1、 INCH-POUND A-A-503 78B November 4,1999 SUPERSEDING A-A-5 03 78A March 24, 1998 COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION DRAWERS, EXTREME COLD WEATHER, MENS AND WOMENS The General Services Admuistration has authorized the use of this commercial item description for all Federal agencies. 1. SCOPE. This commercial
2、 item description covers the requirements for cold weather cotton knitted drawers for wear by both men and women personnel as part of the cold weather outfit. 2. CLASSIFICATION. The drawers shall be provided in the following sizes: 3. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS 3.1 Description The drawers shall be ankl
3、e length with rib knit anklets, boxer style fly, two side darts, and an elastic waistband made with a flat seam construction (see Figure 1). Beneficial comments , recommendations, additions, deletions, clarifications, etc and any data which may improve this document should be sent to: Defense Supply
4、 Center Philadelphia, Clothing and Textiles Directorate, Attn: DSCP-CO, 700 Robbins Avenue, Bldg. 4D, Philadelphia, PA 191 11-5092. AMSC NIA FSC 8415 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-50378B 3.2 Material. 3.2 1 Basic material The dr
5、awers shall be ankle length with rib knitted wafne-type cloth, either circular knit or flat knit. The cloth shall be of a natural color cotton yarn with a series of broken ridges in both the length and width direction and on both fabric sides thus producing a dead air pocket construction. The finish
6、ed cloth shall be scoured and thoroughly rinsed to produce a soft, loft hand (texture). The cloth shall conform to the requirements specified in Table I. TABLE I. Physical requirements Characteristic Fiber identification Yarn size Knit stitch (Raschel) Fabric thickness weight Pattern repeats per 1 O
7、 inches Bursting strength Dimensional change Non-fibrous material DH Reauirements 1 O0 percent cotton 10-14/1 C.C. (weft knit) or 18-22/1 c.c (Raschel) 11.1 Il.0 sq. yd. At 0.1 psi 0.08” (min.) At 1.1 psi 0.06” (min.) 18-22 (wale direction) 65-85 (course direction) 100 pounds (min.) - + 12 .O percen
8、t (max.) wale/course direction 5.0 to 8.5 Test method Visual Visual ASTM-D-3776, Option C ASTM-D-1777 2/ ASTM-D-1777 2/ Visual Visual AATCC 96 ASTM-D-3787 ASTM-D-629 ASTM-D-2 165 - 1/ Chain setting for luiks: Front Guide Bar: 4-0/2-6 (5); 10-6/4-8 (5) Back Guide Bar: 1 O-6/4-8 (5); 4-0/2-6 (5) - 2/
9、See 3.2.1.1. - 3/ Not to exceed 3.0 percent and protein content including chloroform soluble material. 3.2.1.1 Thickness of fabric. A thickness gauge of the dead weight type equipped with a dial graduated to read directly to 0.001 inch shall be used. The presser foot shall be circular with a diamete
10、r of 1.129 - + 0.001 inches and with moving parts weighted to apply a total load of 0.60 I 0.03 pounds per square inch to the specimen. The anvil shall be not less than 1.129 inches in diameter. The presser foot and the anvil surface shall be planed to with 0.0001 inches and shall be parallel to eac
11、h other to with 0.0001 inches. 3.2.1.2 Ankles. The material for the ankles shall be knitted fiom unbleached cotton, in a 1x1 rib knit stitch.with 20 wales and 35 courses minimum when tested in accordance with ASTM-D-3787. The yarn size shall be 18/1, with a minimum bursting strength of 95 pounds whe
12、n tested in accordance with ASTM-D-3787. 2 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-50378B Size X-Small 3.2.1.3 Flv facing. The material for the fly facing shall be bleached or unbleached cotton jean cloth and shall weigh a minimum of 4.8
13、ounces per square yard when tested in accordance to ASTM-D-3776, Option C. Overall Waistband Front rise HY Anklelength Anklewidth length (4 Pl (Cl opening e (FI 42-112 11 15-112 5-112 3-112 4-318 3.2.1.4 Waistband. The material for the waistband shall be woven, unbleached cotton webbing. The webbing
14、 shall have a minimum width of 1-112 inches, a minimum thickness of 0.05 inch, and a minimum weight per linear yard of 0.65 ounces. The percent elongation shall be 50 percent with a carriage load of 15 pounds, and the tension shall be 1.30 to 1.60 pounds when tested in accordance with ASTM-D- 4964.
