National Stock Number
5340-00-285-6496
National Stock Number (NSN) 5340-00-285-6496, or NIIN 002856496, (clip,retaining) was assigned January 1, 1963 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 4 stock numbers: 5340005983171, 5340002007079, 2910003622768, 5340007347703.
There are 8 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 5 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 11 suppliers. Today, 5 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 4 suppliers are deemed design controlled or valid supply parts.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 02385. [A CLIP FORMED FROM RESILIENT WIRE STOCK INTO A SHAPE RESEMBLING THE LETTER U, WITH EACH OF THE PRONGS HAVING ONE OR MORE CURVATURES ALONG ITS LENGTH. IT IS DESIGNED TO HOLD ITSELF IN PLACE BY ITS INHERENT SPRING ACTION WHEN FITTED INTO THE GROOVE(S) OR NOTCH(ES) OF THE ITEM UPON WHICH A PART, SHAFT, PIN, OR A LIKE ITEM IS TO BE HELD IN PLACE. SEE ALSO PIN, LOCK; RING, RETAINING AND CLIP, SPRING TENSION. FOR ITEMS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR AVIATON, SEE CLIP(1), RETAINING, AVIATION.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no information in the HMIRS; however, the NSN is in an FSC in Table II of Federal Standard 313 and an MSDS may be required by the user. The requirement for an MSDS is dependent on a hazard determination of the supplier or the intended end use of the product. NSN 5340002856496 contains an unknown precious metal.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.