ASTM D6787-02(2012)
(Specification)Standard Specification for Repositionable Note Pad
Standard Specification for Repositionable Note Pad
ABSTRACT
This specification covers pads of repositionable, colored, note paper. Each sheet has a strip of pressure-sensitive adhesive on the back side. A hand-operated steel roller shall be used in the manufacture of the pads and a cylindrical mandrel shall be used for flagging test of the pads. A minimum average of determined sheets of paper shall be assembled in the form of a pad. No individual pad shall contain less than a certain number of sheets. The pad of paper and a backing sheet shall be securely fastened together by means of the repositionable, pressure-sensitive adhesive coating. The paper to be used in the manufacture of the pad shall be determined by its basis weight and thickness. In order to determine the sheets' overall performance, the following properties shall be tested: writing quality, sheet removal, multiple sheet lift, fiber pull, initial flagging, and repositionable flagging. The sheets of pad paper shall be clean and free from dirt, foreign matter, holes, tears, wrinkles, and other defects which might affect appearance or serviceability. The sheets shall be uniform with respect to color and formation. Pads shall be square cut with smooth, clean edges.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers pads of repositionable, colored, note paper. Each sheet has a strip of pressure-sensitive adhesive on the back side.
1.2 The values stated in either SI or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must be used independently, without combining values in any way.
1.3 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to Section 14, Performance Requirements. This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory requirements prior to use.
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Designation:D6787 −02(Reapproved 2012)
Standard Specification for
Repositionable Note Pad
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6787; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope September 16, 1998
2.4 Federal Specification:
1.1 This specification covers pads of repositionable,
Code of Federal Regulations, 16 CFR Part 1500.3 Defini-
colored, note paper. Each sheet has a strip of pressure-sensitive
tions of Toxic and Hazardous Materials
adhesive on the back side.
U.S. Government CIDA-A-2546 Pad, Writing Paper (Repo-
1.2 The values stated in either SI or inch-pound units are to
sitionable)
be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each
2.5 ISO Standard:
system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must
ISO 9002 Quality Systems Model for Quality Assurance in
be used independently, without combining values in any way. 6
Production and Installation
1.3 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to 2.6 Other Standards:
Section 14, Performance Requirements. This standard does not
Coalition of Northeastern Governors (CONEG) Model Tox-
purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated ics Legislation
with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard
3. Terminology
to establish appropriate safety and health practices and
determine the applicability of regulatory requirements prior to 3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
use. 3.1.1 flagging—the lifting of an edge of a repositionable
note from paper when the note and paper are wrapped around
2. Referenced Documents
a cylinder.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.1.2 multiple lift—the condition in which removal of the
D3715/D3715M Practice for QualityAssurance of Pressure-
top sheet on a pad of notes causes the unintentional removal of
Sensitive Tapes
a second sheet.
D3951 Practice for Commercial Packaging
3.1.3 postconsumer materials—a material or finished prod-
D4332 Practice for Conditioning Containers, Packages, or
uct that has served its intended use and has been discarded for
Packaging Components for Testing
disposal or recovery, having completed its life as a consumer
2.2 TAPPI Test Methods:
item.Postconsumermaterialisapartofthebroadercategoryof
T 410 Grammage of Paper and Paperboard (Weight per Unit
recovered material (see U.S. Executive Order 13101, section
Area)
203).
T411 Thickness (caliper) of Paper, Paper Board, and Com-
3.1.4 recovered materials—waste materials and by-products
bined Board
thathavebeenrecoveredordivertedfromsolidwaste,butsuch
2.3 Executive Orders:
term does not include those materials and by-products gener-
Executive Order 13101 Greening the Government Through
ated from, and commonly reused within, an original manufac-
Waste Prevention, Recycling, and Federal Acquisition,
turing process (see U.S. Executive Order 13101, section 205).
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D10 on
4. Significance and Use
Packaging and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D10.14 on Tape and
Labels. 4.1 Repositionable note pads consist of individual sheets of
Current edition approved April 1, 2012. Published May 2012. Originally
paper with an adhesive strip on one edge. The adhesive will
approved in 2002. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as D6787 – 02 (2007).
DOI: 10.1520/D6787-02R12.
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temporarily hold the note to another sheet of paper, a file, or 9.1.3 Recycled paper content for government purchase (see
other surface without damaging or otherwise modifying the 19.1),
surface of the sheet or file.The notes display a written message 9.1.4 When testing and inspection certification is required
or reminder. (see Section 21),
9.1.5 Packaging and marking (see 10.1), and
4.2 This specification is based on the U.S. Government CID
9.1.6 Color of paper and graphics, if any (see 11.1).
A-A-2546, which was cancelled in 1999.
