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Insert Panel Retained Nuts

For Thin Metal Panels

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Basic Part Numbers Screw Size A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
IPTS 428101 4.2 mm x 1.4 lmm
(8-18)
10.35
(.407)
5.18
(.204)
6.45
(.254)
7.75
(.305)
3.22
(.127)
6.85
(.270)
7.75
(.305)
11.0
(.433)
11.1
(.437)

Palnut insert panel retained nut offers a heat treated, spring steel, single thread form in a snap-in style fastener. The nuts are recommended for application in metal panels of .70mm/lmm or .028-.039" thickness, with a hole dimension of 8mm or 5-16" square.
Recommended Panel Hole Dimensions
R
L
0-0.3
8.65-8.75
0.95-1.05
8.90-9.10
1.45-1.53
9.16-9.36

Deviation from the aboce R/L recommendations could adversely affect product function.




For Plastic Panel

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IPPS/IPPN

Basic Part Numbers Screw Size A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
IPPS 429925 4.2 mm x 1.4 lmm
(8-18)
11.8
(.465)
5.9
(.232)
8.5
(.335)
8.75
(.344)
5.37
(.211)
5.0
(.196)
10.75
(.432)
13.55
(.533)
12.3
(.484)
IPPS 428025 4.2 mm x 1.4 lmm
(8-18)
10.5
(.417)
5.3
(.209)
6.5
(.256)
7.70
(.303)
4.87
(.192)
4.2
(.165)
9.75
(.384)
12.55
(.494)
12.3
(.484)

Thin Metal and Plastic Panel

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IPOB

Basic Part Numbers Screw Size A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
IPPN 429925 4.2 mm x 1.4 lmm
(8-18)
11.8
(.465)
5.9
(.232)
8.5
(.335)
8.75
(.344)
5.37
(.211)
5.0
(.196)
10.75
(.432)
13.55
(.533)
12.3
(.484)
IPOS 429925
Multi-Thread
4.2 mm x 1.4 lmm
(8-18)
11.8
(.465)
5.9
(.232)
8.5
(.335)
8.75
(.344)
5.37
(.211)
5.0
(.196)
10.75
(.432)
13.55
(.533)
12.3
(.484)

Threaded Palnuts

Insert Panel Retained Nut

APEX FASTENERS, Inc - 15858 Business Center Drive - Irwindale, CA 91706 USA
APEX Fasteners supplies standard and custom screws, nut retainers, shoulder screws, plastites and taptites, all types of rivets, spring steel fasteners and special stampings, sems screws in standard, fractional or metric to electronics, aviation and other OEM industries worldwide. ApexFasteners.com custom manufactures screw machine components for electronic enclosure hardware as well as cold forming and cold headed specials for assembly and production requirements.
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