KKK- T-00685 (GSA- FSS)
August 8, 1957
INTERIM FEDERAL SPECIFICATION
KKK- T-00685 (GSA- FSS)
TRUCKS; HAND, TWO-WHEELED (BARREL, WAREHOUSE, AND HIGH-
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PRESSURE, GAS CYLINDER, COMMERCIAL SIZE)
This Interim Federal Specificationwas developed by
General ServicesAdministration,Federal Supply Service,
StandardizationDivision,Washington 25, D. C, based
upon currentlyavailabletechnicalinformation. Itis
recommended thatFederal agencies use itin procurement
and forward recommendations for changes to the preparing
activityat the address shown above.
1. SCOPE AND CLASSIFICATION
1.1 Scope.- This specificationcovers two-wheeled hand trucks with the
various stylesof wheels requiredfor general purpose truckingduty in
plants,warehouses, offices,hospitals,and other institutions.They
are used for truckingbarrels;boxes and other flatfreigh~ and high-
-pressuregas cylinderscontainingoxygen, hydrogen, or other gases; over
various types of floorconstruction.
Two wheeled hand trucks of specific
sizes and used for truckingof barrels are covered by Interim Federal
SpecificationKKK-T-00683.
1.1.1 Federal specificationcoverage.- Federal specificationsdo not
includealltypes, classes, sizes, etc., of the commodities indicated
by the titlesof the specificationsor which are commercially available,
but are intendedto cover the types, etc.,
which are generallyused by the
Federal Government.
1.2 Classification.
1.2.1 Types, classes and sizes.- The hand trucks covered by this
specificationshallbe of th
e foIlowingtypes, classes, and sizes, and
as specifiedin the invitationto bid, contract,or order (see 6.3).
Type I - Barrel truck (seefigurela),
Class A. - Extra heavy duty.
Sizes 1, 2, 3, or 4 (see tableI).
Class B. - Heavy duty.
Sizes 1, 2, 3, or 4 (see tableI).
Class C. - Medium duty.
Sizes 1, 2, 3, or 4 (see tableI).
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