INCH-POUND
A-A-52079B
19 March 2009 SUPERSEDING A-A-52079A
30 June 1993
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION MANTLE, ILLUMINATING (GASOLINE LANTERN)
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this commercial item description for all federal agencies.
1. SCOPE. This commercial item description (CID) covers one type of mantle for fuel burning lanterns.
2. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS
2.1 Design. The mantel shall be commercial, knitted, soft-type. When the mantle is laid flat its dimensions shall approximate 2.87 inches long by 2.25 inches wide with a tolerance of ± 0.25 inches.
2.2 Mantle. The mantle shall be made from a chemically treated seamless knitted rayon tubing. The closed end of the mantle shall be formed by gathering or pleating the tube and sewing with chemically treated cotton thread. The resulting bag shall be turned so that the end is on the inside. The top section of the mantle shall be treated with a chemical solution or material selection to provide hardness and increase the strength and abrasion resistance of this section of the mantle after ignition. Approximately half of this treated band shall be turned in, to form a double thickness. A drawstring shall be threaded around and through the top or head hardened section of the mantle for fastening the mantle to the mantle holder of the lantern.
2.2.1 Seamless knitted tubing. The seamless knitted tubing shall be knit from 150 denier, 42 filament, bright rayon yarn (or equal) using duplex weave.
2.2.2 Instructions. Mantle installation instructions shall be included with each unit pack.
Beneficial comments, recommendations, additions, deletions, clarifications, etc. and any data that may improve this document should be sent to: STDZNMGT@dla.mil or Defense Supply Center Richmond (DSCR), ATTN: DSCR-VEB, 8000 Jefferson Davis Highway, Richmond, VA 23297-5616.
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