PPP-B-621D - FEDERAL SPECIFICATION - BOXES, …

1 PPP-B-6 2 1 D F e d e r a l S p e c i f i c a t i o n B o x e s , W o o d , N a i l e d a n d L o c k-C o r n e r PPP-B- 621d - FEDERAL SPECIFICATION - boxes , WOOD, NAILED AND LOCK-CORNER Subject/Scope: This SPECIFICATION , and appendix thereto, covers new nailed and lock-corner wood boxes , assembled or knocked down, for use at domestic and overseas shipping containers. Keywords: Bo x, c le a t , s t yl e , f a s t e n e r , n a il, wo o d , b a t t e n , t e s t , s c r e w, t yp e , s i z e , s t d , f e d e r a l, s k id s , s p a c i n g , s p e c if ic a t io n , lu m b e r , lo a d , d i a g o n a l, s t r a p p in g , c le a t , in s p e c t io n , m e m b e r , a s s e m b l e d , c l a s s , g r o u p , s t a n d a r d , a s s e m b l y, t o le r a n c e , s k id , m a r k in g , c la s s i f ic a t io n , m i l.

2 P r e s e r v a t i ve , g o v e r n m e n t , s h ip m e n t , d o m e s t ic , d o c u m e n t , c o n t a in e r , t r e a t m e n t , p a c k in g , c r a t e Published: 10/21/1981 T e x t i n b l u e b o x e s s u c h a s t h i s o n e i s i n s t r u c t i o n a l a n d i s i n t e n d e d t o a s s i s t y o u i n u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h e d o c u m e n t . T e x t i n r e d b o x e s s u c h a s t h i s e x p l a i n s c h a n g e s m a d e t o t h e d o c u m e n t b y T h e W o o d e n C r a t e s O r g a n i z a t i o n.

3 R e d t e x t h a s b e e n a d d e d t o t h e d o c u m e n t o r m o d i f i e s t h e d o c u m e n t s i n c e i t s f i n a l v e r s i o n w a s o f f i c ia l l y p u b l i s h e d . S o f t C o n v e r s i o n o f I m p e r i a l t o M e t r i c C o n v e r s i o n s, w h e n m a d e, c o n s i d e r m a t e r i a l s t h a t a r e a v a i l a b l e i n m e t r i c o r i m p e r i a l s i z e s r a t h e r t h a n c o n v e r t i n g s i z e s e x a c t l y.

4 F o r e x a m p l e : P a n e l b o a r d ( p l yw o o d ) i n t h e U S i s t yp i c a l l y 4 f e e t X 8 f e e t ( 1 2 2 0 x 2 4 4 0 m m ) w h i l e p a n e l b o a r d i n m e t r i c c o u n t r i e s i s t y p i c a l l y 1 2 0 0 X 2 4 0 0 m m . S i n c e t h e s t a n d a r d w a s d e v e l o p e d b a s e d o n r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e m a t e r i a l s t h e s e v a r i a t i o n s i n m a t e r i a l s i z e s c o u l d n o t h a v e b e e n p r a c t i c a l l y c o n s i d e r e d.

5 T h i s d o c u m e n t h a s b e e n c o n v e r te d t o a l l o w f o r b e t t e r u n d e r s t a n d a n d e a s i e r n a v i g a t i o n b e t w e e n d o c u m e n t s . A l t h o u g h t h i s d o c u m e n t m a y b e r e t i r e d b y t h e o r i g i n a l p u b l i s h e r , i t m a y s t i l l b e u s e f u l i n u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h e s u b j e c t m a t t e r . I f y o u i d e n t i f y a n y e r r o r s o r i n a c c u r a c i e s i n t h i s d o c um e n t , p l e a s e c o n t a c t u s a t i n f o @ w o o d e n c r a t e s.

6 O r g E f f o r t s h a v e b e e n t a k e n t o p r e s e r v e t h e c r e d i t s o f t h e o r i g i n a l w r i t e r ( s ) w h e n a v a i l a b l e . U n d e r S e c t i o n 5 o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s C o p y r i g h t A c t a n d i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h F A R 5 2 . 2 2 7-1 4 t h e o r i g i n a l c o n t e n t s o f t h i s d o c u m e n t i s n o n c o p y r i g h t . M o d i f i c a t i o n s t o t h i s d o c u m e n t a r e t h e p r o p e r t y o f T h e W o o d e n C r a t e s O r g a n i z a t i o n a n d t h i s v e r s i o n o f t h i s d o c u me n t m a y n o t b e m o d i f i e d w i t h o u t w r i t t e n p e r m i s s i o n o f W o o d e n C R A T E S o r g , L L C.

7 U . S . D e p a r t m e n t o f D e f e n s e . U . S . G o v e r n m e n t W o r k ( 1 7 U S C 1 0 5 ) . F o r e i g n C o p y r i g h t s m a y a p p l y . C o p y r i g h t W o o d e n C R A T E S o r g , L L C, A l l R ig h t s R e s e r v e d . M a y b e d i s t r i b u t e d f r e e l y b u t n o t m o d i f i e d . PPP-B-6 2 1 D F e d e r a l S p e c i f i c a t i o n B o x e s , W o o d , N a i l e d a n d L o c k-C o r n e r Table of Contents 1. SCOPE AND CLASSIFICATION.

8 1 Scope .. 1 Classification .. 1 Classes and styles .. 1 Grades .. 1 Type of loads .. 2 Part Number .. 2 2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS .. 2 FEDERAL and Military Standards .. 2 Other publications .. 3 3. REQUIREMENTS .. 3 Materials .. 3 Wood .. 3 Nails .. 5 Screws .. 5 Corrugated fasteners .. 5 Other fasteners .. 5 Wood preservative .. 5 Glue .. 5 Box dimensions .. 5 Fabrication .. 5 Thickness and group category of parts .. 5 Cleats and battens .. 11 Built-up pieces .. 11 Number of pieces in a box part.

9 13 Additional battens or cleats .. 14 Nailing .. 16 Application of screws .. 19 Distribution .. 21 Box style details .. 21 Style 1, no 21 Style 2, four plain cleats each end, and style 2-1/2, two plain, two notched cleats each end 21 Style 4, two plain cleats each end .. 21 S t yl e 4-1 / 2 , t w o p l a i n c l e a t s e a c h e n d .. 21 Style 5, two interior cleats each end .. 21 Style 6, lock-corner construction .. 21 Style 7, skidded base and fitted hood (see ) .. 22 Identification.

10 22 PPP-B-6 2 1 D F e d e r a l S p e c i f i c a t i o n B o x e s , W o o d , N a i l e d a n d L o c k-C o r n e r Workmanship .. 23 4. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS .. 23 Responsibility for inspection .. 23 Quality conformance inspection .. 23 Component and material inspection .. 23 In-process testing .. 23 End Item Inspection.. 25 Packaging inspection .. 28 Methods of inspection .. 29 Moisture content .. 29 Fastener 29 Glued joint strength test .. 30 Dryness of preservative .. 31 5. PACKAGING .. 32 Packing.