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Standard Specification for
Rubber Contraceptives (Male Condoms)1

This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3492; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of the last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.

1. Scope

1.1 This specification covers the minimum requirements for
individually packaged male condoms made from natural rubber
latex and intended for single use. This specification does not
cover the specifications for lubricants or other dressing materials that may be applied to condoms except as noted in 3.2.

1.2 This specification is intended to assist buyers in obtaining condoms of consistent quality. The safe and proper use of
condoms are excluded from the scope of this specification.

1.3 The applicability of this specification is as a design
guideline and a reference test specification. It is not intended to
be a routine quality control specification for condom manufacturing operations.

1.4 The annexes in this specification include important
information, such as that on apparatus or materials, that is a
the mandatory part of the specification but too detailed for inclusion in the main text.

1.5 The appendixes in this specification contain information
intended to provide guidance only and are not a mandatory part
of the specification.

1.6 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
standard. The values given in parentheses are for information
only.

2. Referenced Documents

2.1 ASTM Standards:
D 412 Test Methods for Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers—Tension2
D 573 Test Method for Rubber—Deterioration in an Air
Oven2
D 1076 Specification for Rubber—Concentrated, Ammonia
Preserved, Creamed, and Centrifuged Natural Latex2
D 3078 Test Method for Determination of Leaks in Flexible
Packaging by Bubble Emission3
D 3767 Practice for Rubber—Measurement of Dimensions2
D 4483 Practice for Determining Precision for Test Method
Standards in the Rubber and Carbon Black Industries2