The bags, sleeves, and tubing are intended for use as containers to provide various degrees of protection to the contents. Transparent bags are intended for use where transparency is desired to facilitate visual inspection of the enclosed product. For the purpose of permitting the maintenance of stocks of bags for quick shipment, common stock sizes are listed in table IV. TABLE IV. Common stock sizes

Size designation Inside dimension (inches) (W X L) ------------------------------------------------------ 1 2-½ by 3 2 2-½ by 6 3 3 by 5 4 4 by 6 5 4 by 8 6 4 by 12 7 6 by 6 8 6 by 8 9 8 by 12 10 10 by 10 11 10 by 13 12 10 by 12 13 12 by 12

Class A and H and sleeves are designed for critical items that require protection against the buildup or retention of electrostatic potential in addition to protection against water penetration and are equivalent to the protection offered by submethod IC-3 of MIL-P-116.

Class B bags and sleeves are designed as unit packages for items requiring waterproof protection and are equivalent to the protection offered by submethod IC-3 of MIL-P-116.

Class C bags and sleeves are designed as unit packages for items that require greaseproof protection in addition to waterproof protection and are equivalent to the protection offered by submethod IC-3 of MIL-P-116.

Class E bags and sleeves are designed as unit packages for critical items that require general protection against water vapor penetration in addition to waterproof and greaseproof protection and are equivalent to the protection offered by submethods IA-8 and IIc of MIL-P-116.

Class F bags and sleeves are designed for critical items that require protection against the buildup or retention of electrostatic potential in addition to protection against water and water vapor and are equivalent to the protection offered by submethods IA-8 and IIc of MIL-P-116.

Class G bags and sleeves are designed for critical items that require flame resistance in addition to protection against water, water vapor, and grease penetration and are equivalent to the protection offered by submethods IA-8 and IIc of MIL-P-116.

Size of bags is unrestricted with the following exceptions:

a. Type III, class E, style 1-450 square inches; maximum product of inside width times inside depth.

b. Type II, class C, style 1-50 square inches; maximum product of inside width times inside depth.

Net weight of contents shall not exceed 10 pounds when bag is used without additional packaging/packing. No weight restrictions are imposed if the filled bag is packed in a supporting container. There are no weight restrictions for the following bags:

Type Class Style I B 2 1/ I C 2 I E 1, 2, 3 I F 1 I G 1

Nominal thickness Weight limitation (inches) (pound) 0.004 up to 5 0.006 over 5