1、Designation:D381097(Reapproved 2007)Standard Test Method forMinimum Application Torque of Type IA Child-ResistantClosures1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D3810;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the y
2、ear of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This test method covers the determination of or therecommendation for minimum application torque that results ina fu
3、lly degraded removal torque that is at a level greater thanthe maximum expected reverse-ratchet torque for a Type IAchild-resistant closure.(See Classification D3475).1.2 This test method provides a procedure that will assurethe maintenance of the respective child-resistant properties ofType IA chil
4、d-resistant closures.1.3 A major limitation to the determination of minimumapplication torque of Type IA child-resistant closures is be-cause many cappers lack the capability for measuring closureapplication torques;therefore,minimal recommendations de-rived from this method are,of necessity,defined
5、 in terms of theimmediate removal torques.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory l
6、imitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D3198 Test Method for Application and Removal Torque ofThreaded or Lug-Style ClosuresD3472 Test Method for Reverse-Ratchet Torque of Type IAChild-Resistant ClosuresD3474 Practice for Calibration and Use of Torque MetersUsed in Packagi
7、ng ApplicationsD3475 Classification of Child-Resistant Packages2.2 Other Standards:16 CFR 1700 Title 16Commercial Practices,ChapterIICPSC,Subchapter E,Poison Prevention PackagingAct of 1970 Regulations,Part 1700Poison PreventionPackaging3ISO Bulletin 2233 PackagingComplete,Filled,TransportPackagesPa
8、rt 2:Conditioning for Testing43.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 Type IA child-resistant closurea reclosable continu-ous thread closure requiring a random push-down force whileturning to remove from the container.No orientation of thepush-down force is necessary.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to
9、This Standard:3.2.1 application torquethe moment of a force or thesystem of forces tending to cause rotation of an appropriateclosure over the neck finish of an appropriate container,causing the closure to be applied and secured to the container.3.2.2 removal torquethe moment of a force or the syste
10、mof forces tending to cause rotation of an appropriate closure ina direction opposite to that of application causing the closure tobe unsecured from its position on the neck finish of anappropriate container.3.2.3 reverse-ratchet torquethe moment of a force or thesystem of forces tending to cause ro
11、tation of the outer shellover the inner shell of a Type IA child-resistant closure.Therotation is in a direction opposite to that for closure application.3.2.4 degraded removal torquethat removal torque found,after a suitable period of storage of the package undercontrolled conditions of temperature
12、 and relative humidity,when the liner(or cap,if there is no liner)is at a completelyrelaxed state and when no significant change occurs in theremoval torque after this period of storage.1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D10 onPackaging and is the direct responsibility of
13、Subcommittee D10.32 on Consumer,Pharmaceutical,Medical,and Child Resistant Packaging.Current edition approved Oct.1,2007.Published October 2007.Originallyapproved in 1979.Last previous edition approved in 2002 as D3810 97(2002).DOI:10.1520/D3810-97R07.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM we
14、bsite,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from U.S.Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents,732 N.Capitol St.,NW,Mail Stop:SDE,Wash
15、ington,DC 20401,http:/www.access.gpo.gov.4Available from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 4.Summary of Test Method4.1
16、Representative samples of Type IA child-resistant clo-sures and appropriate containers are preconditioned in acontrolled environment of temperature and relative humidity.4.2 Representative samples of Type IA child-resistant clo-sures are then applied to appropriate containers using atorque-measuring device.4.3 Reverse-ratchet torque ranges are determined by usingTest Method D3472.4.4 Application torque level ranges are evaluated by usingTest Method D3198.4.5 Tests are continued over an appropria