• Installation speed
  Speed of fastener installation has to be seen to be believed with the 1/4 diameter BobTail fastener installing in less than 1 second. The 16mm diameter BobTail fastener installs in 2 seconds, up to twice as fast as any large diameter LockBolt on the market.

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• No pin-tail or pin-break

• Reduced material waste
• Low installation noise
• Increased corrosion resistance

• High Fatigue Strength Thread Form >

 

High Fatigue Strength Thread Form
BobTail thread form is shallower than a common bolt thread, so there is a larger cross-sectional area to spread out the service load, and fatigue strength increases.

The thread form also has a much larger root radius than a common bolt thread, so stress concentration at the thread root is also reduced, which increases fatigue strength even more.

BobTail Cross Section

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• Lower tool maintenance costs than conventional LockBolt tooling >

• Smooth, shock free installation sequence
  Eliminates jolts to the operators arms and hands

• Unique helical lock groove (12 - 20mm diameter only)
  Holds pin and collar in place prior to installation

• Installation indicator on collar for visual inspection (12-20mm diameter only) >

• The same tooling system can be used for installation and removal. Just a quick swap of the nose assembly (12-20mm diameter only)

 

Installation indicator on collar for visual inspection (12-20mm diameter only)

The swage indicators indent when installation is complete. (12-20mm diameter)

Prior to Installation

After Installation

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• Combined with all the benefits of using a Huck LockBolt >

BobTail available in the following steel grades:

Coming to the BobTail Range in 2010

New Materials: Aluminium, Stainless Steel