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4. PACKAGING
4.1 Packaging. Tubing shall be wound on a paperboard tube. Each roll tubing, put-ups as specified, shall be wrapped with 60-pound minimum basis weight kraft paper in such a way that the paper shall encircle the roll at least once with a minimum overlap of 3 inches, and the width of the paper shall be sufficient to fold over and protect the ends of the roll. Gummed paper tape, with a minimum width of 2-1/2 inches shall be applied to the overlap seam the full length of the roll and across each end.
Alternately, each roll of tubing shall be enclosed in a polyethylene film tube, and the tube secured at both ends by heat sealing or mechanical ties.
4.2 Packing. Each wrapped roll shall be enclosed in a bias-sewn tubing made from woven polypropylene cloth. The tube shall be secured by heat-sealing, by means of a mechanical tie, or by plastic ties with a lock-end. Alternately, a maximum of four rolls of kraft-paper cloth shall be packed in a snug-fitting double-walled fiberboard container known as a double cover, and shall consist of a body or joined liner and two covers. Corrugated fiberboard with a minimum bursting strength of 500 pounds shall be used. The container shall be strapped with metallic straps not less than 1/2 by 0.020 inch or non-metallic straps not less than 7/16 by 0.030 inch.
4.3 Marking. In addition to any special markings required by the contract or purchase order, rolls and shipping containers shall be marked in accordance with MIL-STD-129. Each roll shall have a place ticket (identification tag) affixed with a 5-ply minimum cotton string or a plastic tag hanger. The tag shall have a reinforced eyelet and shall be legibly printed, using water insoluble ink, with the following information:
Procurement Agency
National Stock Number
Item Description
Contractor
Width
Fiber Content
Contract or Purchase Order Number
Finish or Greige Mill
Roll Number
Lot Number
Piece Number
Yardage
5. NOTES
5.1 Ordering data. Acquisition documents must specify the following:
a. Title, number, and date of this document.
b. Type required (see 1.1).
c. Class required, when type II is specified (see 1.1)
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