1、BRITISH STANDARD BS 4981:1984 Specification for Mondopoint footwear sizing and marking system UDC 681.31 181:006.78BS4981:1984 This British Standard, having been prepared under the directionof the Clothing Standards Committee, was published under the authority ofthe Board of BSI and comes intoeffect
2、 on 31 December 1984 BSI 07-1999 First published, as BS 4981-1, October 1973 and as BS 4981-2, September 1974 First combined revision December1984 The following BSI references relate to the work on this standard: Committee reference CLM/7 Draft for comment 81/35558 DC ISBN 0 580 14149 7 Committees r
3、esponsible for this British Standard The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted by the Clothing Standards Committee (CLM/-) to Technical Committee CLM/7, upon which the following bodies were represented: British Footwear Manufacturers Federation British Leather Manufacturers Research Ass
4、ociation British Rubber Manufacturers Association British Steel Corporation Consumer Standards Advisory Committee of BSI Department of Trade and Industry (Chemicals, Textiles, Paper and Miscellaneous Division) Footwear Components Federation Footwear Distributors Federation Institute of Trading Stand
5、ards Administration Iron and Steel Traders Federation Lancashire Footwear Manufacturers Association Ministry of Defence National Union of Footwear, Leather and Allied Trades Office of Fair Trading Satra Footwear Technology Centre Coopted members The following bodies were also represented in the draf
6、ting of the standard, through sub-committees and panels: British Boot and Shoe Institution British Retailers Association Consumers Association Instock Footwear Suppliers Association Mail Order Traders Association of Great Britain Multiple Shoe Retailers Association Society of Chiropodists Amendments
7、 issued since publication Amd. No. Date of issue CommentsBS4981:1984 BSI 07-1999 i Contents Page Committees responsible Inside front cover Foreword ii 1 Scope 1 2 Definitions 1 3 Sizing system 1 4 Size marking and labelling 1 5 Transition from existing systems 1 Figure 1 Length of foot 2 Figure 2 Wi
8、dth of foot 2 Publications referred to Inside back coverBS4981:1984 ii BSI 07-1999 Foreword This revision of this British Standard, which has been prepared under the direction of the Clothing Standards Committee, supersedes BS 4981-1:1973 and BS 4981-2:1974, which are withdrawn. Part 1, which was ba
9、sed on ISO 2816 and ISO 3844, published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), dealt with the fundamentals of Mondopoint, a universal sizing system for boots and shoes. Part2, which was based on DIS 3355 (subsequently ISO 3355), published by the International Organization for S
10、tandardization (ISO), gave supplementary information about length intervals. Due to technical and other problems, adoption of the Mondopoint system, in place of a variety of other sizing systems in use in different countries, has proceeded slowly. Accordingly, to facilitate implementation of the Mon
11、dopoint system, ISO Technical Committee TC 137 at its meeting in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia in March 1980, adopted the following Resolutions: “Resolution 28 (range of widths). The delegates present agree that, in the width grading system, for each length, each width may be any whole number of millim
12、etres, the grading interval between two consecutive widths being one millimetre. A range of footwear may include one or more widths for each length. The national standards organizations may specify in their standards tables of widths corresponding to their requirements.” “Resolution 30. The delegate
13、s present agree that the Mondopoint system, as far as concerns the length defined in ISO 2816 (paragraph 2.2) and ISO 3844, may be introduced into use, for a transitional period, by converting the existing shoe sizes into corresponding lengths (expressed in millimetres) of the average normal foot fi
14、tted.” This revision has been prepared with the intention of adopting the principle embodied in the foregoing Resolutions and thus to facilitate implementation of the Mondopoint footwear sizing system. In combining the two parts the specification has been simplified by making optional the width prov
15、isions and by removing the intervals of 5 mm or 7.5 mm for marking length sizes. A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself
16、confer immunity from legal obligations. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii, pages1 and 2, an inside back cover and a back cover. This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had amendments incorporated. This will be indic
17、ated in the amendment table on the inside front cover.BS4981:1984 BSI 07-1999 1 1 Scope This British Standard specifies requirements for the establishment of a universal system of footwear, sizing and marking, the Mondopoint system. The system is applicable to all types of boots and shoes without re
18、striction. NOTEThe titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover. 2 Definitions For the purposes of this British Standard the following definitions apply. 2.1 size of the shoe the measurement or measurements of a foot deemed to be sufficient to provide a
19、 shoe that will fit a foot corresponding to that or those measurements 2.2 length of the foot the horizontal distance between the perpendiculars in contact with the end of the most prominent toe and the most prominent part of the heel, measured with the subject standing (the weight of the body equal
20、ly distributed on both feet) and wearing hose appropriate to the type of boot or shoe (See Figure 1.) 2.3 width of the foot the horizontal distance between vertical lines in contact with the first and fifth metatarsophalangeal joints (see Figure 2), under conditions identical with those previously u
21、sed for measurement of length 2.4 average foot a normal foot defined from the examination of statistical results and anatomical studies 3 Sizing system 3.1 The sizing system shall be based on the length of the average foot fitted by the footwear. NOTEThe sizing system may also include the width of t
22、he foot. 3.2 Each measurement shall be expressed in a whole number of millimetres. NOTEThis requirement does not preclude the use of codes as an additional means of expressing width. Such codes may form the subject of further British Standards. 4 Size marking and labelling 4.1 General The size marki
23、ng shall be expressed as specified in4.2 or 4.3, using characters which shall be at least3 mm in height. 4.2 Length measurement only The length measurement shall be marked on the footwear. NOTEThe number should preferably be enclosed in a rectangular or oval figure for clarity and ease of recognitio
24、n. 4.3 Length and width measurements The length measurement shall be stated first, followed by the width measurement and the two numbers shall be separated by a solidus or other line. NOTEThe numbers should preferably be enclosed in a rectangular or oval figure for clarity and ease of recognition, e
25、.g.for 215/82: 5 Transition from existing systems Any existing system of footwear sizing, other than the Mondopoint system, shall be adapted to the Mondopoint system by conversion of each existing size into the corresponding length (expressed in millimetres) of the average foot fitted. Each size may
26、 also include a designation of the width in millimetres or by means of a code.BS4981:1984 2 BSI 07-1999 Figure 1 Length of foot Figure 2 Width of footBS4981:1984 BSI 07-1999 Publications referred to ISO 2816, Fundamental characteristics of a system of shoe sizing to be known as Mondopoint 1) . ISO 3
27、355, Shoe sizes System of length grading (for use in the Mondopoint system) 1) . ISO 3844, Shoe sizes Method of marking 1) . 1) Referred to in the foreword only.BS 4981:1984 BSI 389 Chiswick High Road London W4 4AL BSIBritishStandardsInstitution BSI is the independent national body responsible for p
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