Peg (component)
Hering in parts of Germany , Austria and Switzerland also known as Häring or Haring , is the name of the anchorage pin in tents . The alternative names are tents , linen , rope or Spannagelhaus and correctly identify simple tent nails .
Pegs are also used for tarpaulins , wind deflectors, masts , lines, nets and many other things that have to be held in place on the ground by means of tension ropes and tensioned ropes . As a rule, these are mobile facilities, such as tents , that only remain at the respective location for a short time.
Rubber hammers are used to hammer pegs in , so that no burrs form on the peg from the hammer blows.
In contrast to tent pegs, pegs consist of an elongated sheet metal that tapers at the bottom. This is for stability because of the length of folded or cast at an angle. This prevents them from rotating freely. There is therefore no risk of the line slipping off the peg , as is the case with a peg made from a round steel pin . Due to the higher buckling resistance, the peg cannot bend as easily as a peg when hammered in. Due to its surface area, the herring can transfer more transverse forces to the ground than a round nail. The anchoring surface of the peg is also larger than that of the nail, so that it can also absorb higher axial forces (it cannot be pulled out so easily)
Made of wood , plastic , aluminum , steel or special alloys and from mini nails to mega-wing sand pegs, all types have their respective uses, depending on the surface and the required tensile load. On rocky and various other soils, however, anchors on trees or rocks must occasionally be used.
The forms Haring and Hering are already documented in Old High German, and hærinc and herinc in Middle High German. Hering is clearly the preferred spelling in current dictionaries, with no distinction between fish and tent peg; the latter is probably because of its shape distantly similar to the fish called herring (documented since the late 19th century). Häring / Haring was listed in the first Duden (1880), but already referred to Hering there. The name may also be derived from the Latin haerere , hang (to remain), or from the Old High German hārinc. Nowadays, depending on the regional dialect, Häring or Haring is also used.
