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Government of India
.Directorate General Of Supplies And Disposal

Specification for Single Texture ,WhlteRubberized Waterp'roof Nylon Fabric Rain Capes with
'. _ a'ttached Hood . . ..' .'

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1. Scope:

The 'Speclficationcaters to' the' n~eds of va~iou~'State' PoliceOrganlz~tionsl P&.T, ~i(\'Iays a~d ~
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-r. ,..... '".. C~i'i~ial Para-military forces etc. This standerd covers' the constructional' mariufacturlng and other
';'(:q'equirements of .NylonFabrlc.RalnCapes,made from Slrigle'Texture White'RubberizedWaterproof Nylon
Fabric. .'. '. .. .. . '.

.2. 'M_terlal:

a) The nylon fabric designation :3 conformingto IS: j1326-1985 (with n'lass:p~r of th~ nyl()n sq:rn
.•fabrlc to. read.as :62 ..to 65g' In' plac~ Of~~5g:m:i.3)(I~UIl1')'~h~II:.~e·#~.~••i3.~,..baseifabrl~.f()r .
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b) PolyesterSewingThread of cQunt14? dtex x3 to IS: 9543-1980, Variety No.5 shall be used for
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c) Plastic Buttons of' Large Size 27 mm dla and SmaU'Slze.20mm (iia sh~II.·bE! used o.fmatching
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3. Major Dimensl.~ns: .
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The capes and hO()dsshall be manufactured'as per the pattern shoWn drawing:attached . 'ig'ld,~
and dimensionsas detailedbelow.All dImensions.·arespeclfied•.in·(ncrh.a'ndaresubjectedtcitolerance of
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4. Re~uirements and testS'y~;'j'f-;"
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.a) .! RubberizedW.P..·FabricShall'beSinglefac~cImaterial Where.proofing Shallbe appn~~()ilIYon.
: one'slde of the ,basefabrlc.'Mlnlmum··rubber·polymercontent··ofthe proofing·shall.be·50%
i by weight, whelitested acc~rdlngto Appendlx~Aof,IS: 5~1,5-~970,with amendmentho 1,~
bJ 'The proofing (coating) 'shaHbe of white colour and made frOtp natural rub~er 01" ~uitable
! vulcantsable synthetic.r::ubberor .a·combl!1~Jj.9n thereof, c:0m,pourided
with the necessary ______.'
t.".:~, . as copper and manganesecompound In :.=r~.
Ingredients. It shall not contain substances..::§,uc:h·
i' - such amountsas to have a .deleterlousacticii;:(:inrubber. Reclaimedrubber, vulcanizedwaste "
and rubber substitutes shall not be used. The proofing shall be non-irritant and free from '
objectlon~_bleodor.' , ,

c) -T";~ finished material shall be soft, pliable, smooth and free f~~m cuts, embeddedforeign
matter, surfaceIrregUlaritiesand other mechanicaldefects and $hall comply with following
requirements. '.
Requirement for Nylon single Texture Rubberized W.P. Fabric
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d) Rubberizedtape fabric to be' used,to.f'.dOsing the seam and stitches of finished garment shall
also have'minimum prooffng.content of 65 GSM and minimum' polymer content of 50% by
weight, when.tested in accordcsncE! to,Append!)c.'c' and 'At respectively.of IS : 5915-:1970,
with amendmeritriol •. ' ( : ::".i',i "'};r: -.: .........•..... ' .. ' '., . '.'
e) waterproofuess: ; ., .'.;
IY· The finished rriat~rlal'shall be siJch·that,,~hen tested-by the·;·ri,ett,odp.rescrlbedlnIS:
7016 (Part·7) '1986, the' s'Urtace'In:i:ontact with the alrshall show no water globules or
wetpatchesi when a constant headof water of 60 em Is maintainedfor 30 minutes.
II)' .seerns and stitches of finished gahnent wherein'the' rubberizedtape fabric Is used, shall
. also'be subjected to Waterprdo'fnesstest by keeping the.seam/ stitches Inthe middle of
. test sample and shall.hold' a '60em head of water for. half an.hour without allowing any
.percolation of water, wettIng .01' water globules on the ~urface.ln c()ntact \\11ththe. air,
when tested In aq:ordancewith Appendix 'E~Of is: 6110: 1983.
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f) .AcceleratedAgingTest : ~ When the finished material Is tested at a temperature of 90+ 1

