ASTM D6787-02

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: 09-Apr-2002
• ICS: 85.080 - Paper products
• Technical Committee: D10 - Packaging
• Drafting Committee: D10.14 - Tape and Labels

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM D6787-02(2007) - Standard Specification for Repositionable Note Pad
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2007

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: D 6787 – 02
Standard Specification for
Repositionable Note Pad
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 6787; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope Code of Federal Regulations, 16 CFR Part 1500.3 Defini-
tions of Toxic and Hazardous Materials
1.1 This specification covers pads of repositionable, col-
U.S. Government CID A-A-2546 Pad, Writing Paper (Re-
ored, note paper. Each sheet has a strip of pressure-sensitive
positionable)
adhesive on the back side.
2.5 ISO Standard:
1.2 The values stated in either SI or inch-pound units are to
ISO 9002 Quality Systems Model for Quality Assurance in
be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each
Production and Installation
system are not exact equivalents; therefore, each system must
2.6 Other Standards:
be used independently, without combining values in any way.
Coalition of Northeastern Governors (CONEG) Model Tox-
1.3 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to
ics Legislation
Section 14, Performance Requirements. This standard does not
purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated
3. Terminology
with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
to establish appropriate safety and health practices and
3.1.1 flagging—the lifting of an edge of a repositionable
determine the applicability of regulatory requirements prior to
note from paper when the note and paper are wrapped around
use.
a cylinder.
2. Referenced Documents 3.1.2 multiple lift—the condition in which removal of the
top sheet on a pad of notes causes the unintentional removal of
2.1 ASTM Standards:
a second sheet.
D 3715/D 3715M Practice for Quality Assurance of
3.1.3 postconsumer materials—a material or finished prod-
Pressure-Sensitive Tapes
uct that has served its intended use and has been discarded for
D 3951 Practice for Commercial Packaging
disposal or recovery, having completed its life as a consumer
D 4332 Practice for Conditioning Containers, Packages, or
item.Postconsumermaterialisapartofthebroadercategoryof
Packaging Components for Testing
3 recovered material.
2.2 TAPPI Test Methods:
3.1.4 recovered materials—wastematerialsandby-products
T410 GrammageofPaperandPaperboard(WeightperUnit
thathavebeenrecoveredordivertedfromsolidwaste,butsuch
Area)
term does not include those materials and by-products gener-
T 411 Thickness (caliper) of Paper, Paper Board, and
ated from, and commonly reused within, an original manufac-
Combined Board
turing process.
2.3 Executive Orders:
Executive Order 13101 Greening the Government Through
4. Significance and Use
Waste Prevention, Recycling, and Federal Acquisition,
4.1 Repositionable note pads consist of individual sheets of
September 16, 1998
5 paper with an adhesive strip on one edge. The adhesive will
2.4 Federal Specification:
temporarily hold the note to another sheet of paper, a file, or
other surface without damaging or otherwise modifying the
1 surface of the sheet or file.The notes display a written message
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D10 on
or reminder.
Packaging and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D10.14 on Tape and
Labels.
Current edition approved April 10, 2002. Published June 2002.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.09. Available from American National Standards Institute, 25 W. 43rd St., 4th
TAPPI standards are available from the Technical Association of the Pulp and Floor, New York, NY 10036.
Paper Industry, P.O. Box 105113, Atlanta, GA 30348. Available from theToxins in Packaging Clearinghouse, c/o the Council of State
Available from The White House Publications Office, New Executive Office Governments, 2760 Research Park Drive, P.O. Box 11910, Lexington, KY
Building, White House, Washington, DC 20500, Att: Publications. 40578–1910.
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Available from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing US Executive Order 13101, section 203.
Office, Washington, DC 20402. US Executive Order 13101, section 205.
