BS 7449:1991
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Specification for inclusion of glass in the construction of furniture, other than tables or trolleys, including cabinets, shelving systems and wall hung or free standing mirrors
Hardcopy , PDF
05-31-2006
English
02-15-2000
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Foreword
Specification
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Edge work, bevelling and drilling
4 Film backed glass
5 Horizontal glass supported over its entire area
6 External glass surfaces excluding horizontal glass
supported over its entire area
7 Hinged doors, lids or flaps incorporating glass
whether framed or unframed
8 Glass shelves
9 Nominal thickness tolerance
10 Stability
11 Mirrors
12 Marking
Appendices
A Impact test
B Recommendations on the contact of glass with other
materials
C Method of test for hinge strength of hinged
components incorporating glass
D Determination of the maximum evenly distributed safe
load of a glass shelf
E Recommendations for fixing mirrors
Tables
1 Nominal thickness of horizontal glass that is
supported over its entire area
2 Tolerance on nominal thickness for toughened, annealed
and film backed glass
3 Maximum evenly distributed safe load per unit area
supported by a glass shelf for determining safe
loading capacity (in kg/m2) for a given unsupported
length, thickness and type of glass
Figures
1 Tilt test angle
2 Impacter
3 Strength of doors pivoted in a vertical plane
4 Strength of top hung flaps
5 Strength of bottom hinged flaps
6 Slamming open of doors pivoted in a vertical plane
7 Slamming open of bottom hinged flaps
8 Unsupported length L of shelf for calculation of
maximum evenly distributed safe load
General, performance and thickness requirements, necessary to ensure reasonable safety of flat glass greater than 0.06 m2. The standard takes account of the forseeable use of the furniture, mirror or shelving systems.
| Committee |
FW/0
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 90/44714 DC (10/2005)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
18
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy |
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| BS 7376:1990 | Specification for inclusion of glass in the construction of tables or trolleys |
| BS 6250-3:1991 | Domestic and contract furniture Specification for performance requirements for cabinet furniture |
| BS 5459-3:1983 | Specification for performance requirements and tests for office furniture Storage furniture |
| BS EN 1153:1996 | Kitchen furniture. Safety requirements and test methods for built-in and free standing kitchen cabinets and work tops |
| BS 3447:1962 | Glossary of terms used in the glass industry |
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