1、. 9. MIL-STD-984A m 99999LL 0478993 LO9 = MIL-STD-984A 13 September 1994 SUPERSEDING MIL-STD-984 31 January 1992 MILITARY STANDARD PROVISIONS FOR SIZE LABELING FOR WOMENS UNIFORM CLOTHING AMSC NIA DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. FSC 8410 Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Licensed by
2、Information Handling Services1. This military standard is approved for use by all departments and agencies of the Department of Defense. 2. Beneficial comments (recommendations, additions, deletions) and any pertinent data which may be of use in improving this document should be addressed to: Defens
3、e Personnel Support Center, Clothing and Textiles Directorate, Attn: DPSC-FQSD, 2800 South 20th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19101-8419, by using the Standardization Document Improvement Proposal (DD Form 1426) appearing at the end of this document or by letter. 3. This standard establishes a labeling s
4、ystem for selected womens uniform garments which is based upon body measurements, such as bust circumference and hip circumference, instead of, or in addition to, traditional but arbitrarily numbered size codes (e.g. Size 10, 12, or 14). t ii Licensed by Information Handling Services ,- PARAGRAPH 1.
5、 1.1 1.2 2. 2.1 2.1.1 2.2 2.3 3. 3.1 4. 4.1 4.2 5. 5.1 5.1.1 5.1.1.1 5.1.2 5.1.3 6. 6.1 6.2 TABLES I II III IV FIGURES I 2 MIL-STD-984A 9999933 0478995 T83 MIL-STD-984A CONTENTS SCOPE Purpose Application APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS Government documents Other Government documents, drawings and publications
6、Non-Government publications Order of precedence DEFINITIONS Definitions GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Scope Dimensional designations DETAILED REQUIREMENTS Labeling Size designation Sizes Additional information Examples of labels NOTES Intended use Subject term (key word) listing Body measurement Body measure
7、ments, US Marine Corps Height ranges Body measurements, US Coast Guard PAGE 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 * 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 Examples of labels for womens coat 9 Examples of labels for womens slacks and skirts 10 iii Licensed by Information Handling ServicesMIL-STD-984A 1. SCOPE 1.1 PurDoses. The purposes
8、of this standard are to: a. Improve the fit of garments selected by women on the basis -of labeled sizing information by providing actual body measurement information on the label. b. Achieve DOD standardization with regard to size designations of womens uniform clothing. 1.2 ApDlication. This stand
9、ard describes the information to be used in the size labels of uniform coats, skirts, and slacks for women in the Department of Defense (DOD). The information standardizes only the size designation and the body measurements associated with each size. Differences between the services in the body size
10、 of their populations, uniform styles, and concept of fit would be dealt with by other factors such as design, ease, and tariffs (the number of each size to buy). d 2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS 2.1 Government documents 2.1.1 Other Government documents, drawinss and publications. The following other Gover
11、nment documents, drawings, and publications form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues are those cited in the solicitation. Technical Reports: NCTRF No. Womens Uniforms 182/AL-TR-1991-0116 - Sizing Evaluation of Navy NCTRF No. 183/AL-TR-1991-0
12、117 - Development of Sizing Systems for Navy Womens Uniforms (Copies may be obtained from Officer in Charge, Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility, P.O. Box 59, Natick, MA 01760-0001 or the Armstrong Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-6573.) AMRL-TR-70-5 - Anthropometry of Air Force Wom
13、en (Copies may be obtained from Armstrong Laboratory, Wright- Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-6503.) Natick/TR-89/044 - Anthropometric Survey of US Army Personnel: Methods and Summary Statistics (Copies may be obtained from Commander, US Army Natick Research, Development, and Engineering Center,
14、Natick, MA 01760- 5017. ) 1 Licensed by Information Handling ServicesMIL-STD-984A = 99999LL 0478997 854 MIL-STD-984A .2 Non-Government publications. The following document(s) form a part of this document to the extent specified herein, Unless otherwise specified, the issues of the documents which ar
15、e DoD adopted are 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. International Standard IS0 3637-1977(E) - Size Designatim of Clothes - Womens a
16、nd Girls Outerwear Garments (Application for copies should be addressed to the American National Standards Institute, 11 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036.) (Non-Government standards and other publications are normally available from the organizations that prepare or distribute the documents. The
17、se 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. Nothing in this document, however, supersede
18、s applicable laws and regulations unless a specific exemption has been obtained. 3. DEFINITIONS 3.1 Definitions. The terms in this standard are defined as follows: a. Bust circumference. The horizontal circumference of the bust measured with a tape passing over bra points. b. Heiqht. The vertical di
19、stance from the floor to the top of the head, without shoes. c. Hip Circumference. The maximum circumference of the d. - “JI1. The letter J folloving a numerical size, as in 8J, hips. stands for Junior, and designates a size proportioned to fit a narrow-hipped female. w. The letter M following a num
