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Item Name:
RING , RETAINING
Definition:
A RESILIENT METAL ITEM, CIRCULAR OR NEARLY CIRCULAR, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO BE INSERTED INTO AN INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL GROOVE AND RETAINED BY ITS OWN SPRING ACTION, OR IT MAY HAVE EXTERNAL PRONGS OR PROJECTIONS DESIGNED TO BE INSERTED INTO A HOLE AND RETAINED BY SPRING ACTION OF THE PRONGS WHICH GRIP BY IMBEDDING INTO THE MATERIAL. FOR ITEMS HAVING INTERNAL PRONGS WHICH PERFORM THE SAME FUNCTION, SEE PUSH ON NUT. IT IS USED TO KEEP AND/OR LOCK A PART(S) IN POSITION, AS A BALL BEARING ON A SHAFT OR IN A HOUSING. SEE ALSO CLIP, RETAINING AND PIN, LOCK. EXCLUDES RING, CONNECTING, ROUND.
CAGE Information
| Code | Company |
|---|---|
| 29440 | W. M. BERG INC |
Characteristics (Decoded)
| MRC | Requirements Statement | Clear Text Reply |
|---|---|---|
| ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | EXTERNAL |
| ABQK | END STYLE | 90 DEGREE PARALLEL |
| MATL | MATERIAL | STEEL |
| ACXD | RING STYLE | INTERNAL |
| ABKV | OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 1.160 INCHES NOMINAL |
| AJUS | GAP OPENING | OPENING 90 DEGREES OR MORE |
| AGAV | END ITEM IDENTIFICATION | VERTICAL LAUNCH SEAWOLF GROUND SUPPORT |
| AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | NOT CASEHARDENED |