Designation:D5253−04(Reapproved2016)StandardTerminologyRelatingtoFloorCoveringsandTextileUpholsteredFurniture1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5253;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisstandardisacompilationofallterminologydevel-opedbySubcommitteeD13.62onLabelingandrelatedtorefurbishingorcareoffloorcoveringsandtextileupholsteredfurniture,excludingleather.Theseitemscannotberefurbishedbythelaunderinganddrycleaningmethodsusedforapparelandotherdomestictextileproducts.1.2Thisdocumentdefinestermsforthecareoftextilefloorcoveringsandtextileupholsteredfurniture.Theexactcareinstructionsandsequenceofproceduresaretobedeterminedbythemanufacturer.1.3Therecommendedterminologycoverscommonmean-ingsusedbybothtextiletechnologistsandconsumers.1.4Thisterminologyisnotapplicabletounattachedfabrics,suchasslipcovers,usedforcoveringfurniture.1.5Whencarelabelsareprovided,astandardizedterminol-ogyinalogicalsequencefacilitatesthemaximumdisclosureofessentialinformationinsmalllabelspaceandassistsunder-standingofrecommendedcarepracticesbytheconsumer.1.6Theuseofeitherapermanentoranonattachedcareinstructionshouldnotprecludetheuseofthealternativeasanadditionalsourceofinformationtotheconsumer.1.7Theterm“only”inanylabeltermlimitstheproceduretothestatedinstruction.1.8Thisterminologyisuniquetothecareoftextilefloorcoveringsandupholsteredfurniture.Meaningsofthesametermsoutsidetheindustrycanbefoundinothercompilationsordictionariesofgeneralusage.1.9Inadditiontobeingaspecializeddictionary,Terminol-ogyD5253isalsousefulformanagingthesubcommittee’sterminology.1.10TermslistedareunderthejurisdictionofSCD13.62.1.11Fordefinitionsofrefurbishingorcaretermsforapparel,textile,homefurnishing,andleatherproductscleanedbylaunderingordrycleaningmethods,seeTerminologyD3136.1.12...
