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FIIG:  A040A0

Entry Date:  Apr-01-1974

Concept:  

Status:  A

Applicability:  A

Type:  0

Definition:  A closure designed to fit over the end of a split or tubular rivet shank and into which the shank end is crimped in assembly. It provides greater strength and gives the appearance of a solid rivet at the clinched end. The closure may have a knurled shank and a head with its bottom recessed to fit over a hollow rivet head. It is designed to be pressed or driven through the head of a hollow rivet when a closed assembly is required.

Basic INC:  70054

Basic Name:  CAP

Description:  1. (Mechanical) A protecting and/or closing part, basically circular, designed with an integral means of securing itself and must partially enclose some protruding, external portion of the item to which it is attached. Excludes: Cover (1). 2. (Clothing) A head covering without a brim, with or without a visor.