D-snap

01.40 DIRAK GmbH Königsfelder Str. 1 58256 Ennepetal Tel.: 02333.837-0 Fax: 02333.837-100 www.dirak.com 06.02.2012 © copyright by DIRAK / Germany 1-035SL Captive Fastener 9.5 SNAP-LINE for cutout 9.5, tool-less installation Captive Fastener with two installation systems. • 1. Leaf spring for pre-assembly into the front sheet. • 2. D-SNAP technology for final assembly into the rear sheet. • Joins doors, covers, rack drawers etc. with the frame/housing. • The Captive Fastener is captive in the front sheet. • It is no longer possible to either loose, to drop or to mislay the Captive Fastener. • In case there are several Captive Fasteners, you can release them one after the other without them dropping out. • Tool-less installation. • Completely pre-assembled, one- piece. • Vibration-proof. • Save of up to 90% assembly time. • Two kinds of inserts are available: • 1. Turning Knob • 2. Slotted insert for screw-driver (1.2 x 5.5mm). Material: • Housing: zinc die, chrome plated or black • Insert: steel, zinc plated • Leaf spring: stainless steel • Snap wedges: sintered steel • Attention: The insert supplied with the black housing is steel, zinc plated. Install: Image 1: The Captive Fastener is pushed into the front panel (e.g. 19” drawer, cover panel). The riveted leaf spring widens to prevent the Captive Fastener from falling out of the panel. This keeps it secure and makes it captive. The cutout can be made larger to allow for tolerance adjustment. Image 2: The Captive Fastener, pre-assembled in the front panel, is inserted into the cutout of the rear panel (Image 3) and kept in position by the SNAP wedges. This ensures alignment of the two panels. Images 3 and 4: Full insertion of the Captive Fastener into the second panel securely joins the two panels for a vibration-proof connection. Disengage Panels: 1. By turning the insert (Turning Knob or Screwdriver) the snap-wedges are pulled backwards and the front panel can be disengaged from the back panel. 2. The Captive Fastener is held in position and remains held in the front panel by the leaf spring. Applications which require more than one Captive Fastener: In applications using more than one Captive Fastener, the Captive Fasteners can be pre-released, one-by- one, by turning the insert (Turning Knob or Screwdriver) and pulling the Captive Fastener until the leaf spring touches the front panel. When all the Captive Fasteners have been pre-released, the front panel can be removed from the back panel. The Captive Fasteners stay assembled and held in the front panel by the leaf spring.