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4/ A seam shall be classified as open, when one or more stitches joining a seam are broken or when two or
more continuous skipped stitches or run-offs occur. On double stitched seams, a seam shall be classified as
open, when either one or both sides of the seam contain any of the aforementioned for a single stitched seam.
5/ A seam shall be classified as loose, when the top and bobbin threads are on the same surface.
6/ Puckering is evidence of tight tension or gathering of the material. When puckering si evident and is not
caused by the gathering of the material, the stitching shall be inspected for tight tension and breaking of
stitches by exerting normal pull in the lengthwise direction of the stitching, by pulling the material taut to
straighten out the seam. Puckering due to the gathering of the material shall be classified as an accuracy of
seaming defect.
7/ The stitches per inch defect shall be classified only, when the condition exists on the major portion of the
seam.
5. PACKAGING
5.1 Packaging. For acquisition purposes, the packaging requirements shall be as specified in the contract or
order (see 6.2). When actual packaging of materiel is to be performed by DoD personnel, these personnel
need to contact the responsible packaging activity to ascertain requisite packaging requirements. Packaging
requirements are maintained by the Inventory Control Point's packaging activity within the Military
Department or Defense Agency, or within the Military Department's System Command. Packaging data
retrieval is available from the managing Military Department's or Defense Agency's automated packaging
files, CD-ROM products, or by contacting the responsible packaging activity.
6. NOTES
(This section contains information of a general or explanatory nature that may be helpful, but is not
mandatory.)
6.1 Intended use. The gloves covered by this specification are intended to be worn by flying personnel in the
warm temperate zones. The gloves are also intended to protect the back of the hands in the event of fire in
the cockpit of the aircraft. This item is military unique because it requires specific cloth, fiber and machinery
in order to be produced.
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