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A closing device which requires a bolt and nut to secure the cover to the
body of an open-head drum
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A threaded closure used on the head or body of a drum |
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The top or bottom edge of the drum formed when the body and head of the drum
are joined
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The term used to describe a metal or molded cap or plug which effects a primary
seal when properly applied
to a container
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Department of Transportation. A governmental body regulating the shipment
of materials on public
rights-of-way
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A permanently installed drum component which receives a male threaded bung |
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A standard measure of the thickness of steel sheet. The higher the number, the thinner the
steel
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The bottom and/or top of a tight-head drum or pail |
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A coating, used in the interior of steel drums or pails, which protects the product from
contact with the
metal of the container
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National Pipe Straight threads used in steel drums. Most steel closed/tight head drums
have both 2" and a 3/4"
NPS opening
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National Pipe Tapered are generally the male threads on faucets or other devices that screw
into NPS female
threads. They form a tight seal without requiring a gasket
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A drum with removable cover |
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A closure with threads found on the head or body. See Bung |
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Reinforcement rings in the form of hooped expansions in the body of the drum |
Closed Head / Tight Head Drum |
A type of drum or pail on which the cover does not come off. Access into the drum is accomplished
through
a threaded plug
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United Nations international standards for the transport of dangerous goods, adopted by the
U.S. Department
of Transportation (Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations)
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