LOK, Inc. Product Guide Index Special Pins 1 History Mission Statement 2 Product ... Guide Index 3 Grooved Pins 4, 5 6 High Alloy SHEAR-PROOF Pins 7 ... Lok-Dowels 8 Vent Dowels 8 Knurled Pins 9 Grooved Studs 10 BARB-LOK Pins and ... Studs 11 Ferrol Pin and Studs 11 Slotted Coiled Spring ... Pins 12 13 Split Hollow Dowels 13 Plain ... Pins and Dowels 13 Parallel Keys 15 Grooved Keys 16 Weights Measures 17 18 ... and SPC auditing to assure high quality pins are manufactured and decreases reliance ...
4 Grooved Pins APPLICATION Grooved pins are non-threaded press fit fasteners. A ... FIT to lock the fastener in place. Grooved pins differ from many conventional ... press fit fasteners, such as dowel pins, in that the holes into which the ... grooved pins are inserted do not have to be reamed ... prior to insertion. This gives the grooved pin an important economic advantage ... other types of press fit fasteners. Grooved pins are commonly used as locking ... a high degree of end load. Basically, grooved pins are shear-resistant type fasteners ... . For high shear applications, see High Alloy SHEAR- ... PROOF Pins on page 7. DESCRIPTION The groove of a grooved pin is formed by a swaging ... a raised portion along the side of each groove. The crest of these raised portions ...