deg C for96 HoursIn accordanceV/I~hdie' .methoddescribedIn IS: 7016 (part-vln) 1975 the
r rubber.proOfing.'shall.not,'.become'.stiff,:' ~oftened·or tacky,' not shall.It ·show[.appreclable'.
discoloration'or'be :e~sllyi:letachablE! 'rpm the '.base fabrl~. When'the .aged.sampleIs tested
as
for waterproofness descrlbe~ln ~ara e) abovethere shall beno leakage.of ~atEfY'rough
any pait of.lt .andthe surface.·ln·contattV/lththe -.alrshall show nO'"water.glob'ulesor .wet
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g) Colour fastness:.The,finls'hedm.atedClI ~h~lIl>e of sp~clfiedcolour: Sulphurdyes sh~1Inotbe

used: Tht(colour fastness jn"' re!?peCt'
of the coloured material shall complywith the following
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i 1985"shall showa fastnessrating of nbtless than No;4 preserlbedtherein..
'IFastness,to Washlng.()f.CoIOUredFapriC:Wh~n'the rubberizedfabric Is test~d for., colour.' ....•..
fastness to washing In accordzmceWlth,I!;: 3361:1979, the fastness'ratlng,: Is.respect of·
.' chimgeIn shadeof the material and the degree of staining'tm the attached undyedpiecesof
Icotton and woolen clothes, evaluate~ isccordlng to 15;·768:1982 and IS: 769:1982
. \. ! respectivelyshall be not.lessthan 4; ,<I .',/' .... . ., '.. ...•..... .
h) . iReactlon Of AqUe6u~ Wher{ ~d::
'firilshedfabric Istested !n ~ccordante-Wltq the hot .th~
method of IS: '13~m-1961Its"aque¢lJs~ctsharrnelther.be addlc_to'l11et:hYI ..()~nge nor
:al~Hi'le t~ phenolphthaleinInd.icatoi'./. <: :.-. .'.....: : ... : ." '. '. "'. ';:':'.<' ,.: i·'·· '., ".
I) •Resistanceto .Cold:The proofing 'on
the cloth' shall withstand a bendingtest around. steel a
pin.of 6 mm diameterwithout 'crackln9~after an.exposure'of .5 hours to a temperature of
. minus 35 +/~ 1 deg C.' . .. .

. 5. Manufacturing:
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'~~~~~~:f:an:r1C~ttached hoods shall be made from N.Jlon Single_r~ure Rubberized

b) T~e pattern and make up of the capesshall conform to the ~ttached drawings.

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The facings of the capes shall be reinforced with a slanting strip of self matertal 150 mm
wide at the top and 75 rnrn at the bottom and shall be seamed to the front with joint turned
I,nand stitched 6,mlllawCiY frolT!.thefro'1t edge, .. .

A 10cm wide strip rri~de()f dOLJblelayer of self rnatertal.jn e>nepiece shall be attached to the
left forepart to form-a fly. The' fly sl)all be provided with three hook and Joop fastel'ler tape'
(Velcro) ~f size 2.5x3S ern placed equl~ls~ntIYi;as shown In the drawing. The fly-shan !"lin
up to 14 cm from last button hOle;:ThE!rIght forepart shal! be provided with 3 hook and loop
, fastener tape (Velcro) at corresponding positions to match the hook and loop fastener tape
provided on the fly: ' . .
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The bottom of the capes shall be hemmed to depth of 12 rnm, the raw edges being turned in
9 rnm and .seCl,lredby stitching. ..'
f) The front part: 'shall have two' slanting welted arm slits provided with a button and a
buttonhole ln.the center where stlpulate,d lir:~hE!~rawlng. Length of the ami slits shall be 285
mm between tacks.' Reinforcing welt shall J;)e,55 mrn wide'wlth edges turned In and securely
attached with double row ofstit~hlng. ,", ; . '.
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The right front p~rt, sh~1Ihave fiv~ plastic b~&ttonsof 27mm diameter firmly, sewn at equal
distance with' ,the '.,distance' Of. top' button :and bottom button' being 60, 63· and 66, em
respectively for: small, medium and large sizes respectively.'
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Two ventilatiOn slits at the back of th~ capes, shall be provided as shown In the attathed
drawing. Each of the :ventllatlon. slits shan be 12 ern wide on either side
shall also have overlapping' Of 7 ern. .
center seam and
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I) . All butto~"oles i~the cape shall worked through the strengthening piece and the fore part be
both fastened together. The top button hole shall be at a distance of 3cm from top and other
buttonholes shall be equIHIy'spaced. '. . .
j) A stand collar 50 mrn high shall be .mada of double folds of self material free from jOints,
. stitched along the outer edge turned and stitched 6 mrn away from the edges and securely
attached to the body: . .
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The, hoods shal,1be rnade.of3 pieces of self material attached together longltuqlrially~ Hood
.shali have a peak made of do'iJble layer of self material, .as per shape and deSign shown In
th,e·,drawing. The depth of peak stlal,I'be R5 em for all sizes and width 21, 21.5 and 22 cm
for the medium, large and extra large sizes respectively. AU raw edges of the hood shall be
hemmed to a depti'! ,of,not .Iess ~han,9 rnrn the edges being turned in' by 6 ~1Tl and secured
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I) . Th~ hood s,l)aUbe attached to the cape~ a't the baik'(~t bottomo(co,',ar)by way of double
row of stitching. .' . .
m) A tyi!'lg "'Mor'!..c()[!:I.{5mrn"dla,.r:ound)"shall be threaded In the front hem and passed through
#t e .eyeletS provided
~ogglers.
at the base to facilitate fixing. The cord ends shan be provided. with
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b~ ?1J!:!jl,t?O!< CI,ndloop fastEmer (Velcro) of size 2.5x3 cm fixed at bottom ends of
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0) fPockets: The ca'pe shaUbe provided with two pockets (20cm H x ~m W) with flaps, as is
~how!'l Inthe draWing, at the chest(one patch pocket at ~he. left forepart Clnd one bellow
pocket at the right forepart). The chest 'pocket flaps' 6.5 em wide, shall be. made of double
layer of self material and shall be stitched 2 em. above the pocket1ll0uth. ti00k a,ndroop
faste!'lers •(Velcro) .of' size. ~.5 CIT!wl~e shClU,be provided ()n the chest pocke~ al'ld: p()cket
.flaps .The left patch pocket shall have' 9x9ern size transparentLDPE sheet stitched' at the a
centre of the pocket, as shown In the drawing. The' cape shall' also be provided with two
.patch pockets (one on the left forepart and one on the right forepart with opening below the
arm .sllt welts, as shown In the drawing. These patch pockets shall be approximately semi-
Circular fn shape with frorifdlrnenslon of 34cm. .
p) The capes and the hoods shan be a~sembled through out with lock 'stitch iJ~lng' polyester
sewing thread of matching shade. .

