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2. Lockrod - Wikipedia

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   Powerbrace continues to manufacture lockrods, trailer door hinges, and security lock devices for trailer doors from its Kenosha plant. Trailer doors are secured to the end frame (end wall) of the trailer to make sure the cargo doesn't shift and break down the door, and second, to keep the doors aligned properly by not allowing them to move up ...

3. Lock (water navigation) - Wikipedia

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   The boat enters the lock. 8–9. The boat enters the lock. 3. The lower gates are closed. 10. The upper gates are closed. 4–5. The lock is filled with water from upstream. 11–12. The lock is emptied by draining its water downstream. 6. The upper gates are opened. 13. The lower gates are opened. 7. The boat exits the lock. 14. The boat exits ...

4. Caisson lock - Wikipedia

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   The caisson lock is a type of canal lock in which a narrowboat is floated into a sealed watertight box and raised or lowered between two different canal water levels. It was invented in the late 18th century as a solution to the problem posed by the excessive demand for water when conventional locks were used to raise and lower canal boats ...

5. Stuffing box - Wikipedia

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   The stuffing box prevents water from entering the boat's hull. In many small fiberglass boats, for example, the stuffing box is mounted inboard near the point the shaft exits the hull . The "box" is a cylindrical assembly, typically of bronze, comprising a sleeve threaded on one end to accept adjusting and locking nuts.

6. Twistlock - Wikipedia

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   The female part of the connector is the 7×7× 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (180×180×110 mm) corner casting, which forms each of the eight corners, welded to the container itself, and has no moving parts, only an oval hole in the tops of the four upper corners, and in the bottom of the four lower corners.

7. Panama Canal locks - Wikipedia

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   In this usage pattern, the paired locks offer redundancy during maintenance or in the event of mechanical issues. [3] 24-hour time-lapse of the upper chamber of the Miraflores Locks. The lock chambers are 110 ft (33.53 m) wide by 1,050 ft (320 m) long, with a usable length of 1,000 ft (305 m). [4]