1/2 CKS-1 and CFS-1 7-1/4 14-1/2 5-7/8 5/8 18-1/2 2-1/4 1/2 NOTE Dimensions in inches (1 inch = 25.4 mm) a Dimensions plus 1/4 inch, minus 0 inch. b When 70 denier uncoated n
43、ylon fabric is used, pattern size shall be increased to allow for 3/8-inch (9.5 mm) minimum width. JUNE 19, 2007 BUOYANT VESTS - UL 1177 9UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL Figure 7.2 Kapok and brous glass vest locations for sec
44、uring tie tapes, belt loops, and reinforcing strips to front cover Model ABCDE AK-1 and AF 3 3-1/2 4-5/8 5-1/2 2 CKM-1 and CFM 3 3-1/2 4-1/8 5 2 CKS-1 and CFS 3 2-3/4 3-5/8 4-1/4 2 NOTE Dimensions in inches (1 inch = 25.4 mm) JUNE 19, 2007 BUOYANT VESTS - UL 1177 10UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHOR
45、IZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL Figure 7.3 Kapok and brous glass insert envelope dimensions Model A B C D E F G H AK-1 and AF 17-3/4 8-1/2 6-1/8 5 2-1/2 1-1/4 17 8 CKM-1 and CFM 15-3/4 5-7/8 3-1/2 1-3/4 1-3/4 3/4 14 7 CKS-1 and CFS 13-3/4 6 5-1/4 2-3/4 1-3/8
46、5/8 11-1/2 6 NOTE Dimensions in inches (1 inch = 25.4 mm) JUNE 19, 2007 BUOYANT VESTS - UL 1177 11UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL Figure 7.4 Stitching details - location of stitching and tape reinforcing to front and back cov
47、er joining at neck hole Figure 7.5 Stitching details - location of stitching and forming of webbing at free end of tie tapes JUNE 19, 2007 BUOYANT VESTS - UL 1177 12UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL Figure 7.6 Stitching details
48、 - location of stitching and seam construction for securing reinforcing strips to front cover Figure 7.7 Stitching details - location of stitching and seam construction for securing body strap loop to front cover Length, inches (mm) Model Cut Finished Adult 4-1/2 (114) 3 (76) Child, medium 4-1/2 (10
49、8) 2-3/4 (70) Child, small 4-1/4 (108) 2-3/4 (70) JUNE 19, 2007 BUOYANT VESTS - UL 1177 13UL COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL NOT AUTHORIZED FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM UL Figure 7.8 Stitching details - location of stitching and folding of webbing for securing hardware to body strap Dimensions, inches (mm) a Model A All adult sizes 2-1/4 (57) All child, medium 2 (51) All child, small 2 (51) a 1/