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D 6787
4.2 This specification is based on the U.S. Government CID 10. Packaging and Package Marking
A-A-2546, which was cancelled in 1999.
10.1 Packagingandpackagemarkingshallbeasspecifiedin
the contract or order.
5. Apparatus
11. Color and Graphics
5.1 Roller, Hand-operated:
5.1.1 Asteelroller85 62.5mm[3.25 60.1in.]indiameter
11.1 The color and graphics of the repositionable note pads
and 45 6 1.5 mm [1.75 6 0.005 in.] in width, covered with
shall conform to those commercially available.
rubber approximately 6 mm [0.25 in.] in thickness, having a
12. Materials and Manufacture
Shore scaleAdurometer hardness of 80 6 5. The surface shall
be a true cylinder void of any convex or concave deviations.
12.1 Construction—A minimum average of 100 sheets of
The mass of the roller shall be 2040 6 45 g [4.5 6 0.1 lb]. paper shall be assembled in the form of a pad. No individual
5.1.2 No part of the apparatus shall increase the mass of the
pad shall contain fewer than 97 sheets. The pad of paper and a
roller during use. The roller shall move either mechanically or backing sheet shall be securely fastened together by means of
by hand at the rate of 10 6 0.5 mm/s [24 6 0.5 in./min].
the repositionable, pressure-sensitive adhesive coating.
5.2 Cylindrical Mandrel for Flagging Test:
13. Physical Properties
5.2.1 The mandrel shall be a smooth cylinder, 51 mm (2 in.)
13.1 Paper:
in diameter and a minimum of 20 cm (8 in.) long. Suitable
materials include wood, plastic, and aluminum. The mandrel 13.2 The paper used in the construction of the pad shall be
of the color as specified in the ordering description, and shall
may be a solid cylinder or a hollow tube.
conform to the requirements shown in Table 2.
6. Test Materials
13.3 Adhesive Coating:
13.4 Each sheet of paper in the pad shall have a coating of
6.1 Multi-purpose Copy Paper—Hammermill Fore DP,
repositionable, pressure-sensitive adhesive located on the back
Multi-Function Paper, White #10326-7 or equivalent.
side of the sheet.The adhesive coating shall be applied flush to
6.2 Double-coated pressure sensitive adhesive tape, with
one horizontal edge of the sheet, shall extend the entire width
permanent adhesive on both sides of the tape.
of the sheet, and shall have a minimum width of 6.4 mm ( ⁄4
in.).
7. Conditioning
7.1 Condition the pads of repositionable notes in the stan-
14. Performance Requirements
dard conditioning atmosphere as described in Practice D 4332
14.1 Writing Quality:
for a period of not less than 24 h.
14.1.1 The sheets of pad paper shall not exhibit feathering,
7.2 Conduct tests in an atmosphere of 50 6 2 % relative
spreading, skipping, beading, visible discontinuities or fading
humidity and 23.0 6 2.0°C.
of ink when written on with a metal roller, felt tip, fountain
pen, permanent marker, or ball point pen.
8. Classification
14.2 Sheet Removal:
8.1 The size of the pads shall be as listed in Table 1. The
14.2.1 The sheets of pad paper shall release easily from the
adhesive stripe is located on the top of the horizontal dimen-
pad without leaving any trace of adhesive on the underlying
sion of the pad.
sheet.
14.3 Multiple Sheet Lift:
9. Ordering Information
14.3.1 When removed from the pad, the first note removed
9.1 The inquiry or order shall include the following:
shall not remove another note when tested according to the
9.1.1 ASTM designation and date of issue,
following method.
9.1.2 Type required (see 8.1),
14.3.2 A pad is securely mounted to a flat, hard, horizontal
9.1.3 Recycled paper content for government purchase (see
surface with double-coated pressure sensitive adhesive tape.
19.1),
The tape covers the entire back side of the pad and the
9.1.4 When testing and inspection certification is required
non-adhesive side of the pad faces up. A random number of
(see Section 21),
sheets between 1 and 60 are removed from the top of the pad
9.1.5 Packaging and marking (see 10.1), and
and discarded. The sheet remaining on top of the pad is
9.1.6 Color of paper and graphics, if any (see 11.1).
removed by grasping between the thumb and forefinger and
lifting off the pad at a 90° angle. The next 24 sheets are
TABLE 1 Dimensions of Notepads
TABLE 2 Paper Specifications
Horizontal Vertical
Type Tolerance
Dimension Dimension TAPPI
Property Unit Requirement
Test Method
1 127 mm (5 in.) 76 mm (3 in.) 61.6mm(6 ⁄16 in.)
1 2
2 76mm(3in.) 76mm(3in.) 61.6mm(6 ⁄16 in.) Basis Weight g/m , 5
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