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Southco’s Wing Knob-Style Captive Screw Provides Tool-Free Access and Color Differentiation

Product Updates, Southco

Southco’s new 4C Wing Knob Captive Screw enables quick-access fastening and features an over-molded, distinctively contoured and attractive wing-style head design that can be used to designate access through an array of standard and custom color options. Press-in, flare-in and Surface Mount Technology (SMT) options provide versatility for fastening and unfastening by hand or tool when mounting doors, panels and other hardware components in applications where space is limited.

• Distinctively contoured wing-style head design for quick access
• “Prism” colored fasteners to differentiate access points
• Press-in, flare-in and SMT options
• Standard Phillips, Torx® and combination recesses available

Southco 47 Class captive screws (and the corresponding color-coded “Prism” 4C Class captive screws), offer hundreds of permutations of installation and tool-actuation styles for mounting doors, panels, and other hardware components in limited-space applications. As one of the most popular Southco fastener styles, these versatile captive screws have evolved to provide numerous features to satisfy unique fastening hardware application needs:

• Standard Phillips and Torx® recesses as well as combination recesses available
• Screw head doubles as knob for hand actuation
• Stylized knob for hand actuation, and ratchet-mechanism or smooth knobs for restricted access
• Spring ejected design retracts threads when not engaged
• Heat-treated steel screw provides superior torque strength
• “Prism” colored fasteners enable you to coordinate hardware to your design scheme or to differentiate access points through color

Available Options

• Self-clinching and flare-in installation styles
• Surface Mount Technology (SMT) installation style enables hardware to be attached during reflow process
• Stainless steel materials and special finishes available for added corrosion resistance
• Plating options to meet aesthetic and application requirements
• Different materials available to suit strength requirements

Standards and Specifications

• Restricted-Access Series and smooth-knob options help to meet UL-1950, IEC-950, and EN-60950 standards

Industry Applications

• Computers
• Electronic Enclosures
• Exhibits/Signs
• Food Equipment
• Industrial Enclosures
• Medical
• Networking
• Telecommunications

If you would like more information on Southco’s new 4C Wing Knob Captive Screw contact your Tower representative at 800.688.6937, or by using our online information request form