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Ref. NO.: IS0 / R 329 - 1963 (E)
IS0
I N T ERN AT1 O N A L ORGAN I Z AT I O N FOR STAN DARD I Z AT I O N
IS0 RECOMMENDATION
R 329
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LARGE PALLETS
FOR THROUGH TRANSIT OF GOODS
1 çt EDITION
August 1 963
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BRIEF HISTORY
The IS0 Recommendation R 329, Large Pallets for Through Transit of Goods, was
drawn up by Technical Committee ISO/TC 51, Pallets for Unit Load Method of Materials
Handling, the Secretariat of which is held by the British Standards Institution (B.S.I.).
Work on this question by the Technical Committee began in 1952 and led, in 1960,
to the adoption of a Draft IS0 Recommendation.
In February 1961, this Draft IS0 Recommendation (No. 434) was circulated to all
the IS0 Member Bodies for enquiry. It was approved, subject to a few modifications of an
editorial nature, by the following Member Bodies :
Belgium Germany Poland
Sweden
Chile Greece
Colombia Israel Switzerland
Czechoslovakia Italy Turkey
Denmark Mexico United Kingdom
France New Zealand U.S.S.R.
One Member Body opposed the approval of the Draft: U.S.A.
The Draft IS0 Recommendation was then submitted by correspondence to the IS0
1963, to accept it as an IS0 RECOMMENDATION.
Council, which decided, in August
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IS0 / R 329 - 1963 (E)
IS0 Recommendation R 329 August 1963
LARGE PALLETS
FOR THROUGH TRANSIT OF GOODS
Throughout this IS0 Recommendation, dimensions are given both in inches and in millimetres.
The dimensions in millimetres and in inches are considered to be " corresponding values ",
although some of these are not exactly equivalent. The limits of tolerance given in clause 2
are the amounts required to ensure that the maximum and minimum dimensions are the same
with each system of measurement.
1. The nominal sizes of large pallets are as follows:
TABLE I.-Nominal sizes
inches millimetres
I
I I I
48 x 64
1200x 1600
48 x 72 1200x 1800
2. The actual overall sizes of the decks of these pallets, which are equal to the nominal sizes
given under clause 1, and their tolerances are indicated in Table II below:
TABLE 11.-Actual overaii sizes and tolerances
O +20 + 26
64 -1 1600
48 x 64 1200 x 1600 48 - 1200 0
O + 20 + 29
1800
48 x 72 1200x 180
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