20.4 TYPES OF EYEBOLT

Within the scope of this section there are only three types of eyebolt for lifting purposes which are available to current standards. The range of capacities and screw threads specified by the standards are detailed below but it should be appreciated that earlier standards had different ranges. In particular, they permitted certain sizes of thread where there was a danger of mismatch with other incompatible threads and also fine threads which are now considered unsuitable for general purpose applications due to wear and tolerance problems.