q) The rilJmber of stitcties shan be 27/30 per dm. The pattern, dimension etc sl1all'be acc()rding ....
..'to th~ relevant(Ira..wlrig and also as pe'rTable 2. An loose ends shall be securel~fa:;tened .off.
The stitches an~ seams of the finished. garments shan be. closed frort'l inSIde by fix!ng
rubberized tapes of matching shade duly proofed~ of 2.0/2.5 tm width in bias cut by fiXing
with suitable waterproof adhesive. The 'fixlng .shan'be.neatly finished~ .
 r) The buttonholes shall be made with 8 to 9 stitches per em by machine using same thread as
.specified for the fabr.lcatlon. of garments. The buttonholes may be eyelet end type and may
be elth~r bar tac~ed or.taper finished. _.. '
s) FiXing. of '.Butt~ri~; th.~cbLJttons<shan be'.s~'wn with' double thread by machine with, four
stitches'through pair of,_holes,,(dlagonaJIY). The, stitches shall"be made, In' each "diagonal
thread as specified' forthe fabrication of the 'garii'ie"ntS. The
direction, alternately wittr salTl,E!
thread sbould also be wound ioun'd the stitching as leastthree times between the lapel and
, 'the button before t)ilngthe loose end. .
t) Major dimension Parameters Of capes W.P. and Hood shall be as per table In Para 3 above
and attached drawing. '
6. Freedomfrom Defects:

The capes W.P. wilen visually ~~rnined.On·~'sLimce shall not have'~ny ObjectibnabJe flaw. The
objectionable ,flaws shali be, those, ,which, strike(lmrnedlately to the eyes of
the person examining the
capes W.P. and shall be deemed to include~he(oll~~II'I~i:: .. '. . - .. '

a. R.Obberpatches on the surface.

b. .on and other stains .
,c; , Creases andwrlnldes
i:I.< Thin PlaceS
e. .Uneven Shade '
f. Pin 'holes
" g. Mls$lng ends / picks -
h. Floats, '
I. Big :slubs, knots and specks
j~ Stitching defects

7. Sealed'sample:

The general appearance, shade, feel, finish and workmanship of 'the capes W.P. wltli hood shall
be 'as per sample agreed upon the buyer and seller; , ,, . ,

8. Marking:

A"suitabie white satin 'doth"labei',of site" Scm x3 ,ern'

shalt be,machine,stltched',wlth polyester
thread of matching colour at Inside dfthe neck; duly printed With,the following 'particulars: .
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a. Nomenclature of the Stores.

b. Size . '. , ..
c. :Manufacture's name; initials or;trademark '
d.. lYear of Manufacture.
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In ,dditiOn warning shall also be.marked In J;:nglishand Hindi as under:. '. •

