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BS 5740:1989

BS 5740:1989

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Specification for oblong flat-top cans for liquid products

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Language(s)

English

Published date

31-08-1989

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Materials, design and construction
4 Handles
5 Closures
Appendix
A Recommendations to ensure fitness for use
Tables
1 Dimensions for cans with handles
2 Dimensions for cans without handles
3 Closure and strap handle positions for cans with
   handles
Figures
1 Dimensions for cans with handles
2 Dimensions for cans without handles
3 Closure and strap handle positions for cans with
   handles
4 Closure position for cans without handles

Capacities, dimensions and construction for a range of cans between 125 ml and 5 litres.

This British Standard specifies capacities, dimensions and constructional requirements for a range of oblong flat-top cans manufactured from tinplate with nominal filling volumes between 125 ml and 5 litres, intended to contain liquid products. Closure and, where relevant, handle positions are specified but not the type of closure or handle.

NOTE 1. Appendix A gives recommendations on details to be agreed between purchaser and supplier.

NOTE 2. The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.

Committee
PKW/0/-/8
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 87/45182 DC and BS 5740(1979) (08/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2012. (11/2012)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
12
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

BS 6499:1985 Specification for metal screw necks, screw caps and inner seals for metal containers
BS 5567:1978 Specification for apertures in tinplate containers to receive plug-in plastics closures
BS 6966-2(1988) : AMD 7479 LIGHT GAUGE METAL CONTAINERS - GLOSSARY OF TERMS FOR GENERAL USE CONTAINERS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF DIMENSIONS AND CAPACITIES
BS 3130-4:1976 Glossary of packaging terms Metal containers and aerosols

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