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BS 6407-1:1983

BS 6407-1:1983

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Cage pallets for retail use Specification for collapsible cage pallets rated at 300 kg

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-12-1983

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Design and construction
4. Dimensions
5. Rating
6. Performance requirements
7. Preparation for tests
8. Marking
Appendices
A. Relationship between service conditions and type
    tests
B. Test for the alignment of the interstacking devices
C. Test for the effective operation of catches, gates
    and hinges
D. Compression test
E. Pivotal base drop test
F. Impact test
G. Vibration tests
H. Suitable form for use in dimensional and
    constructional assessment of cage pallets
Tables
1. Tests and assessments in sequential order
2. Service conditions, their effects and their
    simulation by tests
3. Schedule of impacts for impact test
Figures
1. Typical cage pallet incorporating specified design
    features and optional side-frame access gate
2. Views of the erected cage pallet
3. Views of the collapsed cage pallet
4. Dimensions of the test apparatus for the alignment
    of the interstacking devices
5. Views of the test apparatus for the alignment
    of the interstacking devices showing method of use
6. Typical compression test apparatus showing method
    of use

Specifies dimensions together with construction and design requirements for collapsible cage pallets intended for use for the transit, storage and merchandising of up to 300 kg of goods. Performance requirements including the capability to be interstacked, are assessed by means of specified type tests.

This Part of BS 6407 specifies dimensional, constructional and design requirements, including the capability to be interstacked, together with type test performance requirements, for collapsible cage pallets intended for use for the transit of up to 300 kg of goods and the storage and merchandizing of these goods at retail outlets.

Materials and surface finishes are not specified. It may be necessary to ensure that the material and/or surface finish of the cage pallet is compatible with certain goods and this should be a matter for contractual agreement between the manufacturer and the purchaser.

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

Committee
PKW/0
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 78/64328 DC (09/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2012. (11/2012)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
20
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current

BS 6407-2:1984 Cage pallets for retail use Guide to the safe handling and use of collapsible cage pallets rated at 300 kg
BS 1133-4:1991 Packaging code Mechanical aids in package handling

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