"Garrrlents shall.be thoroughly dried In the shade and dusted wIth French chalk before foldIng"
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9. Pre~ervation:-
. :. Cape Waterproof shall be thor<,ughly dried In the shade and dusted with French: chalk, both
Insldb and outside with special care to the Inside of, the sleeves before folding to a convenient size and
packIng. .' " "

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SamplingandCriteriafor Conformity:
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, The firms shall offer the capes W.P. duly pre-inspected and stacked In such a manner thatit is
easlly'
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accessible for sampling '.purpose.;
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. a)" 'The maximum lots'sl:ze shall be 5000 numbers. . . \ ' .... . .
by \Sampling shall be.done as pedS: 4905. . /'.. '" '. "
c) ':The sa.mpllng officer shall first draw the samples for visual, ,1dimenslonal and construction
, parameters and for compliance to. approved/sealed sample as per columns ~ & 3 of the
'following Ta~le and Inspection report will be prepared by him accordingly. - . .....

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 d) If found satisfactory on examination as above, the, officer shall draw the, samples for lab
testing as per columns 2 & 4 of the following Table. ' ,'
e) If an the lab test re~ults also aresatlsfactory, rot shall be accepted after bulk Inspectlot:l. Bulk
inspection shall be carried out.on hundred percent basis for visual parameters such as, feel; ,
finish, workmanship and, freedom, from, defects etc' and for compliance ~o approved/sealed
sample. Inspection report shall be prepared for the parameters specified and for at least the
"same number of samples as given In column 3~ofthe following Table. '
,f) Non-conforming lots shall be rejected straightway.

Sampling Plan

Sr. Lots Size in Nos. Number of sample for Visual, Number of sample
DlmensiOlia I, COhstructlonaI for Lab Testing for
Parameters and compliance to ' Physical & Chemical
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, appro"ed/sealed sample . parameters
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1501 to 3000
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11. Packing:
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a) The Capes W.P. shall be Individually fOldedsultable and packed In unit packages with self-sealing
ti poly bags.
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i b) 20 unit packages of capes W.P. shall be placed one over the ot~r and than suitably tide with
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! jute twine 3 ply or PC?lypropylenetwine. '
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c) 'The bundle show formed' shall be wrapped with a layer of polythene film and placed In
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i i rectangular card board .of suitable size. The carton, thereafter will be sealed with, adhesive tapes
i and. tape 'bound with polypropylene' tape$., The rolls 'of adhesive tapes are to bear the
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i! manufacturer's Identification marking duly printed on Its and entire length. The carton shall
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farther bear Its gross weight as well', as other suitable identification' markings neatly printed /
stenciled on It., Thereafter, the carton shan be covered 'with' and" outer. layer of laminated cloth
Hessian stitched ,all around with 'double twine ,~ ply jute, or polypropylene with' not less than 6
stitches per 10 cm taking care not to' pierce the cart board, carton Itself. Various Identification'
markings will thereafter be again stenciled on the exposed S(JifaCEH:if'theHesslah~-doth~'The bulk
package,'
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thus formed
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will be suitable tape bound with minimum two each .longitudinal ,and
transverse polypropylene straps. The, seams, on the Hessian cloth shall be tamperproof and
m~rked with' Indelible Ink/paint.

The material used

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, W.P. shall conflrm to the following particulars -

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Sr. , Materials Conforming Tq
1 Jute, twine 3 ply or polypropylene twine IS: 1912 / IS: ~734 :' .
2 laminated qoth Hessian Provo Spec. No.JNDfTC/21234
3 Polypropylerle strapping, 12 mm wide x 0.5 mm IS: .1029 (rnedlcm grade)
thlck(or) Hot-roiled steel strips (Baling); .. '.
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13 mm wide 0.4 mm thick Polythene film, 0.04 mm IS: 2508 ,
thick
 5 Cardboard cartons
6 Self-s sealing poly-bags
7 Printed Adheslve-Tape
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bulk'", pacl<age·shall be h~glbIY'I
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1) ManufacturerS name, Initials or<,_t@de

mark.
2) Nomenclature of stores. ,
3) Quality packed ,In the package.
4) Gross mass of package In kg.
5) Batch No and date.
6} Year of packaging .
.' 7) Inspection Note No and date.
8) Contract No and Date. .
9) Name and Address of ,the Conslgl)efL

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. DIMENSIONS"

Siieof
Collar Wld~bof length of Width of Hood
(N ); Hood HI Hood ttl at BOttom (K)

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5 6
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110: 4S 2~ 34
7 8
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rso 48 3$ 28
:!9~; SO ;36.5 2.8
All Oimensionsincms
Scale - .N.T.S. .' DGS&DDRG.No..DGS&D/NRC/l
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