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BS 3951-1.2:1985

Superseded

Superseded

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Freight containers. General Specification for corner fittings for series 1 freight containers

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

31-07-2016

Superseded by

BS ISO 1161:2016

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-08-1985

€231.38
Excluding VAT

National foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
0. Introduction
1. Scope and field of application
2. References
3. Dimensional requirements
4. Strength requirements
5. Design requirements
6. Minimum bearing area - Top corner fitting
7. Corner fitting marking
Annexes
A. Examples of overall dimensions of box-shaped
    corner fittings
B. Typical examples of twistlock lifting devices
C. Guide on the choice of sizes for, and the
    positioning of, twistlock tie-down devices for
    securing series 1 freight containers to carrying
    vehicles
Tables
1. Nominal centre-to-centre distances for positioning
    of twistlock collars
2. Tolerance (tst) on the longitudinal centre-to-centre
    distance between collars (St) and the tolerance (tpt)
    on the lateral centre-to-centre distance between
    collars (Pt)
3. 'Practical' dimensions proposed by the USA
4. Dimensions and tolerances of arrangements for a
    gooseneck chassis
5. Basic data
6. Twistlock collars (spigots) having length (diameter)
    95.0 mm, width 55.0 mm, v = 13.0 mm, w = 4.0 mm
7. Twistlock collars (spigots) having length (diameter)
    97.0 mm, width 56.0 mm, v = 12.0 mm, w = 3.5 mm
8. Twistlock collars (spigots) having length (diameter)
    100.0 mm, width 56.0 mm, v = 10.5 mm, w = 3.5 mm
Figures
1. Top corner fitting - Dimensions in millimetres
2. Top corner fitting - Dimensions in inches
3. Bottom corner fitting - Dimensions in millimetres
4. Bottom corner fitting - Dimensions in inches
5. Limits of loads due to lashing and securing
6. Bottom view of bottom corner fitting showing contact
    area (shaded) for misgather (push-up) load
7. Example of tape-sided twistlock
8. Example of parallel-sided twistlock
9. Typical four twistlock chassis
10. Typical gooseneck container chassis
11. 1AA, 1A and 1AX gooseneck chassis interface
    dimensions

Specifies size and configuration of corner fitting apertures for series 1 freight containers. Includes guidance on the choice of twistlock tie-down devices and their positioning for securing series 1 freight containers to carrying vehicles.

Committee
TW/1
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 83/37498 DC and BS 3951-1.2(1977) (07/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
26
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

BS 3951-2.1(1978) : LATEST
ISO 8323:1985 Freight containers — Air/surface (intermodal) general purpose containers — Specification and tests
BS 3951-1.1(1979) : LATEST FREIGHT CONTAINERS - GENERAL - SPECIFICATION FOR SERIES 1 FREIGHT CONTAINERS: CLASSIFICATION, EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS AND RATINGS

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