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    can be used for dragging and lifting. Rope is thicker and stronger than similarly constructed cord, string, and twine. Rope may be constructed of any long...
    37 KB (4,603 words) - 14:34, 17 November 2024
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    (pulleys that support the rope above the ground) cannot be used. A development of the simple rope tow is the handle tow (or pony lift), where plastic or metal...
    13 KB (1,595 words) - 05:06, 30 May 2024
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    Rigging (material handling) (category Lifting equipment)
    systems commonly include shackles, master links and slings, and lifting bags in underwater lifting. In the United States, the Occupational Safety and Health...
    4 KB (513 words) - 12:02, 4 November 2024
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    multiply the lifting force. Hoist (device) – Device used for lifting or lowering a load Crane (machine) – Type of machine Wire rope – Metal rope Chain – Series...
    1 KB (128 words) - 07:45, 13 April 2022
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    tackle is a system of two or more pulleys with a rope or cable threaded between them, usually used to lift heavy loads. The pulleys are assembled to form...
    16 KB (2,211 words) - 16:40, 1 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Lifting equipment
    Lifting equipment, also known as lifting gear, is a general term for any equipment that can be used to lift and lower loads. Types of lifting equipment...
    4 KB (417 words) - 06:23, 5 April 2024
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    are used dynamically for lifting and hoisting in cranes and elevators, and for transmission of mechanical power. Wire rope is also used to transmit force...
    26 KB (3,355 words) - 04:43, 3 June 2024
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    strappado, which was a simple rope and pulley system. With the pulley attached to ceiling of the chamber, the lifting rope was tied to the wrist of the...
    48 KB (5,450 words) - 15:08, 24 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Bondage positions and methods
    lifted. By further lifting the arms beyond a critical point this may become too difficult or even physically impossible to continue without lifting themselves...
    56 KB (6,801 words) - 21:10, 12 November 2024
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    and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supporting...
    18 KB (1,824 words) - 23:32, 22 October 2024
  • Rope is a 1948 American psychological crime thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the 1929 play of the same title by Patrick Hamilton. The...
    32 KB (3,491 words) - 10:12, 17 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for Neil Robertson stretcher
    being wrapped in canvas and secured using robust canvas straps, with a lifting rope affixed to a head-mounted ring and a guideline tied near the ankles,...
    4 KB (436 words) - 06:08, 7 September 2024
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    Chairlift (redirect from Chair lift)
    ropeway, or chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel wire rope loop strung between two end terminals and...
    32 KB (3,977 words) - 00:10, 20 August 2024
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    needed] Gondola lifts which feature one stationary 'support' rope and one haul rope are known as bi-cable gondola lifts, while lifts that feature two...
    16 KB (1,183 words) - 21:44, 21 July 2024
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    Aerial tramway (category Ski lift types)
    type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion. With this form of lift, the grip of...
    27 KB (2,993 words) - 17:31, 19 October 2024
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    Hoist (device) (category Lifting equipment)
    A hoist is a device used for lifting or lowering a load by means of a drum or lift-wheel around which rope or chain wraps. It may be manually operated...
    9 KB (1,121 words) - 12:14, 6 December 2023
  • Thumbnail for Japanese bondage
    simple yet visually intricate patterns, usually with several pieces of thin rope (often jute, hemp or linen and generally around 6 mm (0.24 in) in diameter...
    20 KB (2,494 words) - 00:34, 3 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for DDT (professional wrestling)
    between a lifting DDT and a brainbuster. It was used by Shinya Hashimoto. The wrestler bounces off the middle rope or elevates themself on the top rope, performing...
    29 KB (3,949 words) - 23:46, 19 October 2024
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    two parts of the rope supporting the pulley. Movable pulley Diagram 2: A movable pulley lifting the load W is supported by two rope parts with tension...
    17 KB (2,010 words) - 17:28, 22 October 2024
  • Thumbnail for Top rope climbing
    Top rope climbing (or top roping) is a form of rock climbing where the climber is securely attached to a climbing rope that runs through a fixed anchor...
    14 KB (1,718 words) - 12:00, 24 September 2024
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