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Pritzlaff's enterprise became the largest hardware company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin [3] and eventually became one of the largest wholesale hardware companies and iron supply houses in the Midwest. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It was known for selling hardware, sewing machines, and toys through mail order catalogs to wholesale accounts throughout the United States.
Similar mechanisms include a Devil's claw, or a claw and dog. Ratchet A pawl is used in combination with a ratchet gear in socket wrenches, bicycle freehubs, winches, ratchet reels for diving, fishing, and many other applications. [1] [2] Ladder Dogs (in the form of pawls) are used on extension ladders to temporarily anchor their sections to ...
A deadlocking latch bolt (deadlatch) is an elaboration on the latch bolt which includes a guardbolt to prevent "shimming" or "jimmying" of the latch bolt. When the door is closed, the latch bolt and guardbolt are retracted together, and the door closes normally, with the latch bolt entering the strike plate.
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Unless the dog is engaged, the gear will simply freewheel on the shaft. This word usage is a metaphor derived from the idea of a dog (animal) biting and holding on, the "dog" name derived from the basic idea of how a dog jaw locks on, by the movement of the jaw, or by the presence of many teeth. In engineering the "dog" device has some special ...
Seadog, sea dog or clumsy animal may refer to: Arts and entertainment. Sea Dogs, a 1916 U.S. silent film; Sea Dogs, a 2000 videogame; Sea Dogs of ...
Ocean Connections, the manager of the seal programs at the Milwaukee County Zoo, announced in fall the seals would leave the zoo in December.