ASTM D5253-04(2010)e1
(Terminology)Standard Terminology Relating to Floor Coverings and Textile Upholstered Furniture
Standard Terminology Relating to Floor Coverings and Textile Upholstered Furniture
SCOPE
1.1 This standard is a compilation of all terminology developed by Subcommittee D13.62 on Labeling and related to refurbishing or care of floor coverings and textile upholstered furniture, excluding leather. These items cannot be refurbished by the laundering and dry cleaning methods used for apparel and other domestic textile products.
1.2 This document defines terms for the care of textile floor coverings and textile upholstered furniture. The exact care instructions and sequence of procedures are to be determined by the manufacturer.
1.3 The recommended terminology covers common meanings used by both textile technologists and consumers.
1.4 This terminology is not applicable to unattached fabrics, such as slipcovers, used for covering furniture.
1.5 When care labels are provided, a standardized terminology in a logical sequence facilitates the maximum disclosure of essential information in small label space and assists understanding of recommended care practices by the consumer.
1.6 The use of either a permanent or a nonattached care instruction should not preclude the use of the alternative as an additional source of information to the consumer.
1.7 The term “only” in any label term limits the procedure to the stated instruction.
1.8 This terminology is unique to the care of textile floor coverings and upholstered furniture. Meanings of the same terms outside the industry can be found in other compilations or dictionaries of general usage.
1.9 In addition to being a specialized dictionary, Terminology D5253 is also useful for managing the subcommittee's terminology.
1.10 Terms listed are under the jurisdiction of SC D13.62.
1.11 For definitions of refurbishing or care terms for apparel, textile, home furnishing, and leather products cleaned by laundering or dry cleaning methods, see Terminology D3136.
1.12 For definitions of other textile terms, see Terminology D123.
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Designation: D5253 − 04(Reapproved 2010)
Standard Terminology Relating to
Floor Coverings and Textile Upholstered Furniture
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5253; 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.
ε NOTE—Section 2 was updated editorially in September 2010.
1. Scope 1.11 For definitions of refurbishing or care terms for
apparel, textile, home furnishing, and leather products cleaned
1.1 This standard is a compilation of all terminology devel-
by laundering or dry cleaning methods, see Terminology
oped by Subcommittee D13.62 on Labeling and related to
D3136.
refurbishing or care of floor coverings and textile upholstered
furniture, excluding leather. These items cannot be refurbished 1.12 For definitions of other textile terms, see Terminology
D123.
by the laundering and dry cleaning methods used for apparel
and other domestic textile products.
2. Referenced Documents
1.2 This document defines terms for the care of textile floor
2.1 ASTM Standards:
coverings and textile upholstered furniture. The exact care
D123 Terminology Relating to Textiles
instructions and sequence of procedures are to be determined
D3136 Terminology Relating to Care Labeling for Apparel,
by the manufacturer.
Textile, Home Furnishing, and Leather Products
1.3 The recommended terminology covers common mean-
D3938 Guide for Determining or Confirming Care Instruc-
ings used by both textile technologists and consumers.
tions for Apparel and Other Textile Products
D5489 Guide for Care Symbols for Care Instructions on
1.4 This terminology is not applicable to unattached fabrics,
Textile Products
such as slipcovers, used for covering furniture.
D6322 Guide to International Test MethodsAssociated with
1.5 When care labels are provided, a standardized terminol-
Textile Care Procedures
ogyinalogicalsequencefacilitatesthemaximumdisclosureof
D6719 Guide for Test Methods and Practices for Evaluating
essential information in small label space and assists under-
Pile Yarn Floor Covering
standing of recommended care practices by the consumer.
D6859 Test Method for Pile Thickness of Finished Level
1.6 The use of either a permanent or a nonattached care
Pile Yarn Floor Coverings
instruction should not preclude the use of the alternative as an
D6962 Practice for Operation of a Roller Chair Tester for
additional source of information to the consumer.
Pile Yarn Floor Coverings
D7241 Test Method for Pile Thickness of Finished Multi-
1.7 The term “only” in any label term limits the procedure
level Pile Yarn Floor Covering
to the stated instruction.
D7267 Test Method for Edge Ravel Resistance of Finished
1.8 This terminology is unique to the care of textile floor
Loop Pile, Pile Yarn Floor Covering
coverings and upholstered furniture. Meanings of the same
D7330 Test Method for Assessment of Surface Appearance
terms outside the industry can be found in other compilations
ChangeinPileFloorCoveringsUsingStandardReference
or dictionaries of general usage.
Scales
D7570 Test Method for Evaluation of Dimensional Stability
1.9 In addition to being a specialized dictionary, Terminol-
of Pile Yarn Floor Covering
ogy D5253 is also useful for managing the subcommittee’s
2.2 Other Document:
terminology.
16 CFR, Part 423, As Amended Effective September 1,
1.10 Terms listed are under the jurisdiction of SC D13.62.
2000 Federal Trade Commission Amendment to Trade
Regulation Rule Concerning Care Labeling of Textile
ThisterminologyisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeD13onTextiles
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D13.62 on Labeling. For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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Wearing Apparel, and Certain Piece Goods dry solvent, n—any organic solvent used to dissolve another
material. See solvent.
