A-A-2656 Tab, Signal, Plastic Tab Set, Signal, PlasticThis commercial item description covers plastic signal tabs and tab sets. Tabs shall be designed for use with visible file cards.

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[INCH-POUND]
A-A-2656
May 9, 1990

COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION
TAB, SIGNAL, PLASTIC
TAB SET, SIGNAL, PLASTIC

The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this commercial item description as a replacement for Federal Specification L-T-30 which has been cancelled.

This commercial item description covers plastic signal tabs and tab sets. Tabs shall be designed for use with visible file cards.

Classification. Tabs shall be non projection type and shall be of the following classes, and colors as specified (see Section 7).

Class A – Transparent, Crimped without cut out.
Class B – Metal Reinforced.
Color – 1 – Blue

2 – Green
3 – Orange
4 – Red
5 – Yellow

1. Salient Characteristics

A. Tabs shall be designed for use with visible file cards.

B. Class A, transparent tabs shall be rectangular in shape. The tabs shall be made of any commercially acceptable plastic and shall be 0.010 inch + 0.001 inch thick. The transparency of the plastic shall be such that signal tabs will not perceptibly diminish the visibility of printed matter. The tabs shall be furnished as individual signals or in scored strips. Tabs in strip from shall break cleanly and evenly at scoring. One end of the tab shall be another position on cards, and removed entirely without removing cards from pockets. The tabs shall be 7/8 inch + 1/16 inch long and 1/4 inch + 1/32 inch wide. Tabs shall be furnished in blue, green, orange, red or yellow, as specified (See Section 7).

C. Class B, tabs shall be made of transparent plastic reinforced with metal. The tabs shall be made of any commercially acceptable plastic and shall be 0.010 inch + 0.001 inch thick. The metal used shall not be affected by the test in section 2. The reinforcement may be in the form of a flat piece of formed metal, or two strands of wire parallel to the longer dimension and imbedded between two sheets of plastic. When tabs are made of two sheets of plastic, the total thickness of both sheets shall be 0.010 inch + 0.001 inch thick and wires shall be no more than 1/8 inch but less than 3/16 inch apart. Except for the open end, the tabs shall be rectangular in shape. The transparency of the plastic shall be such that signal tabs will not perceptibly diminish the visibility of printed matter. The tabs shall be furnished as individual signals or in scored strips. Tabs in strip form shall break cleanly and evenly at scoring. The edges of the tabs shall be free from metal projections which might constitute a personal hazard to the user. The tabs shall be 7/8 inch + 3/16 inch long and 5/16 inch + 1/32 inch wide. Tabs shall be furnished in blue, green, red, or yellow as specified (See Section 7).