Designation:D5684−12StandardTerminologyRelatingtoPileFloorCoverings1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5684;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1ThisterminologyisacompilationofallterminologydevelopedbySubcommitteeD13.21onPileFloorCovering.1.2Thisterminologyisuniquetothepilefloorcoveringindustry.Meaningsifthesametermsusedoutsidetheindustrycanbefoundinothercompilationsorinotherdictionariesofgeneralusage.1.3Inadditiontobeingaspecializeddictionary,D5684isalsousefulformanagingtheTerminologyoftheSubcommit-tee.1.4TermslistedunderthejurisdictionofSubcommitteeD13.21.1.5FordefinitionsofothertextiletermsseeTerminologyD123.1.6ThisterminologyisacompilationofallterminologydevelopedbySubcommitteeD13.21onPileFloorCovering.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD1335TestMethodforTuftBindofPileYarnFloorCoveringsD2646TestMethodsforBackingFabricCharacteristicsofPileYarnFloorCoveringsD3936TestMethodforResistancetoDelaminationoftheSecondaryBackingofPileYarnFloorCoveringD5251PracticefortheOperationoftheTetrapodWalkerDrumTesterD5252PracticefortheOperationoftheHexapodTumbleDrumTesterD5417PracticeforOperationoftheVettermannDrumTesterD5793TestMethodforBindingSitesperUnitLengthorWidthofPileYarnFloorCoveringsD5823TestMethodforTuftHeightofPileFloorCoveringsD5848TestMethodforMassPerUnitAreaofPileYarnFloorCoveringsD6119PracticeforCreatingSurfaceAppearanceChangesinPileYarnFloorCoveringfromFootTrafficD6283TestMethodforTuftElementLengthofUncoatedPileYarnFloorCoveringsD6540TestMethodforAcceleratedSoilingofPileYarnFloorCoveringD6719GuideforTestMethodsandPracticesforEvaluatingPileYarnFloorCoveringD6859TestMethodforPileThicknessofFinishedLevelPileYarnFloorCoveringsD6962PracticeforOperationofaRollerChairTesterforPileYarnFloorCovering...