§ 241.5 - Standard dimensions.

§ 241.5 Standard dimensions.

Whenever in the rules and regulations in this part the error on a dimension is mentioned, this error shall be determined by taking the difference between the actual measured dimension and the standard dimension. The error is an error in excess and is to be preceded by a plus sign when the measured dimension is greater than the standard dimension. The error is an error in deficiency and is to be preceded by a minus sign when the measured dimension is less than the standard dimension.

(a) The standard dimensions of a barrel for fruits, vegetables, and other dry commodities other than cranberries, and of a barrel for cranberries, with which the actual measured dimensions are to be compared, are as follows:

Dimensions	Barrel for fruits, vegetables, and other dry commodities other than cranberries (inches)	Barrel for cranberries (inches)
Diameter of head	171⁄8	161⁄4
Effective diameter of head (see § 241.4)	163⁄4	157⁄8
Distance between heads	26	251⁄4
Circumference of bulge, outside measurement	64	581⁄2
Length of stave	281⁄2	281⁄2

(b) In the case of all subdivisions of the barrel for fruits, vegetables, and other dry commodities other than cranberries, and all subdivisions of the barrel for cranberries, the following dimensions are hereby standardized for the purpose of the application of tolerances, and the actual measured dimensions are to be compared with these:

Subdivisions of Barrel for Fruits, Vegetables, and Other Dry Commodities Other Than Cranberries

Dimensions	3⁄4 barrel (inches)	1⁄2 barrel (inches)	1⁄3 barrel (inches)
Effective diameter of head (see § 241.4)	151⁄4	133⁄8	115⁄8
Distance between heads	231⁄2	201⁄2	18
Circumference of bulge, outside measurement	581⁄2	511⁄2	451⁄4
Subdivisions of Barrel for Cranberries
Effective diameter of head (see § 241.4)	143⁄8	125⁄8	11
Distance between heads	23	20	171⁄2
Circumference of bulge, outside measurement	533⁄8	47	413⁄8

(Sec. 1, 38 Stat. 1186; 15 U.S.C. 234)