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2. Acorn nut - Wikipedia

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   An acorn nut. An acorn nut, also referred to as crown hex nut, blind nut, cap nut, domed cap nut, or dome nut (UK), is a nut that has a domed end on one side. When used together with a threaded fastener with an external male thread, the domed end encloses the external thread, either to protect the thread or to protect nearby objects from contact with the thread.

3. Nut (hardware) - Wikipedia

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   Acorn nut (cap nut) Crown hex nut, blind nut, cap nut, domed cap nut, or dome nut A nut that has a domed end on one side Barrel nut: Steel cross dowel or dowel nut, cross dowel (woodworking) A round slug or formed sheet metal part with threads perpendicular to the length of the nut Cage nut: Caged nut, captive nut, clip nut

4. Acorn - Wikipedia

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   The acorn is the nut of the oaks and their close relatives (genera Quercus, Notholithocarpus and Lithocarpus, in the family Fagaceae). It usually contains a seedling surrounded by two cotyledons (seedling leaves), enclosed in a tough shell known as the pericarp, and borne in a cup-shaped cupule .

5. Bolt (fastener) - Wikipedia

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   In British terminology, a cap screw is a bolt that has threads all the way to the head. Bolts are often used to make a bolted joint. This is a combination of the nut applying an axial clamping force and also the shank of the bolt acting as a dowel, pinning the joint against sideways shear forces.

6. Twist-on wire connector - Wikipedia

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   Twist-on connectors are also known as wire nuts, wire connectors, cone connectors, or thimble connectors. In Canada, the trade name Marrette (see § History ) is commonly used generically for connectors of any brand.

7. Positive locking device - Wikipedia

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   A hex nut or cap screw and a tab washer; A hex nut or cap screw and a lock plate; Safety wiring with various types of fasteners; 7-122. GENERAL. The word safetying is a term universally used in the aircraft industry. Briefly, safetying is defined as: "Securing by various means any nut, bolt, turnbuckle etc., on the aircraft so that vibration ...