1、 A-A-55294A U 9999974 0175922 b2T D 1 INCH-POUND I A-A-55294A Aurmst 2 1.1997 SUPERSEDING Apd21, 1994 A-A-55294 COMMERCIAL. ITEM DESCRIPTION CAP, HOT WEATHER The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this commercial item description for ai Federal agencies. 1. SCOPE. This commerc
2、ial item description covers the requirements for a visor style cap that is intended for wear in hot weather environments by military personnel of the Department of the Army. 2. CLASSIFICATION. The cap shall be one type in the following sizes: Schedule of sizes 6-318 7-118 7-718 6-112 7-1/4 8 6-518 7
3、-318 8-118 6-314 7-112 8-1.14 6-718 7-518 8-318 7 7-314 8-112 Beneficial comments, recommendations, additions, deletions, clarifications, etc. and any data which may improve this document should be sent to: Defense Personnel Support Center, Clothing and Textiles Directorate, Attn: DPSC-FNS, 2800 Sou
4、th 20th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145- 5099. J AMSC N/A FSC 8415 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-55294A 3. SALENT cHARAcTERIsTIcs 3.1 Description.
5、The cap shall be a visor style, having a circular top crown, and a one piece, self- lined side crown with a center back seam. The outside crown band shall be topstitched around the bottom of the side crown. The crown seam shall be reinforced with a bias cut strip of self fabric between inner and out
6、er plies. The cap shall have six vents which are made by metal eyelets unifonny positioned around the sides and back of the cap. The visor shall be quilted with six rows of evenly spaced parallel lockstitching, and the inner edge of the visor interlining shall abut the bottom of the topstitched side
7、 crown band. The under visor cover shall overlap the top of the visor 1/4 inch and stitch through plies and interlining 3/16 to 1/4 inch from the outer edge. The cap shall be topstitched around the top of the side crown (without catching inner lining), the top and bottom of the under visor cover, an
8、d along the center back seam. 3.1.1 Seams and stitching. AU seams and stitching shall be 10 to 14 stitches per inch except for the stitching through the visor and the stitches for seaming he visor cover together along the inner edge of the visor interlining (not through the interlining). These shall
9、 be 6 to 8 stitches per inch. Top stitching shall be performed using a 300 series lockstitch. The gage of stitching for all topstitching shall be 1/8 to 3/16 inch. 3.2 Material. 3.2.1 Basic material. The cloth shall be woodland camouflage printed, water-repellent-treated ripstop poplin. The ribs sha
10、ll be formed by having every twenty-fourth warp end contain two ends weaving as one and every thirteenth filling contain two picks weaving as one. The cloth shall be a blend of 50 f. 5 percent nylon, 1 percent static dissapative fiber, with the remaining percentage combed cotton. The warp yarn shall
11、 be 2-ply and the fling yarn shaii be 2-ply or singes. As an alternate to the basic material, the cloth for the side crown lining and the crown seam reinforcement strip shail be ground shade cloth, printed seconds cloth, or dyed seconds cloth. The color shall be a Woodland Camouflage Pattern (Light
12、Green 354, Dark Green 355, Brown 356, and Black 357). Ail colors of the finished cloth shall match the standard sample when viewed under filtered tungsten lamps that approximate astificial daylight and that have a comeiated temperature of 750 any visible mend; thread ends not removed; component part
13、 omitted, misplaced, or not as required; component part puckered, wrinkled, or pleated; fiillness affecting appearance; misshaped or distorted; part of material caught in unrelated operation or stitching; not neatly seamed; back seam off center; skipped stitches or runoff stitches; ends of stitching
14、 not secured; loose or tight tension; thread breaks; visor off center or construction not formed evenly; visor interlining caught in visor to cap joining seam; vents located more than 1-114 inches below side crown lining and outer fabric not aligned when vents are applied; top ends of side crown ban
15、d not evenly matched in back closing seam; label missing, incorrect, or illegible; any dimensional measurement of item not as specified; 7 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-55294A 7599974 CIL75929 T84 A-A-55294A bar code omitted or
16、not readable by scanner, human-readable interpretation (HtU) 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. 5.4 AcceDtance criteria. Acceptance critena shall be as spec
17、ified in the contract or purchase order. 6. PACKAGING 6.1 Preservation. packing. and markinq. 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 available f-om: Stan
18、dardization Documents Order Desk Bldg. 4D 700 Robbins Avenue Philadelphia, PA 191 11-5094 7.2 Source of non-Government documents ASTM Test Methods (Applications for copies should be addressed to American Society For Testing and Materials (ASTM), 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-295
19、9.) AATCC Test Methods (Applications for copies should be addressed to American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC), P.O. Box 12215, Triangle Park, NC 27709-2215.) MEITARY INTERESTS: Custodian: Army - GL CIVIL, AGENCY COORDINATING ACTIVITY: GSA - FSS PREPARING ACTIVITY: DLA - CT Pr
20、oject 8415-0102 8 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-55294A A Plus or muins .o04 0.185 With 6 to 8 equai scores on shank enc METAL EYELET B C Plus or itiinus .o07 Om3 13 Plus or muins mo07 Om145 D Plus or &US mo015 Um008 Metal thickn
21、ess before fabrication of eyelet FIGURE 1. Cap, Hot Weather 9 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-55294A m 9999974 Cl175931 632 m A-A-55294A Cap Measurements (inches) FIGURE 2. Cap, Hot Weather IO Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-
