1、A-A-50b51A m 9977774 OL77L5L T58 m INCH-POUND A-A-50651A March 25.1998 SUPERSEDING August 28,1980 A-A-50651 COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION BOOTS, CLIMBERS The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this commercial item description for all Federal agencies. 1. SCOPE. This commercial i
2、tem description covers the requirements for boots intended to provide safety when worn to climb wooden poles, to work at heights as great as 90 feet, and to climb steel structures at even greater heights for long periods of time and while handling heavy tools, equipment, and materials. 2. SALIENT CH
3、ARACTERISTICS 2.1 Descriution. The boots shall be black welt constructed, either 10 or 16 inches in height, and fully laced with eyelets and hooks. Each boot shall have a safety box toe, steel shank, an outside counter with an extended inner side pocket, a backstay with a pull-on loop, a full length
4、 midsole, a full length nonmarking rubber outsole, a leather insole, and a logger-type heel with an extra lift to adapt to all conventional climbing irons. 3.2 Materials 3.2.1 Basic material. The uppers (see Table I), the insoles, the midsoles, and the heel wedges shall be cut from grain out leather
5、 that has been treated for water resistance and contains not less than O. 18 percent and nor more than 0.70 percent paranitrophenol fungicide (amisal and vitasan are acceptable alternate fungicidies for paranitrophenol). As an alternate, the midsole may be fabricated from leatherboard and the heel w
6、edges may be fabricated from plastic. Beneficial comments (recommendations, additions, deletions) and any pertinent data which may be of use in improving this document should be addressed to: Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Clothing and Textiles Directorate, Attn: DSCP-FNS, 2800 South 20th Stree
7、t, Philadelphia, PA 19145-5099. AMSC N/A FSC 8430 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-50b53A 9999974 0377352 994 Components Thickness of leather Thickne
8、ss of leather (ounces) minimum (ounces) maximum Gusset 2-3/4 3- 112 vamps 5 6 Quarters 4-1/2 6 Counters pockets 4 6 Backstays 4 6 Heel pad 2 3 A-A-50651A TABLE I. Thickness of leather 3.2.2. Insoles. The leather insoles shall be chrome-tanned and not less than 8 irons in thickness. 3.2.3 Midsole. Th
9、e midsole, after leveling, shall be not less than 8 irons nor more than 10 irons in thickness. 3.2.4 Heel wedges. The heel wedge shall provide a minimum of 12/16 inch or a maximum of 15/16 inch of heel height measured from the outside line at the center breast line, and a minimum of 1-1/4 inches 2 1
10、/16 inch or a maximum of 1-3/8 inches color not as specified; wrong style; inferior materials; workmanship defects; inferior leather; distortion of product; wrinkles, pleats or excess fullness in linings; operation not properly performed; protruding tack, staple or nail; any hole, cut, tear, spot or
11、 stain (outside); label (when required) missing; required markings missing, incorrect, or illegible; measurements (when required) not as specified; bar code omitted or not readable by scanner; human-readable interpretation (HRI) omitted or illegible; bar code not visible on packaged item; bar code c
12、auses damage to the item; any items not packaged in accordance with the contract or purchase order. 3 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,- - A-A-50b5LA m 9999974 OL77L54 7b7 m A-A-50651A I i 5.4 Acceutance criteria. Acceptance criteria sh
13、all 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 purchase order. 7. NOTES 7.1 Source of Government documents. Copies of military and Federal documents are availa
14、ble from: Standardization Documents Order Desk Bldg. 4D 700 Robbins Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19 1 1 1-5094 7.2 Source of non-Government documents ASTM-D- 1630 - Rubber Property - Abrasion Resistance ASTM -D-2240 - Indentation Hardness of Rubber and Plastics by Means of a Durometer (Applications for c
15、opies should be addressed to American Society For Testing and Materials (ASTM), 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959.) ANSI 241.1 - American National Standards for Personnel Protection: Protective Footwear (Applications for copies should be addressed to National Safety Council, P.
16、 O. Box 558, Itasca, IL 601434558.) MILITARY INTERESTS: custodians: AirForce - 99 Army - GL Review Activities: Air Force - 45,82 Army-MD Civil Agency Coordinating Activity: GSA- FSS Preparing Activity: DLA-CT Project Number 8430-0426 4 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-
