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The British definition of "cotter pin" may include the equivalent to US term "cotter". To avoid confusion, the term split cotter is sometimes used for a split pin. A further use of the term "cotter pin" is the "crank cotter pin" used to lock bicycle pedal cranks to the bottom bracket axle. These are not "split" at all and are wedge shaped.
D: Cross-section of a new split pin An R-clip , also known as an R-pin , R-key , hairpin cotter pin , [ 1 ] hairpin cotter , [ 2 ] bridge pin , [ 2 ] hitch pin clip [ 3 ] [ 4 ] or spring cotter pin , [ 5 ] is a fastener made of a durable but flexible material, commonly hardened metal wire, resembling the shape of the letter "R".
Threaded clevis pins have a partially threaded shank on one end and a formed head on the other. The formed head has a lip, which acts as a stop when threading the pin into the shackle, and a flattened tab with a cross-hole. The flattened tab allows for easy installation of the pin and the cross-hole allows the pin to be moused. [3]
Cotter pin may refer to: In U.S. usage: Split pin, a metal fastener with two tines that are bent during installation used to fasten metal together, like with a staple or rivet; Hairpin cotter pin, more commonly known as an "R-clip" Circle cotter, a ring-shaped cotter pin; In British usage:
Wire nails are formed from wire. Usually coils of wire are drawn through a series of dies to reach a specific diameter, then cut into short rods that are then formed into nails. The nail tip is usually cut by a blade; the head is formed by reshaping the other end of the rod under high pressure. Other dies are used to cut grooves and ridges.
Cross-section of a connecting rod, showing strap (S), gib (G), and cotter pin (C) Another view, with scale, of bicycle crank cotter. A cotter is a pin or wedge with a flat bearing surface passing through a hole to fix parts tightly together. In British usage cotter pin has the same meaning, [1] but in the U.S. it means a split pin.
Rusted cut spikes (scale in inches) Dog spike. A rail spike (also known as a cut spike or crampon) is a large nail with an offset head that is used to secure rails and base plates to railroad ties (sleepers) in the track. Robert Livingston Stevens is credited with the invention of the rail spike, [6] the first recorded use of which was in 1832. [7]
The smallest size of fasteners are normally 23 gauge (0.025 inches or 0.64 millimetres in diameter), commonly called "pin nailers" and generally have only a minimal head. They are used for attaching everything from beadings, mouldings and so forth to furniture all the way up to medium-sized 7 to 8 inches (18 to 20 cm) baseboard, crown molding ...