Designation:D5684−19aStandardTerminologyRelatingtoPileFloorCoverings1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5684;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1ThisterminologyisacompilationofallterminologydevelopedbySubcommitteeD13.21onPileFloorCoverings.1.2Thisterminologyisuniquetothepilefloorcoveringindustry.Meaningsofthesametermsusedoutsidetheindustrycanbefoundinothercompilationsorinotherdictionariesofgeneralusage.1.3Inadditiontobeingaspecializeddictionary,D5684isalsousefulformanagingtheTerminologyoftheSubcommit-tee.1.4TermslistedunderthejurisdictionofSubcommitteeD13.21.1.5FordefinitionsofothertextiletermsseeTerminologyD123.1.6Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD1335TestMethodforTuftBindofPileYarnFloorCoveringsD2646GuideforBackingFabricCharacteristicsofPileYarnFloorCoveringsD3936TestMethodforResistancetoDelaminationoftheSecondaryBackingofPileYarnFloorCoveringD5251PracticefortheOperationoftheTetrapodWalkerDrumTester(Withdrawn2014)3D5252PracticefortheOperationoftheHexapodTumbleDrumTesterD5417PracticeforOperationoftheVettermannDrumTesterD5793TestMethodforBindingSitesperUnitLengthorWidthofPileYarnFloorCoveringsD5823TestMethodforTuftHeightofPileFloorCoveringsD5848TestMethodforMassPerUnitAreaofPileYarnFloorCoverings(Withdrawn2019)3D6119PracticeforCreatingSurfaceAppearanceChangesinPileYarnFloorCoveringfromFootTrafficD6283TestMethodforTuftElementLengthofUncoatedPileYarnFloorCoveringsD6540TestMethodforAcceleratedSoilingofPileYarnFloo...