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2. Allen (brand) - Wikipedia

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   Originally named Allen Manufacturing Company, the business produced hexagonal set screws and wrenches to fasten them. The terms "Allen wrench" (American English) and "Allen key" (British English) [3] are derived from the Allen brand name and refer to the generic product category "hex keys". W.G. Allen [4] filed the first related patent in 1909 ...

3. Set screw - Wikipedia

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   Set screw. A potentiometer knob with a set screw for locking it in place. In American English, a set screw is a screw that is used to secure an object, by pressure and/or friction, within or against another object, such as fixing a pulley or gear to a shaft. [1] [2] A set screw is normally used without a nut (which distinguishes it from a bolt ...

4. Birthday customs and celebrations - Wikipedia

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   Punches, bumps, spankings, and other birthday taunts. "The bumps", or "the dumps" in Scotland, [3] [4] a birthday torment common in countries such as the UK, Ireland, Canada, and India, [1] involves the friends and family of the person whose birthday it is taking him or her by the arms and legs, and "bumping" him/her up into the air and down ...

5. List of screw drives - Wikipedia

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   List of screw drives. At a minimum, a screw drive is a set of shaped cavities and protrusions on the screw head that allows torque to be applied to it. [1] [2] Usually, it also involves a mating tool, such as a screwdriver, that is used to turn it. Some of the less-common drives are classified as being "tamper-resistant".

6. Hex key - Wikipedia

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   A hex key (also, hex wrench, Allen key and Allen wrench or Inbus) is a simple driver for bolts or screws that have heads with internal hexagonal recesses ( sockets ). Hex keys are formed from a single piece of hard hexagonal steel rod, having blunt ends that fit snugly into similarly shaped screw sockets. The rods are bent to 90º, forming two ...

7. List of screw and bolt types - Wikipedia

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   Square head cap screws up to and including 3 ⁄ 4 inch (19.05 mm) have a head 1 ⁄ 8 inch (3.175 mm) larger than the shank; screws larger than 3 ⁄ 4 inch (19.05 mm) have a head 1 ⁄ 4 inch (6.35 mm) larger than the shank. In 1919, Dyke defined them as screws that are threaded all the way to the head. socket screw