plastic "push rivets"?? - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

13 Apr 2005

Jay asked:

...
  I'm not sure what these things are called... but I
need some. I'm
 calling them plastic "push rivets", where a plastic plunger pushes
 through a collar with 3 or 4 plastic legs. These legs break off.

 All the ones I've seen so far are a pretty common size. However, the
 ones I need two of at the moment are slightly smaller than that.
 Specifically, these are the two plastic push rivets from an HP 264X
 terminal that hold the metal cover over the CRT.

 Anyone ever find a source for these? Both my local electronics places
 came up empty.

 Regards,

 Jay West 
There are many plastics companies out there with variations of these 
thingies (e.g. <http://www.richco-inc.com/> - browse for rivets, 
screws, nuts... On the eastern side of the pond check out 
<http://www.heyco.co.uk/products.asp?group=BDD>). I've always had luck 
scrounging samples from the companies when I've need only a few of an 
item.

	CRC