20、erical size as in 6M, stands for Misses. e. f. T. The letter W following a numerical size, as in 14W, stands for Womens, and designates a size proportioned to fit a larger-hipped female. g. Waist circumference. The horizontal circumference of the waist at the “natural“ waist level. 2 Licensed by Inf
21、ormation Handling Services MIL-STD-984A m 9999933 0478998 790 m MIL-STD-984A 4. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 4.1 Scope. The dimensions listed in Tables I and II were derived from data obtained from NCTRF No. 182, NCTRF No. 183, AMRL-TR-70-5 and Natick/TR-89-044. 4.2 Dimensional desisnations. The dimensions
22、used to designate sizes in each garment shall be as follows: Womens coat - Bust circumference - Hip circumference - Height Womens slacks and skirts - Hip circumference - Waist circumference - Height The dimensions used for the size designation stated in.#Tables I, II, III and IV are designated in in
23、ches numerically and represents the body measurements and not the garment measurements. The circumference measurements shall be stated in single figures (e.g., bust circumference - 33-1/2“) and the height shall be stated in a range (e.g., 63-1/2“ - 67“). 5. DETAILED REQUIREMENTS 5.1 Labeling 5.1.1 S
24、ize desisnation. The size designation of each garment shall be indicated clearly, conspicuously, and in plainly legible form on a label, or on a sewing .label, or both. Pictograms (see Figures 1 and 2), if used, shall be large enough to ensure immediate comprehension and numerals shall, in all cases
25、, be readily discernible. The label shall be in accordance with IS0 3637. 5.1.1.1 Sizes. The sizes used in the labels shall be selected from those in Tables I, II, III and IV. All the sizes which appear in these tables need not be used. Size information should be tailored to satisfy individual needs
26、. However, for a given size, the numbers taken from Table I shall be selected from a single row. Size designations are for clarification only (see Figures 1 and 2). 3 Licensed by Information Handling Services MIL-STD-S4A m SSSSLL 0478999 b27 m MIL-STD-984A 5.1.2 Additional information. Information a
27、dditional to the size designation may be separately indicated on the label, or on the sewing label, or on both, provided that it does not in any way reduce the prominence and conspicuousness of the size designation. Such additional information may include a size code (see Figures 1 and 2) which may
28、be useful in helping users accustomed to such designations select the size of best fit during a period of transition to a labeling system based exclusively on body dimensions. 5.1.3 Examples of labels. Examples of labels appear in Figures 1 and 2. 6. NOTES (This section contains information of a gen
29、eral or explanatory nature that may be helpful, but is not mandatory). 6.1 Intended use. This standard is intended to provide a labeling system for selected uniform garments as an alternate or in addition to traditional but arbitrarily numbered size codes. 6.2 Subject term Ikev word) listinq Anthrop
30、ometry dimensions garments Label Outerwear garments Outfit, female sizing Custodian: Navy - NU Air Force - 45 Preparing Activity: DLA-CT (Project 8410-0838) Review Activity: Air Force - 32, 82, Navy - MC User Activity: Army - GL CG - CT 4 Licensed by Information Handling Services flIL-STD-SB4A m 999
31、99LL 0479000 T47 m SIZE CODE 4 6 6W 8 8W 1OJ 10 low 12J 12 12w 14J 14 14W 16J 16 16W 18 18W 20 MIL-STD-984A BUST CIRC WAIST CIRC HIP CIRC Inches Inches Inches 32-112 24-112 35 33-1/2 25-112 36 33-112 25-1/2 38 34-1/2 26-112 37 34-112 26-112 39 36 28 36-112 1 36 28 38-112 36 28 40-112 37-1/2 29-1/2 3
32、8 37-1/2 29-112 40 37-1/2 29-1/2 42 39 31 39-112 39 31 41-112 39 31 43-1/2 41 33 41-112 41 33 43-112 41 33 45-112 43 35 45-112 43 35 47-112 45 37 47-112 - TABLE I. Body measurements 5 Licensed by Information Handling ServicesMIL-STD-S4A Less than 63-1/2“ (Petite) (Short) = 9999911 0479001 983 63-1/2
33、 to 67“ More than 67“ (Regular) (Tall) - (R.egular) (Long) MIL-STD-984A TABLE II. Heisht ranqes 6 Licensed by Information Handling ServicesflIL-STD-S4A m 99999LL 0479002 BLT m MIL-STD-984A SIZE xo 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 TABLE III. Body measurements for Marine Corps BUST CIRC WAIST CIRC HIP CIRC Inch
34、es - Inches Inches 30-112 22-112 33 31-112 23-112 34 32-112 24-112 35 33-112 25-112 36 35 27 37-112 36 112 28 112 ./ 3 9 38 30 40-112 40 32 42-112 42 34 44-112 44 36 46-1/2 7 Licensed by Information Handling ServicesMIL-STD-984A 9999911 0479003 75b = MIL-STD-984A SIZE CODE BUST CIRC Inches TABLE IV.
35、 Body measurements for Coast Guard WAIST CIRC HIP CIRC Inches Inches 4M 6M 32 24 35 33 25 36 6W 8M 8W 33 25 38 34 26 37 34 26 39 1OJ 10M low 12J 12M 12w 14J 36 28 36 36 28 38 36 28 40 37-1/2 29-112 38 37-1/2 29-112 40 37-112 29-112 42 39 31 40 I 20M 1 45 I 14M 14W I 46 39 31 42 39 31 44 J = Junior M
36、 = Misses W = Women 16J 16M 16W 18M 18W 8 41 33 42 41 33 44 . 41 33 46 43 35 44 43 35 46 Licensed by Information Handling ServicesNIL-STD-SBYA W SSSS9LL 0479004 bS2 D MIL-STD-984A I I OR i I I I v i BUST CIRC 36Il HIP CIRC 3 8 - 1 / 2 HEIGHT 63-112“- 67“ (R) OR I 1 BUST CIRC 36“ HIP CIRC 3 8 - 1 / 2
37、 I HEIGHT 63-1/2“- 67“ (R) (SIZE CODE 10) FIGURE 1. Examples of labels for womens coat. 9 Licensed by Information Handling ServicesflIL-STD-qB4A m 9999911 0479005 529 m MIL-STD-984A HIP CIRC 3 8 - 1 / 2 WAIST CIRC 28“ HE I GHT 63-1/2“- 67“ (R) I I 67“ OR HIP CIRC 3 8 - 1 / 2 I WAIST CIRC 28“ HEIGHT 63-1/2“- 67“ (R) (SIZE CODE 10) . FIGURE 2. ExamDles of labels for womens slacks and skirts 10 Licensed by Information Handling Services
