The primary duty of Spring Button Clips is retaining telescoping round or square tubing with a spring button that engages a matching hole. Below: the sectors that specify them in volume, the checklist used to select the right size and material for the application, installation notes, and the known limits of the type. Stocked across roughly 14 mm to 14 mm, they cover heavy and structural work.
Typical Applications for Spring Button Clips
The most common settings where these are specified:
- Telescoping tubes: Spring button clips let round or square sections lock at repeated positions.
- Adjustable frames: A projecting button gives a positive manual detent.
- Furniture and displays: Small tube assemblies change height without loose hardware.
- Field equipment: Spring steel or stainless options follow the environment.
How to Specify Spring Button Clips for Your Application
- Size: Select on nominal diameter, then on the hole tolerance and fit class — the fit, not the diameter alone, determines whether the part locates or slips. This product spans 14 mm–14 mm; check the full table below for the exact dimensions of each size.
- Material: Choose the material and finish for the service environment — plated steel for general use, stainless for corrosion resistance.
- Environment: For damp, coastal or chemical exposure prefer A4/316 stainless or a suitable coating; indoors, plated steel or A2 is usually sufficient.
- Standard: This product is supplied to Trade series (spring button clips). Quoting the standard on your order guarantees interchangeable dimensions between suppliers.
Installation & Assembly Practice
- Drill the hole 0.1 mm over the nominal rivet diameter and deburr both sides before setting.
- Grip range must match the total joint thickness — a rivet set outside its grip range clamps poorly and works loose.
Common Selection Mistakes with Spring Button Clips
- Setting a rivet outside its grip range, which leaves the joint loose from day one.
- Using aluminum rivets on steel sheet outdoors — galvanic corrosion eats the rivet.
Where Spring Button Clips Are Not the Right Choice
Not where the joint must later be disassembled, and not for high-tension structural connections.
