Dzus fastener

Dzus (pronounced Zooss) is a proprietary name for a type of quarter-turn fastener often used to secure skin panels on aircraft. It was invented by William Dzus in the early 1930s. Quarter-turn fasteners are used to secure panels in equipment, airplanes and racing cars that must be removed often and/or quickly. [ [http://www.dfcis.com/history.html DFCI Company History] ]

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* [http://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/basic_profile.cfm?ident_number=17894 MIL-F-285173 Military Specification, Fastener, Control Panel, Aircraft Equipment] ,