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Espagnolette locking device. An espagnolette is a locking device, normally mounted on the vertical frame of a French door or casement window.A handle or knob is connected to a metal rod mounted to the surface of the frame, about a metre above the floor.
The astragal closes the clearance gap created by bevels on one or both mating doors, and helps deaden sound. The vertical member (molding) attaches to a stile on one of a pair of either sliding or swinging doors, against which the other door seals when closed. Exterior astragals are kerfed for weatherstripping. The weatherstripping at the ...
Direct comparison between normal buffer (right) and high-performance buffer (left) for freight wagons. Standardised buffers are used by European railway companies: Freight wagon: Buffer with 75 mm stroke UIC 526-2 VE 1981-01. However, these buffers are no longer in use. Freight wagon: Buffer with 105 mm stroke UIC 526-1 VE 1998-07; Freight ...
The AAR/APTA TypeE, TypeF, and TypeH couplers are all compatible Janney couplers, but used for different rail cars (general freight, tank cars, rotary hoppers, passenger, etc.). The knuckle coupler or Janney coupler was invented by Eli H. Janney , who received a patent in 1873 ( U.S. patent 138,405 ). [ 20 ]
Traditional savings account rates. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation tracks monthly average interest rates paid on savings and other deposit accounts, like certificates of deposit, that ...
Federal investigators found nearly a dozen children to be working dangerous, overnight shifts at Seaboard Triumph Foods' pork processing plant in Sioux City, Iowa, the Department of Labor announced.
Family and friends are mourning Soren Dixon, Jack Nelson and Krysta Tsukahara, all college students who graduated from Piedmont High School in 2023.
Mogos had doors in the van ends so that cars and similar loads could be driven/rolled into and out of the wagon. Cattle wagons were built for livestock traffic. Ferry Vans were larger vans fitted with securing points for train ferries , dual brakes ( air and vacuum ) and various other features for international use.