Security screws require a special tool for removal due to their drive-specific design. They are used in high traffic areas, prisons, and even to secure items in motel rooms. They offer an extra layer of protection against robbery and vandalism and are often chisel proof and hardened.
Security screws are the ones that require a special tool to remove them. A drive-specific design is incorporated into the screw head, requiring a specially designed bit for removal. A normal screwdriver cannot loosen a security screw. This type of fixing is often used in public toilets and schools where the threat of vandalism is greatest.
Tamper-proof fasteners, or security screws as they are commonly called, use a head design that requires a specific type of driver for installation or removal. These fasteners are used in any application where removal of the fasteners is tempting, but unwanted. Security screws are used to assemble restroom components in high traffic areas such as highway rest areas, schools, and even prisons and correctional facilities. Security screws offer an extra layer of protection against robbery and vandalism.
These screws can also be used to secure items in a motel room that could be the subject of theft, such as radios and televisions. By using security screws to mount items to a wall or desk, it becomes much more difficult to remove them. Placing screens and security grilles over windows is a good way to thwart a burglar’s attempts to remove your property, but without the addition of security screws, it only takes a few minutes with an ordinary screwdriver to break into a locked structure.
Thanks to the machining of special drives in the heads of the safety screws, removal becomes almost impossible without a corresponding driving tool. Much like a locknut for a custom set of automobile wheels, the special operating tool fits into the head of the locknut and allows the owner to turn it. Without the tool, the wheel becomes impossible to remove.
Used to install high-end stereo systems in automobiles and to connect components to machines such as automatic teller machines (ATMs), security screws are used in any application where the threat of access by unauthorized personnel is protected. Municipalities use security screws to prevent tampering with utility meters. The safety screw construction is also used as a safety barrier in hazardous devices such as electricity meters and transformers.
Made from quality materials, these fasteners are often chisel proof and hardened to withstand the use of wire cutters. For an added safety barrier, many of the bolts come complete with locknuts installed. This type of application requires the use of two special tools to remove the fastener.
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