The pin has a head at one end and at other end there is a taper pin or split pin.
A split pin may be used in place of staples, but is more commonly used in situations where rotation around the joint is desirable.
The clevis pin is similar to a bolt, but is only partially threaded or unthreaded with a cross-hole for a split pin.
This lends split pins to use in mobile paper and cardboard models.
Split pins may be used in some applications as low-tech shear pins.
R-clips are similar in function to split pins and linchpins.
