Pins & Bolts

For fastening standing and running goods, e.g. for turnbuckle fork terminals, for toggles or blocks, clevis pins are often used. These have a hole at the end to hold a pin or cotter ring. It prevents the clevis pin from slipping out of the fit. Generally, pins are used to prevent bolts, screws and nuts from slipping out of the fit. Standard pins are made of semicircular profiled wire. Two legs of different lengths are pressed parallel to each other and form a round cross-section. At one end the wire is compressed to form a loop, the so-called bolt head. …

… The legs are bent up against each other after being pushed through. Standard pins should not be reused after disassembly for safety reasons, because securing and releasing changes the material structure. Snap-on clips and fast pins are reusable self-locking pins. Due to the resilient effect of the material, they snap into place. Linch pins consist of a spring clip and a body in which the clip is pivotally mounted. When securing, the legs are interlocked with their bracket to create a self-locking effect. Drop nose pins and quick pins are suitable for quick connections without an additional pin.