Breakaway Swivels & Connectors

These products are typically used during the installation of fiber optic cable or very small gas ducting where the connector can be preset to breakaway at a predetermined load, thus protecting the fibers or the duct. The breakaway pins may be changed to allow the same connector to be used with a variety of different pins. *Uses 00535 & 00555 pins. See pin configurations here. For other uses and industries, visit this site.

This product is similar to our 00530 Breakaway Connector as it protects the utility being installed from overload with the addition of a built-in swivel. The breakaway pins may be changed to allow the same swivel to be used with a variety of different pins. *Uses 00535 & 00555 pins. See pin configurations here. For other uses and industries, visit this site.

These products are designed to protect polyethylene ducting from overload during installation by directional drilling and are used between the pullback swivel and the duct puller. The connectors are a three part product, held together by a group of pins. The pins are designed to break in tension at a specific load. *Uses 00565 pins. See pin configurations here. For other uses and industries, visit this site.

As the name suggests, this heavy-duty breakaway connector is built with marine grade stainless steel (as designated by the 'S' in the part no.) and is intended as mechanical overload protection for marine applications, such as when installing cable, ducting, or pipe. It uses a new, larger set of breakaway pins (00575 Series) and has a total of 17 pin locations, allowing for a break load range from 4,700 lb to 79,900 lb.

The HDD Breakaway Swivel is similar to our 00550 Series and yet designed around our 00503-208 DUB-Lite Swivel. It is only 1-1/2" longer than the 00503-208 Dub-Lite Swivel, but still 5" shorter than the alternative of using the Dub-Lite and a Breakaway Connector together. *Uses 00565 pins. See pin configurations here. For other uses and industries, visit this site.

The wire breakaway connector is our most recent addition to our family of breakaway connectors. This connector uses a wire instead of a pin to achieve the smallest of break loads. The two-piece design ensures you don’t lose parts of your connector when separation does occur, and the product is manufactured from stainless steel to provide years of service. For other uses and industries, visit this site.

This product is similar to our 00531 series Wire Breakaway Connector as it protects the utility being installed from overload with the addtion of a built-in swivel. Changing a pin takes just seconds. These products are available in 3 different sizes, each with a different low capacity range. For other uses and industries, visit this site.

Breakaway Pins and Wires are sold in kits that cover a wide range of breakloads to suit your various needs. Different sizes and styles of pins fit different Breakaway Connectors.

Use of the breakaway connectors and swivels has expanded over the years to include fiber-optic pulling and line-stringing and has been incorporated into some innovative marine and vehicular towing applications. The versatility of this product is its main feature. It can easily be reset from one value to another allowing the same tool to be used for installation of many different duct sizes each requiring different load settings. To reduce fatigue, install the pin to the specified torque. The pin will not experience fatigue when the load is less than the preload value.

For other uses and industries, visit this site.