Button Head Captive Screws
Button Head Captive Screws are retained fasteners designed to stay attached to a panel, cover, or housing after loosening, helping to prevent lost screws during servicing and maintenance. Based off ISO 7380-1, this style uses a low domed button head profile that provides a neater finished appearance than taller head formats while still offering dependable fastening performance.
What Are Button Head Captive Screws?
Button Head Captive Screws are specialist panel fasteners that remain associated with the component they secure, even when fully loosened from the mating thread. These screws feature an unthreaded section below the head which allows for a captive washer to be installed; locking the Screw in place during installation and preventing it from being fully removed from the housing. This makes them particularly useful where repeated access is required and loose fasteners could be inconvenient or undesirable.
Key Features
- Retained design helps prevent screw loss during maintenance and servicing.
- Based off ISO 7380-1 button head geometry for a smooth, low profile finish.
- Typically includes a captive section for use with a suitable captive washer.
- Provides a tidy visible finish for external panels and covers.
- Suitable for repeated assembly and disassembly cycles.
Key Applications and Industries
These Captive Screws are widely used where panels and covers must be removed regularly without losing hardware. Typical applications include machine guards, control panels, telecoms housings, electrical enclosures, instrument covers, and fabricated equipment housings. The retained format helps improve servicing efficiency and supports safer maintenance by keeping the screw with the panel, while the button head profile makes them a practical option where a smoother, more compact external finish is preferred.
Benefits
- Improves maintenance efficiency by keeping the fastener with the panel.
- Reduces the risk of lost or dropped screws during servicing.
- Provides a neater, lower profile head style than taller screw formats.
- Suitable for repeated-access equipment and panel assemblies.
- Helps support cleaner and more controlled servicing procedures.
- Offers a practical retained fastening solution for engineering and enclosure applications.
Why Choose Vital Parts?
Vital Parts supplies high quality fastening solutions for industrial, engineering, and commercial applications across the UK. Our Button Head Captive Screws are suited to assemblies where retained hardware, repeat access, and a compact finished appearance are important.
Call Vital Parts Today
For expert advice, free product samples and same-day dispatch, call our UK based customer support team on 01233 713581. Register for your Vital Parts Business Account to unlock credit payment terms, preferential delivery options, exclusive trade pricing and a dedicated account manager.
Frequently Asked Questions
Need your parts tomorrow? Our rapid same day dispatch has got you covered! Simply place your order before 4pm Mon-Thurs or 2pm Friday and select our Next Day Delivery service in the shopping cart. We also offer Guaranteed AM delivery when required, in addition to a Saturday delivery option.
If you don't mind waiting, we have a Free delivery method for orders over £30, and an economic £4.85 2nd Class delivery for orders between £20-£30.
Free Samples can be requested through our product pages, displayed in the sizing table beside the product you require. Please note you can always give us a call on 01233 713 581 or contact us on Live Chat to discuss samples.
You do not need to sign up to place an order, but it is recommended if you'd like to gain loyalty points, giving discount off future orders. To learn more about loyalty points, please view our rewards scheme page.
If you're unsure which part you need then please do not hesitate to give one of our friendly Sales Team a call on 01233 713 581 and they can assist you. Alternatively, we're active on Live Chat during office hours. You can open this using the button in the bottom right corner of the website. Alternatively, you can write to us using our contact form.
We offer a return period on all of our products to give you peace of mind, to view our policies and learn more about this process should it be required, please see our returns policy page.
In most cases we have the facilities to offer you different colours of a product, specific to your requirements. Minimum order quantities may apply depending on the manufacturing technique in question, but please get in touch with any queries you may have.
Please note that there is a minimum order value of £10 through our website (inclusive of VAT).
If you're new to our website you may want to check out our frequently asked questions section for answers to common customer queries.
While browsing the website you may come across abbreviations used for material names that you are unfamiliar with. You can find an explanation for these in our material abbreviations guide.