1、MIL-I-87077A 84 m 777770b 0528876 7 m INCH-POUND MIL-I-87097A(CG) 18 May 1992 SUPERSEDING 19 June 1981 MIL-I-87097(NU) MILITARY SPECIFICATION INSIGNIA, EMBROIDERED (COAST GUARD) This specification is approved for use by the United States Coast Guard, Department of Transportation, and is available fo
2、r use by all departments and agencies. 1. SCOPE 1.1 Scope. This specification covers the requirements for machine and hand embroidered insignia worn on the sleeve of enlisted personnel of the Coast Guard. 1.2 Classification. Embroidered insignia shall be of the following types and classes (see 6.2):
3、 Type I - Rating badge Class 1 - Chief Petty Officer Class 2 - Petty Officer, First Class Class 3 - Petty Officer, Second Class Class 4 - Perty Officer, Third Class Class 5 - Senior Chief Petty Officer Class 6 - Master Chief Petty Officer Class 7 - Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Type
4、II - Specialty Mark and Striker Mark Type III - Group - Rate Mark Class 1 - One stripe Class 2 - Two stripes Class 3 - Three stripes Type IV - Stripe, Length of Service Type V - Branch of Service, Shield Type VI - Insignia, Grade Star Beneficial comments (recommendations, additions, deletions) and a
5、ny pertinent data which may be of use in improving this document should be addressed to: Officer in Charge, Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility, Post Office Box 59, Natick, MA 01760-0001 by using the self-addressed Standardization Document Improvement Proposal (DD Form 1426) appearing at the
6、 end of this document or by letter. AMSC N/A FSC 8455 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release, distribution is unlimited. Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-_- MIL-I-87097A 84 9999906 0528897 O 2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS 2.1 G
7、overnment documents. * 2.1.1 Specifications, standards, and handbooks. The following specifications, standards, and handbooks form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of these documents shall be those listed in the issue of the Department of
8、 Defense Index of Specifications and Standards (DODISS) and supplement thereto, cited in the solicitation (see 6.2). SPECIFICATIONS FEDERAL * A-A-50199 * A-A-52094 PPP-B-676 MILITARY MIL-C-823 MIL-L-17507 MIL-E-17568 MIL-B-17757 STANDARDS FEDERAL FED-STD-191 FED-STD-751 MILITARY MIL-STD-105 MIL-STD-
9、129 * MIL-STD-2073-1 * MIL-STD-2073-2 - Thread, Polyester, Cotton- or Polyester-Covered - Thread, Cotton - Boxes, Setup - Cloth, Serge, Wool, Wool and Nylon, Polyester and - Lace, Ornamental - Embroidery Materials, Metallic and Synthetic - Box, Shipping, Fiberboard (Modular Sizes) Wool Metallic - Te
10、xtile Test Methods - Stitches, Seams, and Stitchings - Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by - Marking for Shipment and Storage - DOD Materials Procedures for Development and - Packaging Requirement Codes Attributes Application of Packaging Requirements * (Unless otherwise indicated, copi
11、es of federal and military specifications, standards, and handbooks are available from the Standardization Documents Order Desk, Building 4D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094.) 2 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,- MIL-I-8
12、7097A 84 H 999990b 0528898 2 H * 2.1.2 Other Government documents, drawings, and publi tions. Th following other Government documents, drawings, and publicatic form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues are those cited in the solicitation, U.S
13、. POSTAL MANUAL (Copies may be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402-0001). * 2.2 Non-Government publications. The following document(s) form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues
14、of the documents which are DOD adopted shall be those listed in the issue of the DODISS cited in the solicitation. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of documents not listed in the DODISS are the issues of the documents cited in the solicitation (see 6.2). NATIONAL MOTOR FREIGHT TRAFFIC ASSOCIAT
15、ION, INC-., AGENT National Motor Freight Classification (Application for copies should be addressed to the American Trucking Association, ATTN: Traffic Department, 1616 P Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036-1404). UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION COMMITTEE, AGENT Uniform Freight Classification (Application for
16、 copies should be addressed to tile Uniform Classification Committee, Room 1106, 222 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60606-5808). O THE COLOR ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES Department of Defense Standard Shades for Sewing Threads Department of Defense Standard Color Card of Official Stand
