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Spring Button Clips for Telescoping Tubing

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Single-Button Straight Leg	Single-Button Dog Leg

Double-Button Straight Leg—Opposite Side	Double-Button Straight Leg—Same Side

These clips use spring force to hold pieces of telescoping tubing together. Install them in the smaller tube, then slip the larger tube over the smaller tube until the button pops into a hole. Also known as snap buttons and tubing buttons.

Zinc-Plated 1050 Spring Steel—Zinc-plated 1050 spring steel clips offer good strength and some corrosion resistance.

410 Stainless Steel—410 stainless steel clips resist wear as well as corrosion. They are magnetic.

Zinc-Plated 410 Stainless Steel—Zinc-plated 410 stainless steel clips resist wear as well as corrosion. They are magnetic.

301 Stainless Steel—301 stainless steel clips are the most corrosion resistant. They may be mildly magnetic.

			Button		Leg
	For Round Tubing ID	For Square Tubing Inside Wd.	Dia.	Ht.	Wd.	Lg.	Min. Hardness	Pkg. Qty.		Pkg.
Zinc-Plated 1050 Spring Steel







				Single-Button Straight Leg

				3/8" to 5/8"	5/16" to 5/8"	1/8"	3/16"	3/16"	1 1/4"	Rockwell C44	10	000000000	000000


				1/2" to 7/8"	7/16" to 7/8"	1/4"	1/4"	3/8"	1 7/16"	Rockwell C44	10	000000000	0000
				1/2" to 1 1/4"	7/16" to 1 1/4"	1/4"	3/8"	3/8"	1 7/8"	Rockwell C44	10	000000000	0000
				9/16" to 1 1/4"	7/16" to 1 1/4"	5/16"	3/8"	7/16"	1 7/8"	Rockwell C44	5	000000000	0000
				5/8" to 1 1/4"	7/16" to 1 1/4"	5/16"	3/8"	7/16"	1 15/16"	Rockwell C44	10	000000000	0000
				11/16" to 1 3/8"	1/2" to 1 3/8"	3/8"	3/8"	1/2"	2 1/8"	Rockwell C44	5	000000000	0000
				11/16" to 1 3/8"	1/2" to 1 3/8"	3/8"	3/8"	1/2"	2 3/16"	Rockwell C44	1	000000000	0000
				11/16" to 1 3/8"	9/16" to 1 3/8"	3/8"	3/8"	1/2"	2 1/8"	Rockwell C44	10	000000000	0000
				1 1/4" to 1 3/4"	1 1/8" to 1 3/4"	3/8"	3/8"	1/2"	3 1/2"	Rockwell C44	1	000000000	0000




						Single-Button Dog Leg

						1/2" to 3/4"	3/8" to 3/4"	1/4"	1/4"	3/8"	1 3/8"	Rockwell C44	10	000000000	0000


						1/2" to 1"	7/16" to 1"	5/16"	3/8"	7/16"	1 7/8"	Rockwell C44	5	000000000	0000
						9/16" to 1"	7/16" to 1"	5/16"	3/8"	7/16"	1 7/8"	Rockwell C44	10	000000000	0000
						9/16" to 1"	9/16" to 1"	1/4"	3/8"	3/8"	1 7/8"	Rockwell C44	10	000000000	0000
						9/16" to 1 1/8"	1/2" to 1 1/8"	3/8"	7/16"	1/2"	2 1/16"	Rockwell C44	1	000000000	0000
						5/8" to 1 1/8"	9/16" to 1 1/8"	3/8"	3/8"	1/2"	1 13/16"	Rockwell C44	10	000000000	0000




								Double-Button Straight Leg—Opposite Side

								5/8" to 7/8"	5/8" to 7/8"	1/4", 1/4"	1/4", 1/4"	3/8"	1 1/2"	Rockwell C44	5	000000000	0000


								7/8" to 1 1/8"	7/8" to 1 1/8"	5/16", 5/16"	3/8", 3/8"	7/16"	2 1/16"	Rockwell C44	5	000000000	0000
								7/8" to 1 7/8"	7/8" to 1 7/8"	3/8", 3/8"	3/8", 3/8"	1/2"	3 3/16"	Rockwell C44	1	000000000	0000
								1" to 1 7/8"	1" to 1 7/8"	3/8", 3/8"	7/16", 7/16"	1/2"	2 13/16"	Rockwell C44	5	000000000	00000
								1" to 1 7/8"	1" to 1 7/8"	3/8", 3/8"	7/16", 7/16"	1/2"	3 1/8"	Rockwell C44	1	000000000	0000




										Double-Button Straight Leg—Same Side

										1/2" to 1"	1/2" to 1"	5/16", 5/16"	2 3/8", 1 3/8"	7/16"	3"	Rockwell C44	1	000000000	0000


										410 Stainless Steel







Single-Button Straight Leg

3/8" to 5/8"	5/16" to 5/8"													1/8"	3/16"	3/16"	1 1/4"	Rockwell C42	5	000000000	0000


1/2" to 7/8"	7/16" to 7/8"													1/4"	1/4"	3/8"	1 7/16"	Rockwell C42	5	000000000	00000
1/2" to 1 1/4"	7/16" to 1 1/4"	1/4"												3/8"	3/8"	1 7/8"	Rockwell C42	5	000000000	00000
5/8" to 1 1/4"	7/16" to 1 1/4"	5/16"	3/8"											7/16"	1 15/16"	Rockwell C42	5	000000000	00000
11/16" to 1 3/8"	9/16" to 1 3/8"	3/8"	3/8"											1/2"	2 1/8"	Rockwell C42	1	000000000	0000




		Single-Button Dog Leg

		9/16" to 1"	7/16" to 1"											5/16"	3/8"	7/16"	1 7/8"	Rockwell C42	5	000000000	00000


		9/16" to 1"	9/16" to 1"											1/4"	3/8"	3/8"	1 7/8"	Rockwell C42	5	000000000	00000
		5/8" to 1 1/8"	9/16" to 1 1/8"											3/8"	3/8"	1/2"	2 1/16"	Rockwell C42	1	000000000	0000




				Double-Button Straight Leg—Opposite Side

				5/8" to 7/8"	5/8" to 7/8"									1/4", 1/4"	1/4", 1/4"	3/8"	1 1/2"	Rockwell C42	5	000000000	00000


				7/8" to 1 1/8"	7/8" to 1 1/8"									5/16", 5/16"	3/8", 3/8"	7/16"	2 1/16"	Rockwell C42	1	000000000	0000
				1" to 1 7/8"	1" to 1 7/8"									3/8", 3/8"	7/16", 7/16"	1/2"	2 13/16"	Rockwell C42	1	000000000	0000


				Zinc-Plated 410 Stainless Steel







							Single-Button Dog Leg

							1/2" to 3/4"								3/8" to 3/4"	1/4"	1/4"	3/8"	1 3/8"	Rockwell C42	5	000000000	00000


							301 Stainless Steel







																		Single-Button Straight Leg

								7/16" to 7/8"	3/8" to 7/8"									1/4"	1/4"	1/4"	1 7/16"	Rockwell C41	1	000000000	0000


								9/16" to 1 1/8"	1/2" to 7/8"									3/8"	3/8"	3/8"	2 1/8"	Rockwell C41	1	000000000	0000