International Standard(Tso)6591 / 1 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION·MEKAYHAPOAHAR OPrAHW3AUWA nO CTAHAAPTW3ALMW-ORGANISATION INTE RNATIONALE DE NORMALISATION Packaging -- Sacks - Description and method of measurement : Part 1 : Empty paper sacks Emballages -- Sacs --- Description et methode de mesurage -- Partie 1 : Sacs vides en papier First edition -- 1984-08-15 UDC 621.798.15 984 Ref. No. ISO 6591/1-1984 (E) Descriptors : packing, paper packaging, bags, description, dimensions, dimensional measurements. Price based on 5 pages Copyright International Organization for Standardization Not for Resale Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (Iso member bodies). The work of developing International Standards is carried out through Iso technical committees. Every member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been authorized has the and non-governmental, in liaison with Iso, also take part in the work. the member bodies for approval before their acceptance as international Standards by the IsO Council. Committee ISO/Tc 122, Packaging, and was circulated to the member bodies in July 1983. It has been approved by the member bodies of the following countries : Australia Germany, F.R. Romania Hungary Austria South Africa, Rep. of eipui Sweden Belgium Bulgaria Irag Switzerland Canada Thailand Italy Turkey Czechoslovakia Jamaica Japan United Kingdom Denmark Egypt, Arab Rep. of USSR Malaysia Finland Netherlands Yugoslavia Poland France No member body expressed disapproval of the document. @ International Organization for Standardization, 1984 Printed in Switzerland d withoutlicense from IHS Not for Resale ISO 6591/1-1984 (E) INTERNATIONAL STANDARD Packaging - Sacks - Description and method of measurement - Part 1 : Empty paper sacks 1 / Scope and field of application 3.5 width of valve, g : Internal dimension of the valve between the valve edge-folds or, in the case of a sewn sack, This part of IS0 6591 fixes the description and the dimensional between the valve edge-fold and the adjacent stitch line. designation of empty paper sacks and specifies the method of measuring those dimensions. It is primarily intended for appli- 3.6length of valve, f, for cation to paper sacks as specified in Iso 6590/1. 3.6.1 sewn sack : Distance between the outermost edge of 2 References the sack and the innermost edge of the valve/sleeve, measured parallel to the bottom. ISo 6590/1, Packaging -- Sacks - Vocabulary and types Part 1 : Paper sacks. 3.6.2 pasted hexagonal bottom sack : Distance between the outermost edge of the sack and the innermost edge of the Iso 6599/1, Packaging -- Sacks - Conditioning for testing valve/sleeve minus half of bottom width, measured at the Part 1 : Paper sacks. centre parallel to the bottom. Iso 7023, Packaging - Sacks - Method of sampling empty 3.7 length of valve sleeve, i : Longitudinal dimension of sacks for testing. internai or external sleeve, parallel to the bottom. 3 Definitions 3.8 width of valve sleeve, v : Inner measurement of the sleeve across the bottom, or in the case of a sewn sack be- NOTE - Unless otherwise stated, all dimensions in this clause are tween the inner edge of the sleeve and the adjacent stitch line. external. They shall be expressed in millimetres, to the nearest 1 mm. 3.9 sewing line distance, n : Distance of the sewn ciosure For the purpose of this International Standard the following from the sack edge, measured perpendicular to the closure. symbols and definitions apply. 3.10 length of closure turn over, p : Length of the open 3.1 length of sack, a : Distance between the transverse flap on a turn over bottom sack, measured at the centre, edges of the flat sack, measured at the centre, perpendicular to perpendicular to closure. the bottom. 3.2 width of sack, b : Distance between the longitudinal edges of.the flat sack, measured at the centre, parallel to the Descripti