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BS 1918-1:1978

Current

Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Glass container finishes Specification for continuous thread finish

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-03-1978

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Summarise this standard

Cooperating organizations
Foreword
1 Scope
2 References
3 Dimensions and tolerances
Publication referred to

Glass dimensions for four series of external screw neck finishes and a method of gauging the minimum outside diameter of glass threads.

Committee
PKW/0/-/7
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 74/62682 DC (06/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, February 2008. (01/2008)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
14
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current

This Part of BS 1918 specifies glass dimensions for four series of external screw neck finishes as follows.

a) Shallow continuous thread finishes R3
b) Tall continuous thread finishes R4
c) Medium/shallow continuous thread finishes R5
d) Medium continuous thread finishes R6

A method of gauging the minimum outside diameter of the glass threads is also specified.

This British Standard does not specify requirements for closures.

Standards Relationship
UNE-EN 1563:2019 Identical

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