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  2. Wire rope - Wikipedia

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    Right-hand ordinary lay (RHOL) wire rope terminated in a loop with a thimble and ferrule. The end of a wire rope tends to fray readily, and cannot be easily connected to plant and equipment. There are different ways of securing the ends of wire ropes to prevent fraying. The common and useful type of end fitting for a wire rope is to turn the ...

  3. Eye splice - Wikipedia

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    Eye splices from Carl Smith's 1899 Båtseglareordbok [1] Eye splice from Alpheus Hyatt Verrill's 1917 Knots, Splices and Rope Work [2]. The eye splice is a method of creating a permanent loop (an "eye") in the end of a rope by means of rope splicing.

  4. Bathroom emergency pullstring - Wikipedia

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    An emergency pull string located in a New Jersey hospital bathroom. A bathroom emergency pullstring is a cord found in some bathrooms and restrooms that can be pulled in the event of an emergency suffered by the bathroom's user, such as a fall or lock-in.

  5. Thimble - Wikipedia

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    A thimble with an irregular pattern of dimples was likely made before the 1850s. Another consequence of the mechanization of thimble production is that the shape and the thickness of the metal changed. Early thimbles tend to be quite thick and to have a pronounced dome on the top. The metal on later ones is thinner and the top is flatter.

  6. Garrote - Wikipedia

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    A garrote can be made of different materials, including ropes, cloth, cable ties, fishing lines, nylon, guitar strings, telephone cord or piano wire. [2] [3] [4] A stick may be used to tighten the garrote; the Spanish word refers to the stick itself. [5] In Spanish, the term may also refer to a rope and stick used to constrict a limb as a ...

  7. Hose strap - Wikipedia

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    A nylon loop hose strap, with a structural firefighting glove for size comparison. A hose strap (also known as a rope hose tool) is a piece of firefighting equipment. Having a variety of uses, the name derives from the main use of securing a charged hoseline, allowing a firefighter to better control the flow of the water.

  8. Kernmantle rope - Wikipedia

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    For example, rope used in caving is generally exposed to increased abrasion, so the mantle is woven more tightly than rope used in climbing or rappelling. However, the resulting rope is cumbersome and difficult to tie knots in. Kernmantle construction may be used for both static and dynamic ropes. Static ropes are designed to allow relatively ...

  9. John A. Roebling - Wikipedia

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    John Augustus Roebling (born Johann August Röbling; June 12, 1806 – July 22, 1869) was a German-born American civil engineer. [1] He designed and built wire rope suspension bridges, in particular the Brooklyn Bridge, which has been designated as a National Historic Landmark and a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.

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