split pin

British  

noun

1. a metal pin made by bending double a wire, often of hemispherical section, so that it can be passed through a hole in a nut, shaft, etc, to secure another part by bending back the ends of the wire

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Example Sentences

In place of this class of split pin, solid taper pins are sometimes used, but these, if employed in situations where they are subject to jar and vibration, are apt sometimes to come loose, especially if they be given much taper, because in that case they do not wedge so tightly in the hole.

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The simplest form of pin used for this purpose is the split pin, shown in Fig.

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Additional security is obtained by drilling a hole through the point of the bolt, and fitting it with a split pin E. Locking arrangements for nuts are exceedingly numerous, and many of them are very ingenious, but want of space prevents us describing them.

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To use, the open end of the tube is pushed over the valve stem and a split pin pushed through the tube and stem.

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One of the most widely used of the locking means to prevent nuts or bolts from becoming loose is the simple split pin, sometimes called a “cotter pin.”

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