An Overview of Various Kinds of Tower Bolts

1. An Overview of Various Kinds of Tower Bolts The safety through the doors is always determined by the strength and working of latches. A latch is just a mechanical fastening between two things or surfaces. It is a part of the door which helps in the function of the door i.e. to provide security and safety. Tower bolt for the door is a cylindrical rod that is covered up by a sliding cylindrical case. This is attached on a side of the gate for functioning. The tower bolts are also used in windows for the closing opening function. It is one of the earliest accessories available to the door. The tower bolts may vary in their composition depending upon the composition of bolts. The tower bolts are made of mild steels barrel or semi barrel, riveted or skeleton tower bolts are the other examples. For bolts are also made up of non-ferrous metals, having brass barrel tower bolts, aluminium barrel tower bolts, zinc barrel tower bolts while others include skeletal tower bolts in the same metals. The dimension of tower bolts is a matter of international standards those are defined in different tables mentioned separately between two different tables in different sections of the file. All the tower bolts must be checked in dimensions as per the accordance of international standard IS 204-1991. Any tower bolt which does not promise the same quality is regarded as the defective bolt. It is one of the basic structural units of the system and hence is deeply studied by various institutes. Many institutes also offer courses that allow us to learn about the basic structure, one of the parts of this study consist of information about tower bolt. There are many tower bolts manufacturers in India in various countries which produce several kind and design of tower bolt by just keeping in mind about the basic structure. These different types of tower bolts are brass tower bolt, brass capsule tower bolt, royal tower bolt, brass Xylo tower bolt, brass hex tower bolt, etc which are generally distinguished by the shapes of the rod and the system. The manufacturers try to attain a rod thickness of various measures depending on the requirement and size. The range in cost also varies in a whole lot that is between hundreds depending upon the metal used and size. The cost also varies due to the design of the same. The cost of the tower bolt varies between INR 20 to INR 500 or more.

2. Tower bolt is a very basic and evergreen entity that is used almost everywhere in doors and windows, thus making the manufacturing market of tower bolts very competitive and productive in terms of quality assurance and cost-efficiency. The skilled labor is avoided by manufacturers sometimes in local manufacturing but all we want the best products in the least value, which is possible only due to the competition that happens amongst the manufacturer.