10. Packaging and Package Marking
5. Apparatus
10.1 Packagingandpackagemarkingshallbeasspecifiedin
5.1 Roller, Hand-operated:
the contract or order.
5.1.1 Asteelroller85 62.5mm(3.25 60.1in.)indiameter
and 45 6 1.5 mm (1.75 6 0.005 in.) in width, covered with
11. Color and Graphics
rubber approximately 6 mm (0.25 in.) in thickness, having a
11.1 The color and graphics of the repositionable note pads
Shore scaleAdurometer hardness of 80 6 5. The surface shall
shall conform to those commercially available.
be a true cylinder void of any convex or concave deviations.
The mass of the roller shall be 2040 6 45 g (4.5 6 0.1 lb).
12. Materials and Manufacture
5.1.2 No part of the apparatus shall increase the mass of the
roller during use. The roller shall move either mechanically or 12.1 Construction—A minimum average of 100 sheets of
by hand at the rate of 10 6 0.5 mm/s (24 6 0.5 in./min). paper shall be assembled in the form of a pad. No individual
pad shall contain fewer than 97 sheets. The pad of paper and a
5.2 Cylindrical Mandrel for Flagging Test:
backing sheet shall be securely fastened together by means of
5.2.1 The mandrel shall be a smooth cylinder, 51 mm (2 in.)
the repositionable, pressure-sensitive adhesive coating.
in diameter and a minimum of 20 cm (8 in.) long. Suitable
materials include wood, plastic, and aluminum. The mandrel
13. Physical Properties
may be a solid cylinder or a hollow tube.
13.1 Paper:
6. Test Materials
13.2 The paper used in the construction of the pad shall be
6.1 Multi-purpose Copy Paper—Hammermill Fore DP, of the color as specified in the ordering description, and shall
Multi-Function Paper, White #10326-7 or equivalent. conform to the requirements shown in Table 2.
13.3 Adhesive Coating:
6.2 Double-coated pressure sensitive adhesive tape, with
permanent adhesive on both sides of the tape.
13.4 Each sheet of paper in the pad shall have a coating of
repositionable, pressure-sensitive adhesive located on the back
7. Conditioning
side of the sheet.The adhesive coating shall be applied flush to
7.1 Condition the pads of repositionable notes in the stan-
one horizontal edge of the sheet, shall extend the entire width
dard conditioning atmosphere as described in Practice D4332
of the sheet, and shall have a minimum width of 6.4 mm ( ⁄4
for a period of not less than 24 h.
in.).
7.2 Conduct tests in an atmosphere of 50 6 2 % relative
14. Performance Requirements
humidity and 23.0 6 2.0°C.
14.1 Writing Quality:
8. Classification
14.1.1 The sheets of pad paper shall not exhibit feathering,
spreading, skipping, beading, visible discontinuities or fading
8.1 The size of the pads shall be as listed in Table 1. The
of ink when written on with a metal roller, felt tip, fountain
adhesive stripe is located on the top of the horizontal dimen-
pen, permanent marker, or ball point pen.
sion of the pad.
14.2 Sheet Removal:
9. Ordering Information
14.2.1 The sheets of pad paper shall release easily from the
pad without leaving any trace of adhesive on the underlying
9.1 The inquiry or order shall include the following:
sheet.
9.1.1 ASTM designation and date of issue,
9.1.2 Type required (see 8.1),
14.3 Multiple Sheet Lift:
TABLE 1 Dimensions of Notepads TABLE 2 Paper Specifications
Horizontal Vertical TAPPI
Type Tolerance
Dimension Dimension Property Unit Requirement Test
Method
1 127 mm (5 in.) 76 mm (3 in.) ±1.6 mm (± ⁄16 in.)
1 2
2 76mm(3in.) 76mm(3in.) ±1.6mm(± ⁄16 in.) Basis Weight g/m , 500 sheets 67, min T 410
3 51mm(2in.) 38mm(1.5in.) ±1.6mm(± ⁄16 in.) (lbs/17 × 22 in., (18.0, min)
4 51mm(2in.) 76mm(3in.) ±1.6mm(± ⁄16 in.) 500 sheets)
5 101 mm (4 in.) 152 mm (6 in.) ±1.6 mm (± ⁄16 in.) Thickness mm (in.) 0.094 ± 0.013 T411
6 Custom Custom ±1.6 mm (± ⁄16 in.) (0.0037 ± 0.0005)
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