• designed to create reliable connections for furniture pipes.
• They are used for fixing pipe connections for both round and shaped pipes.
• They have a wide variety of sizes, one or two buttons.
• They can be used for pipes with an outer diameter of 4 to 60 mm with various wall thicknesses.
• Spring with lock button very easy to use.
• There are two options for the material of manufacture:
  1. Springs from structural spring steel coated with 65MnNickel Plated;
  2. Stainless steel springs;
• Stainless steel springs are used in products in contact with river or sea water - in the manufacture of parts for boats, catamarans, etc. In all other cases, it is recommended to use nickel-plated steel springs. They have a weather-resistant coating.
• The possible sizes of springs with a button can be found in the table on the website page.

For reference

Steel grade 65Mn (65MN Carbon steel) - analogue of 65G. It is tool carbon steel. Has the ability to withstand shock loads. Hardness of steel 65Mn - 50-53HRC.
Class: structural steel spring-spring.
Industrial use: springs, leaf springs, thrust washers, brake bands, friction discs, gears, flanges, bearing housings, clamping and feed collets and other parts that require increased wear resistance.
Nickel Plated is a coating, literally - electroplated nickel or nickel applied by an electroplating method. Nickel coatings have high corrosion resistance, high hardness and good decorative properties.

Button springs are used for fixing pipe structures, as well as in structures requiring height adjustment.
Flat springs are indispensable in any pipe structure, which should not be "accidentally" disassembled.

In a modernized version of the tent "LOTOS Cube Professional M"the following changes and additions have been made:

The frame arc folding mechanism (hub) is made of aluminum alloy. The cast aluminum "hub", with high rigidity, has a sufficiently high fragility, which is fraught with breakdowns of this element under increased loads. If the “hub” structure is made thicker, this will not lead to a noticeable improvement in strength (voids are formed in thick-walled cast elements), but will only increase the dimensions and weight of the product.
In order to maximize the strength of this "hub", it was decided to combine the material of manufacture. The upper part of the hub, which carries the maximum load, is reinforced with a 3.0 mm steel plate, this combination creates the maximum effect of rigidity and strength.
Reinforced "Hub" withstands very high mechanical and thermal loads and becomes one of the strongest, most reliable and durable elements in the tent.

Figure: No. 3 - the mechanism of folding the arcs of the frame (hub)

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How to upgrade the first version of the LOTOS Cube Professional tent? (produced until 02.2015)

A feature of all the improvements is the full compatibility of the updated elements with the first model of 2014. This allows users who bought the first version to replace the necessary units, while the cost of all replaced elements will be no more than the difference in cost between the upgraded LOTOS Cube Professional M and the first basic version 2014.

In order to replace the “12 mm tube with spring” element with a new “14 mm tube with spring” you need to:

• Remove the old tube from the tarpaulin. To do this, you first need to pull the rod out of the tube as shown in the video. Then disconnect the tube from the awning by drilling or cutting (with pliers) the rivet holding the tube in the awning sleeve.

• Attach a new tube to the awning sleeve using a wire clip attached to the tube. In this case, the tube must be inserted into the sleeve of the awning as far as it will go.

• Insert the rod into the tube as shown in the video.

In order to strengthen the “hubs”, it is enough to fix the plate as shown in the picture №3.
When installing the plate on the “hub”, it is necessary to press it very tightly against the surface of the “hub” with the fixing nut. There should be no gap between the plate and the "hub". To securely lock the nut, it is recommended to use a second locknut.

Suitable for pipes with an outer diameter of 10 to 60 mm. There are one-way and two-way spring-loaded pushbuttons.

Spring-loaded push-buttons latches can be made, depending on the environment of their further use, either from structural spring-spring steel with a nickel galvanized coating, or from stainless steel. At the same time, stainless steel spring buttons must be used in products that will come into contact with sea water - oars, yacht masts, etc. In all other cases, it is recommended to use spring steel pushbuttons.

Advantages of using push-button clamps when connecting pipes:

• solves the issue of connecting pipe structures without using a special tool
• pipe connection with push-button springs - very reliable, with a guarantee against opening
• spring-loaded push-button latches can be used not only for round but also for square pipe
• the button spring is non-removable and remains in the pipe, therefore, the possibility of hardware loss is excluded

If you have any doubts or questions about how to choose the best spring push-button clamp for connecting pipes, the most suitable for your goals and objectives, then you can use our table.

Table of types and sizes of spring button clamps for connecting pipes

Dismountable connection of two pipes with a button - lock. Scope of application.

The areas of application of the method of connecting pipes of different diameters using spring-loaded push-button clamps are very extensive.

For example, when using a furniture thin-walled pipe in a wide variety of structures and furniture - bunk beds,

chairs, stairs, tables, folding beds, all kinds of fences and barriers, tents and awnings, sports and medical equipment,

for rehabilitation equipment, in the form of handles and stands for industrial and household appliances, springs with a button are indispensable in work.

REFERENCE: Reduction is the process of reducing the diameter of a pipe by plastic deformation.

A radial press (swaging machine) is used for this purpose. The design of the machine allows you to adjust the degree of pipe compression with an accuracy of 0.1 mm,which makes it possible to obtain the required density of entry of a pipe of a smaller diameter into a pipe with a large diameter on the sameset of tools, at no additional cost.

In pipes of smaller and larger diameters at a distance of 20-40 mm from the edge, one is drilled, if a spring with one button is used,or two - if a spring with two buttons is used, the hole with a diameter of 0.1-0.2 mm is larger than the diameter of the button of the applied spring.

The spring is inserted into a pipe with a smaller diameter, so that the button looks out of the hole.Further, a pipe with a large diameter is put on a pipe of a smaller diameter. Press the spring button and heat, aligning the holes of both pipes.

Click - the pipes are connected.))

Attention!

Beware of cheap Chinese analogs! Poor production quality, as well as the use of cheap raw materials in the manufacture can lead to the destruction of the fixture at the most inopportune moment! From a prolonged static load, the spring plate will simply burst and your structural element will collapse, which can lead to rather unpleasant consequences.