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2. Clevis fastener - Wikipedia

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   A clevis bracket generally takes the form of a solid metal piece with a flat rectangular base, fitted with holes for bolts or machine screws, and two rounded wings in parallel forming a clevis. Commonly used in aircraft and cars, clevis brackets allow mounting of rods to flat surfaces.

3. Timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945) - Wikipedia

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   A curtain rod or traverse rod is a device used to suspend curtains, usually above windows or along the edges of showers, though also wherever curtains might be used. The flat, telescoping curtain rod was invented by Charles W. Kirsch of Sturgis, Michigan, in 1907. However, they were not in use until the 1920s. Kirsch also invented the traverse ...

4. Extrusion - Wikipedia

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   Steel (1825 to 2375 °F (1000 to 1300 °C)) rods and tracks. Usually plain carbon steel is extruded, but alloy steel and stainless steel can also be extruded. Titanium (1100 to 1825 °F (600 to 1000 °C)) aircraft components including seat tracks, engine rings, and other structural parts.

5. Rivet - Wikipedia

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   Drawing of round head rivets, 1898 A typical technical drawing of a universal head solid rivet Riveters work on the Liberty ship SS John W. Brown (December 2014).. Rivet holes have been found in Egyptian spearheads dating back to the Naqada culture of between 4400 and 3000 B.C. Archeologists have also uncovered many Bronze Age swords and daggers with rivet holes where the handles would have been.

6. Connecting rod - Wikipedia

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   A connecting rod, also called a 'con rod', [1] [2] [3] is the part of a piston engine which connects the piston to the crankshaft. Together with the crank, the connecting rod converts the reciprocating motion of the piston into the rotation of the crankshaft. [4] The connecting rod is required to transmit the compressive and tensile forces from ...

7. Destruction in California: What caused the LA fires to spread ...

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   Editor's Note: For updates on the Los Angeles wildfires in California, please read USA TODAY'S live updates for Saturday, Jan. 11.. A growing number of wildfires spread rapidly across Los Angeles ...