Designation:D7860−14StandardTestMethodsforMeasurementofTorqueRetentionforChildResistantandNon-ChildResistantPackageswithContinuousThreadClosuresUsingAutomatedTorqueTestingEquipment1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD7860;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thesetestmethodsevaluatethetorqueretentionofcontinuousthreadclosuresoncontainerswithmatchingfinishes,forpredeterminedenvironmentalconditionsovertime.MethodsaredefinedforbothTypeI,style“A”pushdownandturnTypeII2childresistantandnonchildresistanttypeclosures.1.2ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.NOTE1—TheSIunitsystemistherecommendedsystem.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:3D996TerminologyofPackagingandDistributionEnviron-mentsD3198TestMethodforApplicationandRemovalTorqueofThreadedorLug-StyleClosuresD3474PracticeforCalibrationandUseofTorqueMetersUsedinPackagingApplicationsD3475ClassificationofChild-ResistantPackagesD4169PracticeforPerformanceTestingofShippingCon-tainersandSystemsD4332PracticeforConditioningContainers,Packages,orPackagingComponentsforTestingD7386PracticeforPerformanceTestingofPackagesforSingleParcelDeliverySystemsE691PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryStudytoDeterminethePrecisionofaTestMethod3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1Fordefinitionsofgeneralpackaginganddistributionterms,seeTerminology...