15、Small Medium Large 3.2.2 Thread. The thread shall be cotton, machine thread with a soft finish, Tex 35 (per Threads USA Chart). The color shall be a natural color and a good match to the base cloth of the end item. The thread shall have a minimum breaking strength of 1.5 to 1.8 pounds when tested in
16、 accordance with ASTM-D-2256. The finished thread shall have no chemical finishes or treatments other than those used on commercial threads and no finish or treatment shall be applied for the purpose of increasing breaking strength. Colorfastness shall be consistent with the end item. As an alternat
17、e, any suitable textured polyester thread may be used in place of the cotton thread for all sewing operations. 43 13 16 5-112 3-112 4-318 43-112 15 16-112 5-112 3-112 4-318 44 17 17 5-112 3-112 4-318 3.3 Label. A commercial-type label is acceptable, provided that an additional printed cloth label co
18、ntaining the contractors name, contract number, size and National Stock Number (NSN) is caught on the stitching of the commercial label. The commercial label shall include fiber and laundering infomiation. 3.3.1 Labelltag. Each item shall be individually bar-coded with a paper tag for personal cloth
19、ing items. The paper tag shall be standard bleached sulfate having a basis minimum weight of 100 pounds. The paper used for the tags shall have a smooth finish to accept thermal transfer and direct printing. The tags shall have a hole and shall be attached to each item by a fastener, clearly legible
20、 and readable by a scanner. The bar coding element shall be a 13 digit national stock number (NSN). The bar code type shall be a medium to high code density and shall be located so that it is completely visible on the item when it is folded andor packaged as specified and so that it causes no damage
21、 to the item. 3.4 Sizes and measurements. The finished drawers shall conform to the measurements specified in Table II. TABLE II. Finished measurements (in inches) 11 I I I I I I I 3 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-50378B X-Large
22、Tolerance 44- 112 19 17-112 5-112 3-112 4-318 I % - +1 - + 112 - + 114 - + 114 - + 114 4. REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS 4.1 Recycled, recovered, or environmentally preferable materials. Recycled, recovered, or environmentally preferable materials should be used to the maximum extent possible provided that
23、 the material meets or exceeds the operational and maintenance requirements, and promotes economically advantageous life cycle costs. 5. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS 5.1 Product conformance. The products provided shall meet the salient characteristics of this commercial item description, and shall c
24、onform to the producers own drawings, specifications, standards and quality assurance practices. The Government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance. 5.2 Visual examination Each pair of drawers shall be examined for the defects listed below. 5.2.1 Defects. Any hole, cut, or tear;
25、color not as specified; any part shaded; any spot or stain (outside); raw edges, open seams, thread ends not removed, or loose tension resulting in loose seams; any material defects, distorted parts or poor workmanship; any component part omitted; label missing, incorrect, or illegible; measurement
26、of item not as specified; bar code omitted or not readable by scanner; human-readable interpretation 0 omitted or illegible; bar code not visible on folded, packaged item; bar code causes damage to the item; any items not packaged in accordance with the contract or purchase order. 5.3 Acceptance cri
27、teria. Acceptance criteria shall be as specified in the contract or purchase order. 6. PACKAGING 6.1 Preservation, packing, and marking. The preservation, packing, and marking shall be as specified in the contract or order. 7. NOTES 7.1 Source of Government documents. Copies of military and Federal
28、documents are available fiom: Standarhation Documents Order Desk Bldg. 4D 700 Robbins Avenue Philadelphia, PA 191 11 -5094 7.2 Source of non-Government documents ASTM-D-629 - Quantitative Analysis of Textiles pH of Aqueous Extracts of Wool Constant-Rate-of AS TM-D -4 9 64 - Elongation of Elastic Fab
29、rics Traverse (CRT) Ball Burst Test (Applications for copies should be addressed to American Society For Testing and Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428.) AATCC 96 - Dimensional Changes in Commercial Laundering of Woven and Knitted Fabrics Except Wool (Applications for copi
30、es should be addressed to American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC), P.O. Box 12215, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2215.) 7.3 Suggested sources. In a limited market search for extreme cold weather drawers that meet the salient characteristics of this commercial item descripti
31、on, the following manufacturers are listed below. It must be noted that this list is not all-inclusive and that there may be other manufacturers in the market place with a suitable product. Anchortex, West Berlin, New Jersey 08091 Morgan Knitting Mills, Tower City, Pennsylvania 17980 Ultimate Milita
32、ry Sales, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451 Union Knitting Mills, Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania 17972 MILITARY INTERESTS: custodians Navy - NU Air Force -99 Review Activities Navy- CG Cid Agency Coordmating Activity: GSA-FSS Preparing Activity: DLA - CT Air Force - 3 1,45 Project 84 15-0 16 1 5 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-50378B FIGURE 1 DRAWERS, EXTREME COLD WEATHER, MANS AND WOMANS 6 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-
