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This military standard has been approved by the Department of Defense and is mandatory for use by all Departments and Agencies of the Department of Defense. Selection for all new engineering design applications and for repetitive use shall be made from this document.

DIMENSIONS IN INCHES

FOLLOWING NOTES APPLY TO MS PART NO. TABLE (SEE SHEET 2).

(a) DASH NUMBERS -8, -10, -12, & -16 DESIGNATE THE WHEEL SIZE AS DESIGNATED BY COLUMN "A". THE FIRST DASH LETTERS DESIGNATE THE TYPE OF WHEEL AS FOLLOWS:

[B circled] S - SINGLE D - DUAL THE SECOND DASH LETTERS DESIGNATE THE STYLE OF CASTER AS FOLLOWS: R - RIGID W - SWIVEL THE THIRD DASH LETTERS DESIGNATE THE TYPE TIRE AS FOLLOWS: C - CURED OR VULCANIZED ON TIRE V - VULCANIZED DEMOUNTABLE TIRE THE FOURTH DASH LETTERS DESIGNATE THE DEFLECTION AS FOLLOWS: L - LOW TOTAL DEFLECTION (½ TO 1 INCH MAX.) H - HIGH TOTAL DEFLECTION (1 TO 2 INCHES MAX.) ADDITIONAL DASH LETTERS SHALL BE ADDED TO CASTERS, WHEN REQUIRED, TO DESIGNATE THE FOLLOWING: P - STEERING PROVISIONS B - BRAKES INSTALLED

[B circled](b) THE "B" TREAD WIDTH IS THE WIDTH OF EACH WHEEL ON THE CASTER, WHETHER THE CASTER IS OF SINGLE OR DUAL WHEEL CONSTRUCTION

(c) APPLIES TO SWIVEL CASTER ONLY

EXAMPLE OF PART NO: MS24374-8SRVL: SIZE 8, SINGLE WHEEL, DEMOUNTABLE TIRE, LOW TOTAL DEFLECTION.

FOR DESIGN FEATURE PURPOSES, THIS STANDARD TAKES PRECEDENCE OVER PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTS REFERENCED HEREIN.

REFERENCED DOCUMENTS SHALL BE OF THE ISSUE IN EFFECT ON DATE OF INVITATION FOR BID.