ASTM_D_5684_-_12.pdf

Designation:D568412Standard TerminologyRelating to Pile Floor Coverings1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5684;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This terminology is a compilation of all terminologydeveloped by Subcommittee D13.21 on Pile Floor Covering.1.2 This terminology is unique to the pile floor coveringindustry.Meanings if the same terms used outside the industrycan be found in other compilations or in other dictionaries ofgeneral usage.1.3 In addition to being a specialized dictionary,D5684 isalso useful for managing the Terminology of the Subcommit-tee.1.4 Terms listed under the jurisdiction of SubcommitteeD13.21.1.5 For definitions of other textile terms see TerminologyD123.1.6 This terminology is a compilation of all terminologydeveloped by Subcommittee D13.21 on Pile Floor Covering.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D123 Terminology Relating to TextilesD1335 Test Method for Tuft Bind of Pile Yarn FloorCoveringsD2646 Test Methods for Backing Fabric Characteristics ofPile Yarn Floor CoveringsD3936 Test Method for Resistance to Delamination of theSecondary Backing of Pile Yarn Floor CoveringD5251 Practice for the Operation of the Tetrapod WalkerDrum TesterD5252 Practice for the Operation of the Hexapod TumbleDrum TesterD5417 Practice for Operation of the Vettermann DrumTesterD5793 Test Method for Binding Sites per Unit Length orWidth of Pile Yarn Floor CoveringsD5823 Test Method for Tuft Height of Pile Floor CoveringsD5848 Test Method for Mass Per Unit Area of Pile YarnFloor CoveringsD6119 Practice for Creating SurfaceAppearance Changes inPile Yarn Floor Covering from Foot TrafficD6283 Test Method for Tuft Element Length of UncoatedPile Yarn Floor CoveringsD6540 Test Method for Accelerated Soiling of Pile YarnFloor CoveringD6719 Guide for Test Methods and Practices for EvaluatingPile Yarn Floor CoveringD6859 Test Method for Pile Thickness of Finished LevelPile Yarn Floor CoveringsD6962 Practice for Operation of a Roller Chair Tester forPile Yarn Floor CoveringsD7241 Test Method for Pile Thickness of Finished Multi-level Pile Yarn Floor CoveringD7267 Test Method for Edge Ravel Resistance of FinishedLoop Pile,Pile Yarn Floor CoveringD7330 Test Method for Assessment of Surface AppearanceChange in Pile Floor Coverings Using Standard ReferenceScales3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:attached cushion,nfor pile yarn floor covering,a material,bonded to the backing fabric side of a pile yarn floorcovering to provide additional dimensional stability,thickness,and padding.DISCUSSIONSuch products as foam,rubber,and urethane are used asattached cushion.D3936back coating,nin textile floor covering,an adhesive com-pound applied for such purpose as locking pile yarn tufts intoa carpet backing,bonding a secondary backing to a primarybacking,increasing fabric body or stiffness and increasingdimensional stability.D5793,D5848backing,nin pile yarn floor covering,all materials in a pilefloor covering other than the pile yarn.D5793,D5848,D6719backing fabric,nin textiles,a fabric into which a pile yarnis inserted;or a reinforcing layer which is adhered to thereverse side of a fabric.1This terminology is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D13 on Textilesand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.21 on Pile Floor Coverings.Current edition approved July 1,2012.Published August 2012.Originallyapproved in 1995.Last previous edition approved in 2010 as D5684 10.DOI:10.1520/D5684-12.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandardsvolume information,refer tot he standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 DISCUSSIONIn woven and knitted pile yarn floor coverings thebacking fabric is created at the same time the pile yarn is bound to thebacking fabric,but,in tufted pile yarn floor coverings,the backingfabric is made prior to the operation in which the pile yarn is fastenedto the backing fabric.D2646,D5793,D5848,D6719binding site,nfor pile yarn floor covering,a point at whichthe pile yarn is,or can be,bound to the backing fabric.DISCUSSIONIn any machine-made pile yarn floor covering,thebinding sites occur in an orderly and repetitive array at uniformintervals both in the lengthwise and widthwise directions of the pileyarn floor covering.The nature of the binding sites differs amongwoven,knitted,and tufted pile yarn floor coverings.For example,thebinding site of a woven pile yarn floor covering consists of one or morefilling shots under which the face yarn passes,whereas the binding siteof a tufted pile yarn floor coveri