This standard provides a common basis for evaluating the safety, durability and structural performance of home office and occasional-use desk, table and storage products intended for use in commercial and home offices. It provides test methods and performance requirements for home office and occasional-use desk, table and storage products. These products may be completely assembled, partly assembled or totally unassembled (often known as RTA or “ready to assemble”), when they leave the control of the manufacturer. These partly assembled and RTA products are designed to be assembled by the end user. Where a product may be covered by more than one ANSI/BIFMA standard, the manufacturer shall determine which standard provides the most appropriate test conditions. Where a product is intended for use outside of the commercial or home office, it is the responsibility of the user of this standard to determine if it is suitable for use in such evaluations.

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PDF Pages	PDF Title
1	Cover
2	Copyright
3	ANSI Approval
4	FOREWORD
5	Contents
10	1 Scope
11	2 Definitions
18	3 General 3.1 Testing Considerations
20	3.2 Manufacturer’s Instructions 3.3 Clearances Figures 3 Clearance under Product Suspended from a Table
21	3.4 Figures 3.5 Figure Symbols 3.6 Tolerances
22	3.7 Pretest Inspection 3.8 Test Report Format
23	Loading Configurations for Extendible Elements 3a Loading Configurations for Ext. Element (Deeper than Wide) with Bottoms 3b Loading Configurations for Ext. Element (Wider than Deep) with Bottoms
24	3c Loading Configurations for Ext. Element (Deeper than Wide) without Bottoms
25	3.9 Loading Configurations 3d Loading Configurations for Ext. Element (Wider than Deep) without Bottoms
27	3.10 Temperature and Humidity Considerations 3.11 Cycle Rates 3.12 Glass Surfaces 3.13 Appendices
28	Tables 1 Test Loads – All Categories of Horizontal Surfaces and Extendible Elements
29	2 Loading Guide
30	3 Attachment Location for Pull Type
31	4 Stability Tests 4 Stability Tests 4a Stability with Extendible Elements Open
32	4.2 Stability with Extendible Elements Open Test for Desks and Tables
33	4b Stability Under 57 kg (125 lb.) Vertical Load Test
34	4c Loading for Irregular Shaped Tables
35	4.3 Stability Under Vertical Load Tests for Desks and Tables 4d Stability Under 34 kg (75 lb.) Vertical Load Test
37	4e Horizontal Stability Test
38	4.4 Horizontal Stability Test for Desks and Tables with Casters
39	4.5 Horizontal Stability Test for Keyboard/Laptop Tables (with and without casters)
40	4.6 Force Stability Test for Tall Products 4f Force Stability Test for Tall Products
42	4.7 Vertical Force Stability Test for Storage Units 4g Vertical Force Stability Test for Storage Products
43	4.8 Stability Test for Freestanding Pedestals 4h Stability Test for Freestanding Pedestals
45	4i Horizontal Force Stability Test for Storage Units without Extendible Elements
46	4.9 Horizontal Force Stability Test for Storage Units without Extendible Elements
47	4j Stability Test for Storage Units with at least one Extendible Element
48	4.10 Stability Test for Storage Units with at least one Extendible Element
50	4k Stability Test for Units with multiple Extendible Elements
51	4.11 Stability Test for Storage Units with multiple Extendible Elements
52	5 Unit Strength Tests 5a Concentrated Load Tests for Primary Surfaces
53	5b Top View of Placement of Concentrated Load(s) 5c Top View of Ganged Units Surface Size Determination
54	5d Top View of Dual Concentrated Load Tests
55	5 Unit Strength Tests 5.2 Concentrated Functional Load Test
57	5e Distributed Load Tests for Primary Surfaces 5f Distributed Load Tests for Secondary Surfaces
58	5g Top View of Distributed Load Tests for Primary Surfaces
59	5h Distributed Load Tests for Adjustable Keyboard Supports
60	5.3 Distributed Functional Load Test 5.4 Concentrated Proof Load Test
61	5.5 Distributed Proof Load Test
62	5.6 Transaction Surface Torsion Load Test 5i Transaction Surface Torsion Load Test
63	5.7 Extendible Element Static Load Test
64	6 Top Load Ease Cycle Test
65	6 Top Load Ease Cycle Test
66	4 Drop Height for Desk/Table/Storage Units 7 Unit Drop Test
67	7 Unit Drop Test
72	8 Leg Strength Test
