Rick said the following on 30/11/2005 11:34:
As the subject..

They look like washers with wings internally and made of spring steel, they are designed to slide
onto a bar in one direction only and act as a cheap nut. The seem to be found in mass produced
items.

Once I know what they are called I can Google for a supplier.

Rick... (The other Rick)

Spiderfixes

see:

http://shop.comdir.co.uk/Products.as...rWebTemplate=C

or http://tinyurl.com/bp2rk if the above link fails.