FALL 2015
Distributor's Link Magazine Fall Issue 2015 / Vol 38 No4
Distributor's Link Magazine Fall Issue 2015 / Vol 38 No4
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120 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK<br />
PIVOT POINT INC.<br />
PO Box 488, Hustisford, WI 53034<br />
TEL 1-800-222-2231 FAX 920-349-3253 EMAIL mail@pivotpins.com WEB www.pivotpins.com<br />
A SPIRIT OF INNOVATION<br />
Pivot Point is well known in the fastener industry not<br />
only as a manufacturer of quality Non-Threaded Fastening<br />
Solutions, but also as a prolific inventor of new fastening<br />
solutions. It comes as no surprise, then, that Pivot Point<br />
has invented and patented a new solution called the Auto<br />
Lock Safety Pull Pin (US Patent 8,821,061).<br />
Pull Pins, also known as Hand Retractable Spring<br />
Plungers, have a spring loaded tip and are used for quick<br />
adjustment or indexing on equipment. The body threads<br />
into material, leaving the tip exposed on the other side.<br />
The spring-loaded tip then engages mating holes,<br />
allowing for adjustment in various applications, such as<br />
telescoping tubing or sliding mechanisms.<br />
Unlike conventional pull pins, the tip of the new Auto-<br />
Lock Safety Pull pin automatically locks forward during<br />
use, and remains locked, thus eliminating unintended<br />
retraction and disengagement due to vibration,<br />
movement and irregular mating holes. The tip can be<br />
easily released by pulling the ring.<br />
This adds to a growing list of fastener inventions<br />
Pivot Point has introduced that include SLIC Pins, Bow-Tie<br />
Locking Cotter Pins,<br />
Rue-Ring<br />
Locking<br />
Cotter Pins, Nylon<br />
Lanyards and Infinity<br />
S-Hooks. In addition<br />
to new products,<br />
Pivot Point has also<br />
been successful in<br />
the innovation of existing products to improve or enhance<br />
their function. An example is their unique improvement<br />
to Ball Lock Pins- featuring a single cold formed body that<br />
improves durability and strength. The company states<br />
that they are continually active in innovation and have<br />
other inventions that they are working on.<br />
Says company President Dave Zimmermann, “We<br />
have a very strong culture of invention and innovation that<br />
we strive to involve everyone in.<br />
It extends beyond<br />
products, too, because innovation can apply to anything,<br />
including processes, manufacturing methods and ways of<br />
doing business”.<br />
Pivot Point is owned by the Leitzke family, who have<br />
a rich history pioneering the manufacture of fastening<br />
solutions. The company traces its history back to 1921<br />
when Rein Leitzke invented and received a patent on the<br />
Automatic Coupling.<br />
Rein Leitzke went on to found<br />
Leitzke Specialties in 1929, engaged in the manufacture<br />
of various fasteners- such as clevises, clevis pins, cotter<br />
pins, keystock and washers- used primarily in the<br />
agricultural and machine building industries. The<br />
company name was later changed to Rein Leitzke<br />
Incorporated.<br />
VIEW THE DEMO VIDEO AT<br />
WWW.PIVOTPINS.COM/VIDEO-GALLERY<br />
BUSINESS FOCUS ARTICLE CONTINUED ON PAGE 204
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