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Item Name:
RING , RETAINING
Definition:
A RESILIENT METAL ITEM, CIRCULAR OR NEARLY CIRCULAR, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO BE INSERTED INTO AN INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL GROOVE AND RETAINED BY ITS OWN SPRING ACTION, OR IT MAY HAVE EXTERNAL PRONGS OR PROJECTIONS DESIGNED TO BE INSERTED INTO A HOLE AND RETAINED BY SPRING ACTION OF THE PRONGS WHICH GRIP BY IMBEDDING INTO THE MATERIAL. FOR ITEMS HAVING INTERNAL PRONGS WHICH PERFORM THE SAME FUNCTION, SEE PUSH ON NUT. IT IS USED TO KEEP AND/OR LOCK A PART(S) IN POSITION, AS A BALL BEARING ON A SHAFT OR IN A HOUSING. SEE ALSO CLIP, RETAINING AND PIN, LOCK. EXCLUDES RING, CONNECTING, ROUND.
CAGE Information
| Code | Company |
|---|---|
| 19204 | ARMY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE |
Characteristics (Decoded)
| MRC | Requirements Statement | Clear Text Reply |
|---|---|---|
| AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | ROUND |
| AARX | INSIDE DIAMETER | 0.500 INCHES NOMINAL |
| ABKV | OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 1.424 INCHES NOMINAL |
| AWQF | END PLAY TAKEUP | 0.469 INCHES NOMINAL |
| AJRB | MATERIAL DIAMETER | 0.162 INCHES NOMINAL |
| ACXD | RING STYLE | OFFSET |
| MATL | MATERIAL | STEEL, QQ-W-461, FORM 1, GRADE FS1020, FINISH 1 |