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2. Hoist (device) - Wikipedia

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   Hoist atop an elevator. A hoist is a device used for lifting or lowering a load by means of a drum or lift-wheel around which rope or chain wraps. It may be manually operated, electrically or pneumatically driven and may use chain, fiber or wire rope as its lifting medium.

3. Rope lock - Wikipedia

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   For this reason, proper loading technique is essential for safe operation. Misuse of the rope lock is a common source of rigging accidents, especially among students. [citation needed] More complex rope locks are available which will prevent unlocking if the line set is excessively unbalanced. These load-sensing locks reduce the probability of ...

4. Rigging (material handling) - Wikipedia

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   Rigging comes from rig, to set up or prepare. Rigging is the equipment such as wire rope, turnbuckles, clevis, jacks used with cranes and other lifting equipment [1] in material handling and structure relocation. Rigging systems commonly include shackles, master links and slings, and lifting bags in underwater lifting.

5. Aerial rigging - Wikipedia

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   Aerial rigging is the process of setting up equipment used to make humans fly, specifically aerial circus and aerial dance equipment. [ 1 ] Aerial rigging is commonly practiced to different degrees by specialty fabricators, professional riggers, professional aerial artists , as well as amateur aerial artists.

6. Rigging - Wikipedia

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   Rigging comprises the system of ropes, cables and chains, which support and control a sailing ship or sail boat's masts and sails. Standing rigging is the fixed rigging that supports masts including shrouds and stays. Running rigging is rigging which adjusts the position of the vessel's sails and spars including halyards, braces, sheets and ...

7. Aerial hoop - Wikipedia

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   Basic Circus Arts Instruction Manual: Chapter 8 - "Manual for Safety and Rigging." [PDF, 3.3 MB] European Federation of Professional Circus Schools (FEDEC), 2008. FM 5-125: Rigging Techniques, Procedures, and Applications. [permanent dead link ‍] [PDF, 3.6 MB] US Army, 1995. Steven Santos. Simply Circus: "Rigging I." [Powerpoint presentation ...

8. Single-rope technique - Wikipedia

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   For safe single-rope technique, especially on drops with complex rigging with intermediate belays, it is essential that the abseiling device can be removed from the rope without being unclipped from the harness. This is a problem with the simplest device, the single piece figure eight. These also twist the rope, which is a problem if there is a ...

9. Block and tackle - Wikipedia

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   A block and tackle [1] [2] or only tackle [3] is a system of two or more pulleys with a rope or cable threaded between them, usually used to lift heavy loads.. The pulleys are assembled to form blocks and then blocks are paired so that one is fixed and one moves with the load.