seat latch

[jan 145]

Hi
I put in the allen key bolts, i got the at a local hard ware store
there where phillips head bolts in...... can't recall why i changed them tho

We are used to phillips head screws and bolts , sins the "Phillips" is a Dutch brand

[RiverPatrol]

Interesting, I didn't know phillips was Dutch. I recently had to replace the door lock mechanism in one of the French doors in my house. It is German made I think, Hoppe brand. It was all Allen head screws and they must have been metric because my set of allen wrenches didn't fit snuggly.

[zed]

Not to start an international dispute... Per thoughtco.com (https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-sc ... %80%931958).&text=They%20needed%20screws%20that%20could,used%20in%20an%20assembly%20line.)
"In the early 1930s, the Phillips head screw was invented by Oregon businessman Henry Phillips (1889–1958). Automobile manufacturers now used car assembly lines. They needed screws that could take greater torque and could provide tighter fastenings. The Phillips head screw was compatible with the automated screwdrivers used in an assembly line."

There are interesting articles on the development of the torx fastener. Most fastener head development in the US appears to be in response to the industrial development of automobile assembly and the need to specific torque and other tolerances.
Keith