enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Tow hitch - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tow_hitch

   A tow hitch (or tow bar or trailer hitch in North America [1]) is a device attached to the chassis of a vehicle for towing, or a towbar to an aircraft nose gear. It can take the form of a tow ball to allow swiveling and articulation of a trailer , or a tow pin, or a tow hook with a trailer loop, often used for large or agricultural vehicles ...

3. Sip-and-puff - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sip-and-puff

   The Patient Operated Selector Mechanism (POSM or POSSUM) was developed in the early 1960s, and used a sip-and-puff control mechanism. Sip-and-puff or sip 'n' puff (SNP) is assistive technology used to send signals to a device using air pressure by "sipping" (inhaling) or "puffing" (exhaling) on a straw, tube or "wand."

4. Oxygen tank - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen_tank

   Medical use liquid oxygen airgas tanks are typically 2.4 MPa (350 psi). [citation needed] All equipment coming into contact with high pressure oxygen must be "oxygen clean" and "oxygen compatible", to reduce the risk of fire. [3] [4] "Oxygen clean" means the removal of any substance that could act as a source of ignition. "Oxygen compatible ...

5. Wheelchair - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheelchair

   A man with a disability sitting in a wheelchair. A wheelchair is a mobilized form of chair using 2 or more wheels, a footrest, and an armrest usually cushioned. It is used when walking is difficult or impossible to do due to illnesses, injury, disabilities, or age-related health conditions.

6. Trailer (vehicle) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trailer_(vehicle)

   A full trailer is a term used in the United States and New Zealand [5] for a freight trailer supported by front and rear axles and pulled by a drawbar. In Europe this is known as an A-frame drawbar trailer, and in Australia it is known as a dog trailer. Commercial freight trailers are produced to length and width specifications defined by the ...

7. AOL.com - News, Sports, Weather, Entertainment, Local & Lifestyle

   www.aol.com

   AOL latest headlines, entertainment, sports, articles for business, health and world news.

8. Rupture disc - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupture_disc

   A rupture disc (burst) Pressure-effect acting at a rupture disc A rupture disc, also known as a pressure safety disc, burst disc, bursting disc, or burst diaphragm, is a non-reclosing pressure relief safety device that, in most uses, protects a pressure vessel, equipment or system from overpressurization or potentially damaging vacuum conditions.

9. Hill-holder - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill-holder

   A hill-holder is a motor vehicle device that holds the brake until the clutch is at the friction point, making it easier for a stationary vehicle to start uphill. By holding the brake in position while the vehicle is put into gear, it prevents rollback.