3. Terminology
extraction cleaning, n—a general term for a number of
absorbent compound, n—in textile cleaning, sponge-like
refurbishing methods in which the cleaning agent is deliv-
particles which, when saturated with water or dry solvent
ered onto the textile product, agitated, and simultaneously
and detergent and brushed into the textile, remove soil from
removed by suction.
the textile. See powder cleaner.
extraction cleaning, dry foam, n—See dry foam extraction
DISCUSSION—Naturally absorbent granules such as fullers earth and
cleaning.
wood flour or synthetic granules are commonly used.
extraction cleaning, hot water, n—See hot water extraction
absorbent pad, n—for cleaning textile floor coverings, a damp
cleaning.
textile material (fabric, felt, sponge, or mop) used to agitate
extraction cleaning, rotary, n—See rotary extraction clean-
and wipe the pile and, in the process, absorb soil.
ing.
extraction cleaning, steam, n—a deprecated term since no
bonnet, n—in cleaning pile floor coverings, an absorbent pad
steam is used. See the preferred term, hot water extraction
which can be mounted under a rotary shampoo machine.
cleaning.
brush, n—a hand-held cleaning tool consisting of a base into
foam, n—in cleaning textiles, a frothy mass of fine bubbles
which bristles are inserted.
DISCUSSION—Bristles may vary in material, length, density of
generated by whipping or agitating a shampoo.
coverage, stiffness, and type to suit various types of textiles.
DISCUSSION—Arotary brush shampooing machine normally produces
a foam as the brushes rotate over the carpet pile. Cleaning agents which
brush, v—in refurbishing textiles, (1) to use a brush to remove
dispense a foam from aerosol cans can be purchased.
surface particulate soils, (2) work a cleaning solution or spot
foam clean, v—use a prepared foam to clean.
cleaning agent into carpet pile or upholstery fabric, or (3)
restore the appearance of pile fabrics.
foam cleaning, n—a process in which a prepared foam is
applied to a textile product, scrubbed in, allowed to dry, and
carpet shampoo, n—See shampoo.
the encapsulated soil is removed by suction.
carpet sweep, v—remove loose soil particles and lint from the
textile floor covering surface using a carpet sweeper.
hot water extraction cleaning, n—a process in which a heated
solution of detergent is sprayed into the textile material and
chemical wash, n—in rug cleaning, a specialized professional
immediately removed by a wet suction nozzle behind the
process used on oriental rugs.
spray-head.
cylindrical wet-scrub extraction, n—a carpet cleaning
in-plant cleaning, n—for textile floor coverings, cleaning
method in which (1) a cleaning agent is sprayed onto the
carpet, and (2) soil and cleaning agents are removed by a processperformedinafacilityawayfromthelocationwhere
the product is used.
machine which feeds water into two counter-rotating
brushes.
on-location cleaning, n—for textile floor coverings and uphol-
dry, v—in in-plant textile floor covering cleaning, suspend stered furniture,acleaningprocessperformedinthelocation
textile floor covering in a heated room until dry. where a product is used.
dry cleaning, n— in textile floor covering cleaning, a depre- “P”—a letter code. See upholstery cleaning instructions.
cated term. See the preferred term, dry extraction cleaning.
pad clean, v—clean using an absorbent pad.
dry extraction clean, v—in cleaning upholstered furniture and
pilate, v—a deprecated term. See the preferred term, pile lift.
textile floor coverings, brush an absorbent compound into
the fabric, allow to dry, and remove by suction, following
pile lift, v—raise the pile on a textile floor covering.
manufacturer’s instructions.
DISCUSSION—The pile of textile floor coverings is raised to an erect
DISCUSSION—Sponge-like particles absorb the soil from the yarns. position to loosen embedded soil so that it can be more readily
The soil-laden particles are removed by suction from the carpet. (Syn. removed. Pile may be lifted by a vacuum cleaner having rotating
powder cleaning.) brushes, by a manually manipulated toothed tool, or by a powered pile
lifter.
dry foam extraction cleaning, n—aprocessbywhichahighly
pile lofting, n—See the preferred term, pile lift.
aerated, low moisture content shampoo is brushed through
the textile floor covering pile or applied to the surface of powder cleaner, n—a cleaning agent in which an absorbent
compound is the principal ingredient. See absorbent com-
upholstery.
DISCUSSION—The foam holds the soil in suspension and is simulta-
pound.
neously removed by a cylindrical brush machine incorporating a
powder cleaning, n—See the preferred term, dry extraction
built-in suction recovery system or hand-held wet sponges.
cleaning.
prespot, n—See pretreat.
pretreat, v—in the cleaning of textile floor coverings and
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TABLE 1 Care Terms for Refurbishing Textile Upholstered
and areas of high soil concentration prior to overall cleaning
Furniture
to maximize activation time and facilitate soil removal.
Label Term Instructions
remove loose soil, v—subject textile to agitation, impact, and
Routine Refurbishing
suction to remove dust and particulate soil.
Brush Use a hand-held brush to remove surface
particulate soils. May also be used to restore the
rotary extraction cleaning, n—a cleaning procedure which
appearance of pile fabrics.
uses a rotating brush machine or a series of rotating jets
Spot clean Remove localized spots and stains by treating
through which shampoo is fed or sprayed into the carpet pile
them with cleaning agents and mechanical
actions specific to the fiber, fabric, and product
and simultaneously removed by
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