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  • Thumbnail for Door handle
    latching mechanisms. The most common types of door handle are the lever handle and the doorknob. Door handles can be made out of a plethora of materials. Examples...
    24 KB (2,921 words) - 20:48, 24 October 2024
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    A lever action is a type of action for repeating firearms that uses a manually operated cocking handle located around the trigger guard area (often incorporating...
    17 KB (2,354 words) - 02:04, 17 September 2024
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    A lever is a simple machine consisting of a beam or rigid rod pivoted at a fixed hinge, or fulcrum. A lever is a rigid body capable of rotating on a point...
    16 KB (2,294 words) - 06:57, 23 October 2024
  • booster unit Load-sensing valve Master cylinder Metering valve Park brake lever/handle (hand brake) Pressure differential valve Proportioning valve Reservoir...
    15 KB (1,451 words) - 21:58, 21 October 2024
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    because they are quicker and easier for users compared with a knob or lever handle. Following the events of the Victoria Hall disaster in Sunderland, England...
    18 KB (2,254 words) - 00:45, 21 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for Dead man's switch
    particularly with some lever-type controllers, which are rotated rather than pushed or pulled, requires that the handle on the lever be turned through 90...
    28 KB (3,837 words) - 21:59, 23 October 2024
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    logging tool consisting of a wooden lever handle with a movable metal hook called a dog at one end, used for handling and turning logs and cants, especially...
    5 KB (626 words) - 05:25, 4 September 2024
  • Winchester rifle is a comprehensive term describing a series of lever action repeating rifles manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Developed...
    39 KB (4,107 words) - 20:25, 26 October 2024
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    trim (which may be selected from any number of designs of doorknobs, levers, handle sets and pulls); a strike plate (or box keep), which lines and reinforces...
    9 KB (1,161 words) - 14:21, 5 March 2024
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    cylinder can be positioned close to the lever fulcrum. For low-volume hole punches, the resulting lever handle need not be more than 8 centimetres (3.1 in)...
    19 KB (2,338 words) - 04:43, 3 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for Casement window
    many European countries. They are sometimes opened with a crank, lever, or cam handle, which is placed around hand height or at the bottom and serves as...
    5 KB (605 words) - 03:34, 23 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Parking brake
    traction while braking. The mechanism may be a hand-operated lever, a straight pull handle located near the steering column, or a foot-operated pedal located...
    18 KB (2,262 words) - 05:21, 2 September 2024
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    class of electrical switches that are manually actuated by a mechanical lever, handle, or rocking mechanism. Toggle switches are available in many different...
    36 KB (4,133 words) - 18:03, 8 August 2024
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    as a locking device to fasten a pair of casement windows. A knob or lever handle is linked by a rack and pinion to a pair of half-round rods or "surface...
    1 KB (181 words) - 04:44, 17 March 2023
  • Thumbnail for Scenery wagon
    of the lever near the hinge. When no downward force is applied to the lever handle, the wagon rests securely on the stage; this effectively locks the wagon...
    7 KB (971 words) - 12:10, 25 January 2024
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    doorknob-controlled latches are forbidden for public use in favor of lever handles, which are easier to operate by gravity instead of the grasping and...
    27 KB (1,443 words) - 21:21, 6 February 2024
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    Gear stick (redirect from Gear lever)
    gearstick), gear lever (both UK English), gearshift or shifter (both U.S. English), more formally known as a transmission lever, is a metal lever attached to...
    19 KB (2,025 words) - 00:49, 30 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Volcanic Repeating Arms
    ammunition and lever action mechanism. Volcanic made an improved version of the Rocket Ball ammunition, and a carbine and pistol version of the lever action gun...
    9 KB (865 words) - 05:09, 30 July 2024
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    and closed when it is pivoted 90 degrees by the valve handle, blocking the flow. The handle lies flat in alignment with the flow when open, and is perpendicular...
    13 KB (1,789 words) - 14:36, 14 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Corkscrew
    knives have two steps on the lever, and often also a bottle opener. A small hinged knife blade is housed in the handle end to be used in cutting the...
    11 KB (1,411 words) - 17:22, 16 February 2024
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