Designation:D6535/D6535M−05(Reapproved2010)´1StandardTestMethodforDeterminingtheDipTubeLengthofaMechanicalPumpDispenser1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6535/D6535M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—UnitsinformationwaseditoriallyrevisedinDecember2010.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationtechniqueforadiptubeofamechanicalpumpdispenser.1.2ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.SignificanceandUse2.1Thistestmethodistobeusedtodeterminethelengthofadiptubeofamechanicalpumpdispenserthatextendstothebottom-cornerofacontainer.2.2Thistestmethodistobeusedtodeterminethelengthofadiptubeofamechanicalpumpdispenserthatextendstothebottom-centerofacontainer.3.Apparatus3.1ThinMetalRuler,withminimumgradientsofonemillimeterand/or1⁄16in.alongwithazeroindexattheendoftheruler.3.2Calipers.4.ProcedureTESTMETHOD“A”—DIPTUBELENGTHDETERMINATIONTOTHEBOTTOM-CORNEROFTHECONTAINERNOTE1—Thistestmethodisusedwhenthediptubeofamechanicalpumpdispensermustextendtothebottom-cornerofacontainer.4.1Placethezero-indexendoftherulerintothecontainerasshowninFig.1.4.2Turntherulersothatthesideoftherulerreachesasfarintothebottom-cornerofthecontaineraspossible.NOTE2—Ifthecross-sectionalareaofthecontainerisnotround,positiontherulerintothefarthestbottom-cornerofthecontainer.4.3Adjusttherulersothatitisposi...
