1/4 Turn Fastener Thru Nomex 3

[SaberRaide]

Has anybody had any experience specifying a captive 1/4 turn fastener common to a piece of Nomex cloth? I am looking for a combination of stud, receptacle, and retainer which is known to work in a piece of cloth.

The intent of the design is to provide some means of mechanical fastening beyond the exclusive use of velcro for a protective cloth cover.

 

[drawoh]

SaberRaide,

Can you embed some sort of stiffener along the edge of your Nomex cloth? 1/4-turn fasteners have to be captivated somehow. If they are attached through a piece of stiff plastic or aluminium sheet, anything should work.

JHG

 

[btrueblood]

Or a grommet.

Just make sure it's the metal kind, not Wallace's dog.

 

[Yagonyonok]

You might want to look into something like a turn-button fastener. I have seen them used in clothing before (old school neoprene wet suit).

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[unclesyd]

Not a Dzus but look at the turn snap, 1/4 turn, on this page. This is made to mount on a bulkhead but someone did make this type for canvas to canvas applications.

http://www.jamestowndistributors.co...r_att_name0%EUserType^user_att_value0~NewUser

 

[SaberRaide]

Thanks for all of the suggestions. The turn button/turn snap fastener may do the trick.

I should clarify my initial statement a bit. The receptacle for the cloth will be attached to a carbon cover. The Nomex cloth is meant to cover an access hole in the carbon panel. I was planning on using a brass grommet in the Nomex cloth to provide pull out resistance to the 1/4 fastener.

Thanks again for the rapid response and excellent suggestions!

 

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