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CONSTANTINE N. POLITES & CO.

MANUFACTURER OF HEAVY DUTY SCAFFOLDING TUBES AND SCAFFOLDING COUPLERS

Constantine N. Polites & Co. manufactures heavy duty tube and coupler scaffolding (scaffolding tubes and scaffolding couplers) for direct sale to the industrial user. The slippage and breakage capacity of the couplers exceed OSHA requirements for heavy duty bearer couplers used at maximum load and span. Furthermore, there is a minimum of two mils or appx. fifty microns of zinc on all components. This allows for many years of open storage without rusting. To further protect your investment, we offer you replacement parts as needed. This includes nuts and bolts for the couplers, male and female fittings for the tubes. All parts are used in our normal production. We manufacture both scaffolding couplers and scaffolding tubes in suburban Philadelphia. All material is stocked on site. Couplers are prepacked in bags of 25 and boxes of 1,000.Tubes are bundled in lots of 100. Our products have wide application in the following industries: industrial construction, nuclear power, paper and pulp, petrochemical and shipbuilding. Constantine N. Polites & Co. 833 Guenther Ave.,Yeadon, PA. USA 19050-3506 Telephone Telephone Fax 610 543 4336 (7-9 a.m.) 610 543 4336 (Voice mail) 610 543 4336

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Military Grade
SCAFFOLDING TUBES 2" (48mm) o.d.
Exceeds Mil-S-29180A and OSHA requirements. Hot dip galvanized (ASTM A-123) inside and outside, min. surface thickness 2 mils (50 microns). Stock lengths in feet (meter lengths available). 6' (16 lbs.) 8 ' (20 lbs.) 10' (24 lbs.) 13' (30 lbs.) Other grades and finishes also available.

SCAFFOLDING TUBES 2-1/2" (60mm) o.d.

Exceeds Mil-S-29180A requirements. Galvanized to ASTM A 123. Stock lengths in feet (meter lengths available). 6' (26 lbs.) 8' (33 lbs.) 10' (40 lbs.) 13' (50 lbs.)

NORMAL (90 DEG.) COUPLERS

Exceeds Mil-S-29180A requirements. Forged steel, hot dip galvanized (ASTM A-153). Breakage capacity: 25,000 lbs. (5 minute load test). Collar nuts, eye bolts, and rivets are Sherardized or mechanically galvanized, with surface thickness of 2 mils (50 microns). Available for the following tubing o.d.: 2" x 2" (48mm x 48mm) 4.9 lbs. 2-1/2" x 2" (60mm x 48mm) 5.5 lbs. 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" (60mm x 60mm) 6.2 lbs.

Industrial Grade
NORMAL (90 DEG.)COUPLERS
Forged steel, hot dip galvanized, (ASTM A-153). Breakage capacity: 16,000 lbs. (5 minute load test). Exceeds OSHA requirements for heavy duty bearer couplers. Collar nuts, T bolts and rivets are Sherardized or mechanically galvanized, with a surface thickness of of 2 mils ( 50 microns). Available for the following tubing o.d.: 2" x 2" (48mm x 48mm) 3.4 lbs. 2-1/2" x 2" (60 mm x 48mm) 3.6 lbs. 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" ( 60mm x 60mm) 3.9 lbs.

SWIVEL COUPLERS
Forged steel, hot dip galvanized (ASTM A-153). Collar nuts, T bolts and rivets are Sherardized or mechanically galvanized, with a surface thickness of 2 mils (50 microns). Available for the following tubing o.d.: 2 " x 2" (48mm x 48mm) 3.7 lbs. 2- 1/2" x 2" (60mm x 48mm) 4 lbs. 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" (60mm x 60mm) 4.6 lbs.

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SPECIFICATIONS: tubes & couplers

CONSTANTINE N. POLITES & CO.

SPECIFICATIONS FOR TUBE AND COUPLER SCAFFOLDING COMPONENTS

Scaffolding Tubing Military Grade Tubing shall be high strength, structural steel tubing and shall be 1.90 inch / 48,3mm outside diameter and .095 inch / 2,41 mm minimum wall thickness for 2 inch designated size, and 2.375 inch / 60,3mm outside diameter and .154 inch / 3,9mm minimum wall thickness for 2-1/2 inch / 60mm designated size. Minimum yield strength shall be 50,000 pounds per square inch / 345 MPa and ultimate tensile strength shall be 75,000 pounds per square inch / 517 MPa. Elongation in 2 inches 23% minimum. Ratio of yield to tensile .85% maximum. Tubing shall be supplied with a female twist lock fitting attached to one end and a male twist lock fitting attached to the other end, and in the length specified. Tubing shall be hot dip galvanized inside and outside in accordance with ASTM A 123. When measured with a surface thickness gage, there shall be a minimum of 3 mils / 75 microns of zinc on the inside and outside of the tubing and fittings. Twist Lock Fittings (permanantly installed on scaffolding tubing) Twist lock fittings shall consist of a male fitting and a female fitting. The female fitting shall be a malleable iron casting conforming to ASTM A 47. The male fitting shall be a steel forging conforming to ASTM A 668. The male fitting shall be nominal 4 inches in length with a minimum of a 2 inch length available to be attached to the tube by the manufacturers's standard method of attachment. The fitting shall accept the male twist locking portion and lock with 90 degree rotation. The maximum outside diameter of the coupler shall conform to the outside diameter of the tube. When installed in tubing, the twist lock fitting tube assembly shall withstand a tensile force of 4,000 lbs. and a compressive force of 20,000 lbs. The twist lock fitting shall be hot dip galvanized in accordance with ASTM A 153. Right Angle Coupler Military Grade All military grade couplers exceed Mil-S-29180A, which does not specify a timed load test. Our military grade couplers will withstand a load of 25,000 lbs for 5 minutes. Right Angle Coupler Industrial Grade The right angle coupler shall have two drop forged caps, a drop forged one piece body, and a securing bolt for each cap. Forgings shall conform to ASTM A 668. Body and caps shall be contoured to fit the outside diameter of the applicable pipe or tubing size. Coupler bodies shall be 4 inches +/- 1/4 inch wide for 2 inch o.d. pipe or tubing and 41/2 inches wide for 2-1/2 inch o.d.pipe or tubing. Each cap shall hinge on a rivet which shall have a minimum diameter of 3/8 inch. Each cap shall be designed to swing from a fully closed to a fully open position in an approximate are of 90 degrees. The cap shall also be provided with a minimum 1/16 inch lip to prevent the bolt from slipping out of the opening after tightening. The two bolts shall be M-14 T bolts. The two nuts shall be collar nuts 3/4" inch high and 7/8 +/-.009 inch across flats. Nuts, bolts and rivets shall be Sherardized in conformance with British Standards 4921 or mechanically galvanized. Caps and body shall be hot dip galvanized in accordance with ASTM A 153. There shall be no plated or electro- galvanized parts. The coupler shall be furnished as an assembled unit. The nut-bolt-coupler assembly shall withstand a torque of 125 foot-pounds in a non-lubricated condition. The unit shall have a minimum slippage capacity of 4,000 pounds when torqued to 50 foot-pounds. It shall withstand a tensile pull of 16,000 pounds for 5 minutes, when torqued to 50 foot-pounds. The coupler shall meet OSHA requirements for a heavy duty bearer coupler used at maximum permissible load and span.

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