Fed. Std. No. 308B
August 1, 1977
SUPERSEDING
Fed. Std. No. 308A
Nay 9, 1972
FEDERAL STANDARD
INNER TUBE , PNEUMATIC TIRE
This standard was approved by the Commissioner Federal Suppl y
Service, General Services Administration for the use of all
Federal agencies.
S1 .
PURPOSE AND SCOPE. This standard establishes the inner tube and valve combinations and adopts
them as standard items for use in pneumatic tires used on ground vehicles in applications, as specified.
Its purpose is to achieve greater economy through the reduction of the variety of tube and valve combin-
ations and the identification of applications in which these combinations are used.
S1.1 Tables of standard tube and valve combinations:
Table I. Tubes for passenger car and motorcycle trees.
Table II.
Tubes for tires used on trucks, trailers, earth-moving,
agricultural and industrial vehicles and on motor scooters.
S2 .
APPLICATION .
Purchases of inner tubes from commercial sources under Federal Specification
ZZ-I-550, Inner Tube, Pneumatic Tire,
of the issue in effect on date of invitation for bids shall be
limited to items which conform to the characteristics specified in tables I and II for the application
shown .
(Activities outside the Federal Government may obtain copies of Federal Specifications, Standards,
and Handbooks as outlined under General Information in the Index of Federal Specifications and Standards
at the prices indicated in the Index.
The Index, which includes cumulative monthly supplements as
issued, is for sale on a subscription basis by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government
Printing Off ice, Washington, DC
20402.
( Single copies of this standard and other Federal Standards required by activities outside the
Federal Government for bidding purposes are available without charge from Business Service Centers
at the General Services Administration Regional Off Ices in Boston, New York, Washington, DC, Atlanta,
Chicago, Kansas City, MC, Fort Worth, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Seattle, WA, Philadelphia, PA,
end Houston, TX.
(Federal Government activities may obtain copies of Federal Specifications, Standards, end Handbooks
and the Index of Federal Specifications and Standards from established distribution points in their
agencies. )
S3.
OTHER PUBLICATION.
The following documents form a part of
this standard to the extent specified
herein. Unless a specific issue is identified, the issue in effect on date of invitation for bids or
request for proposal shall apply.
The Tire and Rim Association, Inc. Yearbook
(Copies may be obtained from the Tire and Rim Association, Inc. ,
Ohio 44313. )
3200 W. Market Street, Akron,
S4 .
STANDARD CHARACTERISTICS AND ITEM IDENTIFICATION.
The standard items with their applicable
Federal Stock Numbers shall conform to the characteristics as listed in tables I and II.
S5 .
CHANGES .
When a Federal agency considers that this standard does not provide for its essential
needs, written request for changing or adding to the standard justification shall be submitted in
duplicate to the National Automotive Center, Federal Supply Service, General Services Administration,
Washington, DC 20406. This justification shall explain wherein the standard does not provide for
essential needs. The General Services Administration will determine the appropriate action to be taken
and will notify the agency.
S6 .
CONFLICT WITH REFERENCED SPECIFICATION. Where the requirements stated in this standard conflict
with any requirement in the referenced specification, the requirements of the standard shall apply.
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