17、ardized Shades For Heraldic Yarns for Embroidery and Ribbons (Applications for copies should be addressed to The Color Association of the United States, 343 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10016-0927). (Non-Government standards and other publications are normally available from the organizations that
18、 prepare or distribute the documents. These documents also may be available in or through libraries or other informational services.) * 2.3 Order of precedence. In the event of a conflict between the text of this document and the references cited herein, the text of this document takes precedence. N
19、othing in this document, however, supersedes applicable laws and regulations unless a specific exemption has been obtained. 3 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-I-87097A 84 9999706 0528899 4 E MIL-I-87097A(CG) 3. REQUIREMENTS 3.1 Gui
20、de sample. Samples, when furnished, are solely for guidance and information to the contractor (see 6.3). Variations from this specification may appear in the sample in which case this specification shall govern. 3.2 First article. When specified the contractor shall furnish sample unit(s) for first
21、article inspection and approval (see 4.3 and 6.2). 3.3 Materials. 3.3.1 Cloth, wool, serge. The serge cloth to be used as a background for embroidered designs shall conform to the requirements of type III, class 3 of MIL-C-823. The color shall match Blue 3362. 3.3.2 Embroidery materials, metallic, a
22、nd synthetic metallic. The embroidery materials shall conform to the requirements for type I, II, III, Classes 1 thru 6 of MIL-E-17568. 3.3.3 Lace, ornamental. The gold lace used for stripes and chevrons shall conform to the requirements for type II, style A, class 2, 3, 4, or 5, 3/8 inch width, one
23、 vellum of MIL-L-17507,. The color shall match Gold 3903. 3.3.4 Buckram. The cotton buckram used as backing shall be natural or bleached white, plain weave, and shall have 50 (+ 3) picks and ends per inch and the weight shall be 4.8 (+ - 1.0) ounces per-square yard when tested as specified in 4.4.1.
24、 3.3.4.1 Buckram backing. Unless otherwise specified, buckram backing shall be used to reinforce hand embroidered bullion or synthetic metallic stars, eagle, specialty mark, and shield of rating badge. Sewn on gold lace chevrons and service stripes. 3.3.5 Schiffli - Embroidery yarns. * 3.3.5.1 Rayon
25、 yarn. The rayon face yarn for the white, scarlet, and emerald green shades shall be bright, continuous filament, regenerated cellulose type, 75/3 (+5) denier Schiffli yarn. The yarn for the Port Securi tyman “PS“ capi tal-block letters shall be of 100/2 (+5) - denier. Testing shall be as Specified
26、in 4.4.1. *3.3.5.1.1 Colors. The colors of the rayon embroidery yarn shall be as shown below. The use of sulphur dyes is prohibited. The dyed yarn shall show good colorfastness to wet-dry cleaning, bleaching, dry and wet heat (hot pressing), light, and laundering when the end item is tested as speci
27、fied in 4.4.6. Cable number for the yarn shall be as follows (see 2.2 and 6.2): White - Cable No. 67101 Scarlet - Cable No. 67111 Emerald Green - Cable No. 67128 Black - Cable No. 67138 4 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-I-87097A L
28、( W 999990b 0528900 7 -MIL-I-87097A(CG) *3.3.5.1.2 Matching. The dyed yarn shall match the standard sample when viewed under filtered tungsten lamps which approximate artificial daylight having a correlated color temperature of 7500 + 200 K, with illumination of 100 + 20 dandles, and shall be a good
29、 match to the standard sample under incardescent lamplight at 2300 - + 200 K. 3.3.5.1.3 Bobbin thread. The bobbin thread used in Schiffli embroidery shall either be a good commercial grade of two-ply (minimum) undyed cotton thread or a continuous filament undyed (white) nylon thread equal to or bett
30、er than the quality of the specified cotton thread. * 3.3.6 Thread, cotton. The white or colored thread used for general stitching operations shall conform to the requirements of A-A-52094 as specified in Table I. In addition, the colored threads shall show good colorfastness to dry and wet heat (ho
31、t pressing), when tested as specified in 4.4.1. Unless otherwise specified, the color of the thread shall match the color of the background cloth. As an alternate, the gold thread may conform to type I, ticket number 50 of A-A-50199. Table I - Threads Type Ticket No. Operations Needle Lower I III II
32、I 40 - Attaching metallic embroidery materials by hand O0 O0 Hemming and cover stitching (white) O0 O0 Hemming, attaching gold lace, coverstitching (colors) 3.3.7 Form, fiberboard. When needed; the form used to raise the design of hand embroidered metallic insignia shall be a commercial grade fiberb
33、oard of suitable thickness and shall be free of sulphur(see 4.4.1). The face side of the board shall be of a color to approximately match the color of the embroidery material covering it. 3.3.8 Stiffener. When needed, hand embroidered insignia may be treated on the reverse side with a stiffener to f
