A-A-2790 Envelope, TransparentThis commercial item description covers transparent envelopes used to contain and protect paper, cards, and similar material.

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A-A-2790
June 25, 1992

COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION
ENVELOPE, TRANSPARENT

The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this Commercial Item Description in lieu of Interim Federal specification L-E-00530, which is cancelled.

This commercial item description covers transparent envelopes used to contain and protect paper, cards, and similar material.

CLASSIFICATION: Unless otherwise specified, the envelopes shall be of the following types, styles, classes and sizes, as specified (see paragraph 6).

Type I - Bound edges
Type II - Sealed edges

Style A – With holes

Class 1 - one hole (see Fig. 1)
Class 2 - two holes (see Fig. 1)
Class 3 - three holes (see Fig. 1)

Style B – Without holes

Size 1 - Length - 21 cm (8-1/4”); Width - 12.7 cm (5”)
Size 2 - Length - 23.5 cm (9-1/4”); Width - 14 cm (5-1/2”)
Size 3 - Length - 26.7 cm (10-1/2”); Width - 16.5 cm (6-1/2”)
Size 4 - Length - 31.8 cm (12-1/2”); Width - 25.4 cm (10”)
Size 5 - Length - 33 cm (13”); Width - 25.4 cm (10”)
Size 6 - Length - 43.2 cm (17”); Width - 28 cm (11”)

1. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

A. Construction. Unless otherwise specified, the envelopes shall be made of colorless, transparent, commercially acceptable plastic material. Style A envelopes front leaf shall be 20 mm (3/4”) shorter than the back leaf. Style A’s extended portion of the back leaf shall be covered with binding. The Style A envelopes shall be fitted with holes located as specified for Class 1, 2, and 3 (see Fig. 1 below). The holes shall contain the eyelets which shall be made of commercially acceptable corrosion resistant metal with an inside diameter of not less than 6.5 mm (1/4”). The Style B envelopes shall be without holes and its front leaf shall be 5 mm (3/16”) shorter than the back leaf.