The bifurcated rivet is used as a self-piercing rivet. Materials
such as leather, plywood, vulcanised fibre and plastics can all
be joined with bifurcated rivets.
When set, the rivet legs can be forced back into the surface material
to leave a relatively smooth surface. By riveting fibre board through
fabric, the joints produced are very much stronger than stitching.
Bifurcated rivets are particularly useful for attaching
metal edging to export packing cases.
Popular
Sizes (inches)
Gauge
Shank
Diameter
Typical
Head Diameter
11
gauge
0.121
/ 0.117
0.222
/ 0.212
9 gauge
0.155
/ 0.150
0.319
/ 0.307
3 gauge
0.250
/ 0.245
0.512
/ 0.459
Clevedon Fasteners Limited,
11 Reddicap Trading Estate, Sutton Coldfield,
West Midlands B75 7DG, England
The bifurcated rivet is used as a self-piercing rivet. Materials
such as leather, plywood, vulcanised fibre and plastics can all
be joined with bifurcated rivets.
