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News Release from: Protex Fasteners | Subject: Model 29-569
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 16 May 2002
Fastener secures covers vertically with
a padlock
The latest neat and compact padlockable rigid overcentre fastener from Protex weighs only 30g yet has an impressive breaking strength of 1.617kN.
The new, padlockable, rigid Protex overcentre fastener model 29-569 is neat and compact, 32mm wide (including its fixing wings), 58mm long and 14mm deep, and weighs only 30g And yet, for all this, it has an impressive breaking strength of 1.617kN
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 16 May 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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The winged base of the model 29-569 gives excellent solidity in situ.
A padlock when fitted affords safety and security, deterring unauthorised access or, at the very least, giving tamper evidence.
The steel loop of the 29-569 engages onto one of a range of seven catchplates, whichever best suits the space and application.
The novel fastener is available ex-stock from its manufacturers Protex in either stainless or zinc-plated steel.
Its smooth curves and lines are functional yet well designed and help to make the fastener practical as well as aesthetically attractive, achieving a pleasing visual symmetry with the mating catchplate.
A typical application shows the 29-569 fastener with a type 01-535 catchplate, both in stainless steel, designed into a recess and used in the vertical position to hold a GRP (glass reinforced plastic) engine cover closed.
As in that case, it is often convenient to fit this versatile fastener in the inverted position so that a padlock will hang free with gravity.
AutoCAD drawings are downloadable from the Protex website to aid design productivity and accuracy.
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