34、acilitate processing or to prevent raveling of the yarn. The stiffener shall not affect the color of the face of the insignia or the background fabric while in storage. 3.3.9 Stitch types and stitches per inch. Stitch types shall conform to FED-STD-751. Stitch type 301 used for hemming shall be 1/8
35、(+ 1/32) inch from the edge. Stitch type 304 used for cover stitching shall be.T/8 (+ 1/32) inch wide. Stitches per inch shall be 12 to 14 for general stitching and 45 to 48 for cover stitching. 3.4 Descri tion. The insignia specified in this specification shall be machine -6%- em roi ered on Schiff
36、li type embroidery machines with rayon yarn in accordance with the applicable Government stitch enlargements (see 3.5.3) or hand embroidered with metallic (bullion) or synthetic metallic embroidery materials in accordance with approved guide samples (see 3.1). 3.4.1 Schiffli construction. 5 Provided
37、 by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,- MIL-I-87097A BL) 9999906 0528901 9 3.4.1.1 Ground and overlay stitches. The ground and over,ay stitches shall be executed in accordance with the applicable stitch enlargement (see 3.5.3) and shall completely c
38、over the prescribed background design area in a closely, densely, and tightly drawn manner to produce a clear, sharp execution of the design with none of the background cloth or underlay stitches visible. 3.4.1.1.1 Chevron (rating badge) and marks (group rate). Stitch execution of chevrons and marks
39、 shall be of the ground embroidery type. The number of visible rows shall be as indicated in the applicable stitch enlargement (see 3.5.3). The edges of each chevron and mark shall be finished with a 1/16 inch wide Stiele border stitch (see 3.4.1.3). 3.4.1.2 Underlay stitches. Underlay stitches, whe
40、re required, shall be inserted in the direction and manner most suitable for proper design execution and shall not be less than the number indicated on the applicable stitch enlargement. The raised areas of the design where underlay is required, shall be equal to the guide sample (see 3.1) in fullne
41、ss and depth. 3.4.1.3 Stiele border stitches. When required, Stiele border stitches shall be executed in accordance with the applicable stitch enlargement or guide sample (see 3.1 and 3.5.3) and shall be tightly drawn and well executed to produce a clear, sharp border and shall completely cover the
42、background embroidery and cloth. 3.4.2 Hand construction with metallic (bullion) and/or synthetic metallic I embroidery materials. When the eagle, stars, specialty marks, and shield are constructed by hand with metallic (bullion) and/or synthetic metallic embroidery materials, the designs shall be p
43、roduced using component materials specified in 3.3.2, 3.3.4.1, 3.3.7, 3.3.8, and Table II. 3.4.3 Gold lace chevrons and service stripes. Insignia utilizing gold lace shall be produced by combining the background cloth with buckram (see 3.3.4). The gold lace shall be superimposed over the background
44、both in the prescribed manner (see 3.1) and stitched along the sides with thread of color to match the gold lace, using stitch type 301. The ends of the gold lace shall fit into slits cut into the background cloth and the entire length of slits completely coverstitched with stitch type 304, using th
45、read to match the color of the background cloth. 3.4.4 Finishing. Unless otherwise specified, all insignia shall have all outer edges of the background cloth hemmed with a 3/8 to 1/2 inch turn under, using stitch type 301 and seam type EFa-1. The color of the thread shall match the background cloth.
46、 3.4.5 Spacing. All insignia covered by this specification shall be 3.5 Color combination and design. centered on the background fabric. 3.5.1 Color combination. The color combination of the insignia shall be in accordance with Table II as indicated by the color combination code letter. 6 Provided b
47、y IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-I-B7097A 4 = 9999906 0528902 O 3.5.2 Design. 0 3.5.2.1 Schiffli embroidered. Stitch enlargements shall be furnished by the Government to the contractor for use in preparing the necessary punchings. The stitch
48、 enlargments shall not be altered in any way. All punchings shall be approved by the Government for conformity to requirements for minimum number of stitches as specified for the applicable insignia in Table III prior to start of production. 3.5.2.2 Hand embroidered. The design of the hand metallic
49、or synthetic metallic embroidered and/or gold lace insignia shall be in accordance with the Government approved guide sample and shall not be altered in any way (see ,- Table IV). 3.5.2.3 Direction of design. Background fabrics having a twill effect in their weave shall have the height dimension of the embroidered design finishing in the length (warp) direction of the fabric. 3 7 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without li
