ASTM D6787/D6787M-02(2012)e1

Standard Specification for Repositionable Note Pad

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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Mar-2012
• ICS: 85.080.10 - Office paper
• Technical Committee: D10 - Packaging
• Drafting Committee: D10.14 - Tape and Labels

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM D6787-02(2012) - Standard Specification for Repositionable Note Pad
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2012

Standards Content (Sample)

NOTICE: This standard has either been superseded and replaced by a new version or withdrawn.
Contact ASTM International (www.astm.org) for the latest information
´1
Designation:D6787/D6787M −02 (Reapproved 2012)
Standard Specification for
Repositionable Note Pad
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6787/D6787M; 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—Designation was corrected editorially in October 2013.
1. Scope 2.3 Executive Orders:
Executive Order 13101 Greening the Government Through
1.1 This specification covers pads of repositionable,
Waste Prevention, Recycling, and Federal Acquisition,
colored, note paper. Each sheet has a strip of pressure-sensitive
September 16, 1998
adhesive on the back side.
2.4 Federal Specification:
1.2 The values stated in either SI or inch-pound units are to
Code of Federal Regulations, 16 CFR Part 1500.3 Defini-
be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each tions of Toxic and Hazardous Materials
system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must U.S. Government CIDA-A-2546 Pad, Writing Paper (Repo-
sitionable)
be used independently, without combining values in any way.
2.5 ISO Standard:
1.3 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to
ISO 9002 Quality Systems Model for Quality Assurance in
Section 14, Performance Requirements. This standard does not
Production and Installation
purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated
2.6 Other Standards:
with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard
Coalition of Northeastern Governors (CONEG) Model Tox-
to establish appropriate safety and health practices and
ics Legislation
determine the applicability of regulatory requirements prior to
use.
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
2. Referenced Documents
3.1.1 flagging—the lifting of an edge of a repositionable
2.1 ASTM Standards:
note from paper when the note and paper are wrapped around
D3715/D3715M Practice for QualityAssurance of Pressure-
a cylinder.
Sensitive Tapes
3.1.2 multiple lift—the condition in which removal of the
D3951 Practice for Commercial Packaging
top sheet on a pad of notes causes the unintentional removal of
D4332 Practice for Conditioning Containers, Packages, or
a second sheet.
Packaging Components for Testing
3.1.3 postconsumer materials—a material or finished prod-
2.2 TAPPI Test Methods:
uct that has served its intended use and has been discarded for
T 410 Grammage of Paper and Paperboard (Weight per Unit
disposal or recovery, having completed its life as a consumer
Area)
item.Postconsumermaterialisapartofthebroadercategoryof
T411 Thickness (caliper) of Paper, Paper Board, and Com-
recovered material (see U.S. Executive Order 13101, section
bined Board
203).
3.1.4 recovered materials—waste materials and by-products
thathavebeenrecoveredordivertedfromsolidwaste,butsuch
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D10 on
Packaging and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D10.14 on Tape and
Labels. Available from The White House Publications Office, New Executive Office
Current edition approved April 1, 2012. Published May 2012. Originally Building, White House, Washington, DC 20500, Att: Publications.
approved in 2002. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as D6787 – 02 (2007). AvailablefromU.S.GovernmentPrintingOfficeSuperintendentofDocuments,
DOI: 10.1520/D6787-02R12E01. 732 N. Capitol St., NW, Mail Stop: SDE, Washington, DC 20401, http://
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or www.access.gpo.gov.
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Available fromAmerican National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
the ASTM website. Available from theToxins in Packaging Clearinghouse, c/o the Council of State
Available from TechnicalAssociation of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI), Governments, 2760 Research Park Drive, P.O. Box 11910, Lexington, KY
15 Technology Parkway South, Norcross, GA 30092, http://www.tappi.org. 40578–1910.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
´1
D6787/D6787M−02 (2012)
term does not include those materials and by-products gener- adhesive stripe is located on the top of the horizontal dimen-
ated from, and commonly reused within, an original manufac- sion of the pad.
turing process (see U.S. Executive Order 13101, section 205).
9. Ordering Information
4. Significance and Use
9.1 The inquiry or order shall include the following:
9.1.1 ASTM designation and date of issue,
4.1 Repositionable note pads consist of individual sheets of
9.1.2 Type required (see 8.1),
paper with an adhesive strip on one edge. The adhesive will
9.1.3 Recycled paper content for government purchase (see
temporarily hold the note to another sheet of paper, a file, or
19.1),
other surface without damaging or otherwise modifying the
9.1.4 When testing and inspection certification is required
surface of the sheet or file.The notes display a written message
(see Section 21),
or reminder.
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
12.1 Construction—A minimum average of 100 sheets of
roller during use. The roller shall move either mechanically or
paper shall be assembled in the form of a pad. No individual
by hand at the rate of 10 6 0.5 mm/s (24 6 0.5 in./min).
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
13. Physical Properties
materials include wood, plastic, and aluminum. The mandrel
may be a solid cylinder or a hollow tube.
13.1 Paper:
13.2 The paper used in the construction of the pad shall be
6. Test Materials
of the color as specified in the ordering description, and shall
6.1 Multi-purpose Copy Paper—Hammermill Fore DP,
conform to the requirements shown in Table 2.
Multi-Function Paper, White #10326-7 or equivalent.
13.3 Adhesive Coating:
6.2 Double-coated pressure sensitive adhesive tape, with
13.4 Each sheet of paper in the pad shall have a coating of
permanent adhesive on both sides of the tape.
repositionable, pressure-sensitive adhesive located on the back
side of the sheet.The adhesive coating shall be applied flush to
7. Conditioning
one horizontal edge of the sheet, shall extend the entire width
7.1 Condition the pads of repositionable notes in the stan-
of the sheet, and shall have a minimum width of 6.4 mm ( ⁄4
dard conditioning atmosphere as described in Practice D4332
in.).
for a period of not less than 24 h.
14. Performance Requirements
7.2 Conduct tests in an atmosphere of 50 6 2 % relative
humidity and 23.0 6 2.0°C.
14.1 Writing Quality:
14.1.1 The sheets of pad paper shall not exhibit feathering,
8. Classification
spreading, skipping, beading, visible discontinuities or fading
of ink when written on with a metal roller, felt tip, fountain
8.1 The size of the pads shall be as listed in Table 1. The
pen, permanent marker, or ball point pen.
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)
´1
D6787/D6787M−02 (2012)
14.2 Sheet Removal:
14.2.1 The sheets of pad paper shall release easily from the
pad without leaving any trace of adhesive on the underlying
sheet.
14.3 Multiple Sheet Lift:
14.3.1
...