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This specification covers clamps, wire rope, bolted, and clamps, wire rope, threaded. These clamps are also commercially known as clips, wire rope.

Clamps shall be of the following types and classes (see 6.1).

Type I - Single grip, single saddle, with U-bolts and nuts (Fig. 1. Table V). Class 1. Steel saddle (MS16842) Class 2. Malleable-iron saddle Type II - Double grip, double saddle, with U-bolt and nuts (Fig. 2, Table VI). Type III - Double grip, double saddle, with bolts and nuts. Class 1. Assembled with integrel L-shaped bolts and nuts (Fig. 3, Table VII) (MS51868) Class 2. Assembled with separate hex headed bolts and nuts (Fig. 3a, Table VII) (MS51868) Type IV - Double grip, two taper threaded half clamps with mating hexagon nut (Fig. 4, Table VII). (MS16843)

The following documents, of the issue in effect on date of invitation for bids or request for proposal, form a part of the specification to the extent specified herein.

Federal Specifications: NN-K-231 - Kegs: Wood, Slack. QQ-I-666 - Iron Castings, Malleable. QQ-P-416 - Plating, Cadmium (Electrodeposited). QQ-Z-325 - Zinc Coating, Electrodeposited, Requirements for. PPP-B-585 - Boxes, Wood, Wirebound. PPP-B-591 - Boxes, Fiberboard, Woodcleated. PPP-B-601 - Boxes, Wood, Cleated-Plywood. PPP-B-621 - Boxes, Wood, Nailed and Lock-Corner. PPP-B-636 - Box, Fiberboard. PPP-B-640 - Boxes, Fiberboard, Corrugated, Triple-Wall. Federal Standard: Fed. Std. No. 123 - Marking for Domestic Shipment (Civil Agencies).

(Activities outside the Federal Government may obtain copies of Federal Specifications and Standards as outlined under General Information in the Index of Federal Specifications and Standards and 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 Office, Washington, DC 20402.

(Single copies of this specification and other product specifications required by activities outside the Federal Government for bidding purposes are available without charge at the General Services Administration Regional Offices in Boston, New York, Washington, DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Kansas City, MO, Fort Worth, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle, WA.

(Federal Government activities may obtain copies of Federal Specifications and Standards and the Index of Federal Specifications and Standards from established distribution points in their agencies.)

Military Specifications: MIL-P-116 - Preservation, Methods of. MIL-I-6868 - Inspection Process, Magnetic Particles. MIL-L-10547 - Liners, Case, and Sheet, Overwrap, Water-Vaporproof or Waterproof, Flexible. MIL-C-45662 - Calibration System Requirements. Military Standards MIL-SID-105 - Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Attributes. MIL-STD-129 - Marking for Shipment and Storage. MIL-STD-130 - Identification Marking of U.S. Military Property. MS16842 - Clamp, Wire Rope, Saddled, Single Grip, Steel. MS16843 - Clamp, Wire Rope, (Double Grip), Threaded Steel. MS51868 - Clamp, Wire Rope, Double Saddle, Double Grip, Steel.

(Copies of Military Specifications and Standards required by suppliers in connection with specific procurement functions should be obtained from the procuring activity or as directed by the contracting officer.)

The following documents form a part of this specification 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.

National Bureau of Standards (NBS) Handbook: H28 - Screw-Thread Standards for Federal Services

(Application for copies should be addressed to the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. 20402.)

American Standards Association (ANSI) Publication: B18.2.2 - Square and Hex Nuts

(Application for copies should be addressed to American National Standards Institute, Inc., 1430 Broadway, New York, New York 10018.)

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard: A153 - Zinc Coating (Hot-Dip) on Iron and Steel Hardware

(Application for copies should be addressed to the American Society for Testing and Materials, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19103.)

Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE): SAE J429 - Mechanical and Quality Requirements for Externally Threaded Fasteners

(Applications for copies should be addressed to the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Standards Committee, 485 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017.)

Uniform Classification Committee, Agent: Uniform Freight Classification.

(Application for copies should be addressed to the Uniform Classification Committee, Room 1106, 222 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Ill. 60606.)

National Motor Freight Traffic Association, Inc., Agent: National Motor Freight Classification.

(Application for copies should be addressed to the American Trucking Association, Inc., Tariff Order Section, 1616 P St., N.W., Washington, DC 20036.)

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