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7 Pa. Code § 97.12. Tolerances.

§ 97.12. Tolerances.

 (a)  For the purpose of allowing for variations in the capacity of containers incidental to manufacture, the excess or deficiency in the capacity of any container over or under the standard capacity prescribed for such container by these standards may be as much as, but not more than, the tolerance for excess and deficiency shown in Table 1, except for the following:

   (1)  Where departures from the standard capacity occur in any lot of containers, the proportion over and under the standard capacity shall be approximately equal.

   (2)  No lot shall be considered satisfactory in which the containers are within the deficiency tolejance but all are under the standard capacity prescribed for such containers.

TABLE 1. SCHEDULE OF CAPACITY TOLERANCES ALLOWED
UNDER §  97.11.


Tolerances (in cubic inches)
Standard Capacityexcessdeficiency
2 Quarts52.5
4 Quarts105
12 Quarts2312


 (b)  If a container has a capacity to which a standard is applicable, but which is not specified in the column headed ‘‘Standard capacity’’ in Table 1, the excess or the deficiency allowed shall be that permitted for the next smaller capacity specified in the table.

 (c)  The excess or deficiency in any dimension specified in Table 2 in the column designated ‘‘Basket dimensions’’ over or under the measurement prescribed for such dimensions in §  97.11 (relating to standards for climax baskets) may be as much as, but not more than, the amount specified opposite such dimension in the column designated ‘‘Excess or Deficiency,’’ as the case may be.

TABLE 2. SCHEDULE OF DIMENSION TOLERANCES FOR
CLIMAX BASKETS


Tolerances (in inches)
Basket Dimensions (outside
measurements)
excess
deficiency
Combined length and width of top:
 2-quart and 1-pound mushrooms1/21/4
 4-quart5/83/4
 12-quart3/41/2
 Height, all sizes1/81/8
 Width of bottom, all sizes1/81/8
 Length of bottom, all sizes1/81/8
 Thickness of bottom, all sizes1/321/32
 Length of cover, all sizes1/81/8
 Width of cover, all sizes1/81/8






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