74	8 Leg Strength Test – Typical Configurations/Load Application ……………………………… 67-70,
77	9 Separation Test for Tall Products w/ Vertically Attached or Stacked Components
78	9 Separation Test for Products w/ Vertically Attached or Stacked Components
80	10 Extendible Element Cycle Test
81	10 Extendible Element Cycle Tests 10.2 Cycle Test for Extendible Elements Deeper than Wide
82	10.3 Cycle Test for Extendible Elements Wider than Deep
83	5 Cycle Test for Extendible Elements Wider Than Deep
84	10.4 Cycle Test for Low height drawers
85	11 Extendible Element Retention Impact and Durability Test 11a Extendible Element Retention Impact Test 11b Extendible Element Retention Durability Test
86	11 Extendible Element Retention Impact and Durability (Out Stop) Tests
88	12 Extendible Element Rebound Test
89	12 Extendible Element Rebound Test
90	13 Interlock Strength Test
91	13 Interlock Strength Test
92	14 Lock Test 14a Force Test for Extendible Element Locks
93	14 Lock Tests 14.2 Force Test for Extendible Element Locks
94	14.3 Force Test for Door Locks 14b Force Test for Door Locks
95	14c Locking Mechanism Cycle Test
96	14.4 Locking Mechanism Cycle Test
97	15 Work Surface Vertical Adjustment Test
98	15 Work Surface Vertical Adjustment Test
101	16 Keyboard Support and Input Device Support Adjustment Tests
102	16 Keyboard Support and Input Device Support Adjustment Tests
103	17 Door Tests 6 Door Test Applicability
104	17.2 Strength Test for Vertically-Hinged Doors, Bi-fold Doors, and Vertically Receding Doors 7 Door Height vs. Load 17 Door Tests 17a Strength Test for Vertically Hinged Doors, Bi-fold Doors, and Vertically Receding Doors
105	17b Hinge Override Test for Vertically Hinged Doors
106	17.3 Hinge Override Test for Vertically-Hinged Doors
107	17.4 Vertically Receding Doors Strength Test 17c Vertically Receding Doors Strength Test
108	17.5 Horizontal Receding Doors Strength Test 17d Horizontal Receding Doors Strength Test
111	17.6 Wear and Fatigue Test for Hinged, Horizontal Sliding, and Tambour Doors
112	8 Wear and Fatigue Tests for Doors
113	17e Wear and Fatigue Test for Hinged, Horizontal Sliding, and Tambour Doors …….. 109-110 17f Wear and Fatigue Test for Vertical Receding Doors
114	17.7 Wear and Fatigue Test for Vertical Receding Doors
115	17g Wear and Fatigue Test for Horizontal Receding Doors
116	17.8 Wear and Fatigue Test for Horizontal Receding Doors
117	17h Receding Door Out Stop Test – Cyclic Impact 17i Receding Door Out Stop Test – Cyclic Durability
118	17.9 Vertical and Horizontal Receding Door Out Stop Test – Cyclic Impact and Durability
119	17j Slam Closed Test for Vertically Hinged and Vertically Receding Doors
120	17.10 Slam Closed Test for Vertically Hinged and Vertically Receding Doors
121	17.11 Drop Cycle Test for Horizontally Hinged and Horizontally Receding Doors 17k Drop Cycle Test for Horizontally Hinged and Horizontally Receding Doors
122	17.12 Slam Test for Doors that Free Fall Open or Closed 17L Slam Test for Doors Which Free Fall Open or Closed
123	17.13 Slam Open and Closed Test for Doors That Do Not Free Fall 17m Slam Open and Closed Test for Doors That Do Not Free Fall
124	17.14 Door Latch Test
125	18 Durability Test for Units with Casters 18 Durability Test for Units with Casters
127	19 Pull Force Test 19 Pull Force Test
129	20 Unattached Desk or Table Top Retention Test
130	21 Racking Resistance Test
131	21 Racking Resistance Test
132	22 Drop Test – Dynamic – for Units with Seat Surfaces 22 Drop Test – Dynamic – for Units with Seat Surfaces
134	23 Durability Test for Units with Seating Surfaces – Cyclic Impact 23 Durability Test for Units with Seating Surfaces – Cyclic Impact 24a Upward Impact Force Disengagement Test for Storage Components
136	24 Disengagement Tests
138	24b Upward Force Static Disengagement Test for Storage Components
140	25 Clothes Rail Static Loading Test 25 Clothes Rail Static Loading Test
141	Appendix A – Load Ease Test Bag – Construction
148	Informative Appendix B – Summary of Significant Changes

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Standard Title	ANSI/BIFMA X6.5-2022, Home Office and Occasional-Use Desk, Table and Storage Products
Published Code	BIFMA
Publication Date	2022
Pages Count	149

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