A-A-54098
30 March 1990
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION
WASHCLOTH
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this Commercial Item Description as a replacement for Military Specification MIL-W-36241 which is cancelled.
This commercial item description covers a disposable washcloth.
Salient characteristics:
The washcloth shall be a commercially available disposable washcloth, not less than 136 square inches in area, and not less than 10-1/2 in one direction, suitable for use by hospitalized patients for complete bathing and face washing procedures during a twenty-four hour period.
The nonwoven fabric shall be fabricated of bleached pulp and latex binder. The color of the material shall be white. The nonwoven fabric shall be soft, have a good hand (feel) and shall be non-irritating and non-toxic. The nonwoven fabric shall have a linen-like embossed pattern. The fabric shall have the following properties:
Weight- 3.0 ounces/square yard minimum
Thickness- 0.165 inch minimum (8 plies)
Dry tensile strength.
Machine direction- 892 grams/inch minimum
Cross direction- 686 grams/inch minimum
Wet tensile strength.
Machine direction- 446 grams/inch minimum
Cross direction- 384 grams/inch minimum
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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