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2. List of screw drives - Wikipedia

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   For example, certain toilet seat fastener bolts use a breakaway plastic nut, with the driver part intended to shear at a torque high enough to prevent wobbling, while not shattering the porcelain toilet from excessive pressure. Breakaway fasteners used in a non-security application may have a second driveable surface (such as a hex head) to ...

3. American Standard Brands - Wikipedia

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   In February 2008, American Standard Americas merged with two other plumbing fixture companies, Crane Plumbing and Eljer to create American Standard Brands. [4] The Crane Plumbing unit includes the former Universal-Rundle product line which Crane acquired in 1995 and continues to support with repair parts. [ 5 ]

4. United States Standard thread - Wikipedia

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   United States Standard thread (USS thread), also known as Sellers Standard thread, [1] Franklin Institute thread [1] and American Standard thread, [2] is a standard for inch based threaded fasteners and washers. [3] The USS standard is no longer supported. It, together with the SAE fastener standard, was incorporated into the Unified Thread ...

5. Crane Plumbing Corporation - Wikipedia

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   Crane Company merged in February 2008 with American Standard Americas and Eljer to create American Standard Brands. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Over the course of its history, Crane Plumbing Corporation had moved to Montreal, Quebec and as of 2012, it was based in Stratford, Ontario , largely in a customer support role.

6. Tap (valve) - Wikipedia

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   This is called a "globe valve" in engineering and, while it gives a leak-proof seal and good fine adjustment of flow, both the rubber washer and the valve seat are subject to wear (and for the seat, also corrosion) over time, so that eventually no tight seal is formed in the closed position, resulting in a leaking tap. The washer can be ...

7. Piping and plumbing fitting - Wikipedia

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   Standard codes are followed when designing (or manufacturing) a piping system. Organizations which promulgate piping standards include: ASME: American Society of Mechanical Engineers A112.19.1 Enameled cast-iron and steel plumbing fixtures standards; A112.19.2 Ceramic plumbing fixtures standard