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2.2.1 Attachment of grommets and fasteners. Holes punched to receive the grommets shall be smaller
than the outside diameter of the grommet barrel so that the barrel must be forced through the hole. The
grommets shall be securely clinched without cutting the materials. All grommet washers shall be on the
outside of the bag. Roll of the clinched grommet shall not contain more than three scores (splits) and no
scores (splits) shall exceed 1/16 inch in length. A hole shall be prepunched through the material before
inserting the stud eyelet tube or the socket eyelet tube. The hole shall be smaller than the outside
diameter of the applicable eyelet tube, so that the tube must be forced through the hole. Prepunched
holes shall not be accomplished by using stud or socket eyelet tubes (as applicable). The fastener
components shall be securely clinched without cutting the surrounding material. Roll of the clinched
eyelet of the assembled fastener component shall not posses more than three scores (splits). All
grommets shall be reinforced with a piece of nylon duck measuring approximately 3 inches square,
placed inside the turn-down facing. The grommets shall be placed as shown in figures 1 through 3,
evenly spaced and approximately 12 inches apart.
2.2.2 Identification marking. The "US" marking shall be applied in the size and location indicated on
figure 2, and shall be black in color, made by marking, direct printing, stamping, or stenciling. The
identification marking shall be made up of characters approximately 1/4-inch in height, black in color,
made by marking, direct printing, stamping, or stenciling on the inside of the top hem of the duffel bag.
The marking legibility shall last the expected life of the bag. The identification marking shall include the
following information:
Contract Number:
National Stock Number (NSN):
Contractor's Name:
2.3 Materials.
2.3.1 Cloth, duck, nylon. The cloth for the duffel bag shall be nylon duck, plain weave, dyed
Camouflage Green 483, water repellent treated and coated on the back with a suitable clear
polyurethane coating compound. If plasticizers are used in the coating, only phosphate or phthalate
ester type plasticizers shall be used. The color of the dyed cloth shall match the standard sample when
viewed under filtered tungsten lamps that approximate artificial daylight and that have a correlated color
temperature of 7500 + 200 K, with illumination of 100 + 20 foot candles, and shall be a good match to
the standard sample under incandescent lamplight at 2300 + 200 K. The finished cloth shall not present
a dermal health hazard when used as intended (see paragraph 2.3.1.1), and shall conform to the
requirements in Table I.
TABLE I. Physical requirements for nylon duck.
Characteristic
Requirement
Test Method
Weight (oz./sq. yd.)
11.0 12.0
ASTM-D3776 Option C
Yarns per inch (min.)
ASTM-D3775
Warp
35
Filling
28
Breaking strength (lbs., min.)
ASTM-D5034
Warp
500
Filling
300
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