BS 3866:1979
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Specification for holes and shanks for buttons
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English
29-06-1979
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Foreword
Cooperating organizations
Specification
1 Scope
2 Reference
3 Size and spacing of holes
4 Holes in buttons with shanks
5 Preferred diameters of buttons
Appendices
A Conversion tables
B Sizes of boxes
Tables
1 Size and spacing of holes
2 Channel shanks
3 Buttons with shanks
4 Lines to millimetres
5 Millimetres to lines
Figures
1 Diameter of buttons and diameter and spacing of holes
2 Shank details
Requirements for the sizes and spacing of sewing holes in buttons, with and without shanks, and recommended dimensions of boxes for bulk supplies.
| Committee |
TCI/66
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 77/64461 DC (07/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2012. (10/2012)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
10
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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This British Standard specifies requirements for the sizes and spacing of sewing holes in buttons. It is intended to cover all shapes of buttons.
Recommendations for the sizes of boxes for the bulk supply of buttons are given in Appendix B.
| BS 5426:1993 | Specification for workwear and career wear |
| BS 6476:1984 | Guide to garment quality and relevant British Standards |
| BS 4162:1983 | Methods of test for buttons |
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