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2. Wheel clamp - Wikipedia

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   A wheel clamp, also known as wheel boot, parking boot, or Denver boot, [1] [2] is a device that is designed to prevent motor vehicles from being moved. In its most common form, it consists of a clamp that surrounds a vehicle wheel, designed to prevent removal of both itself and the wheel.

3. Lockrod - Wikipedia

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   Heavy-duty models are one-inch in diameter and are usually made of steel, most often galvanized, but sometimes painted or electropolished for cosmetic reasons. In lighter duty applications, such as smaller utility trailers, a ¾-inch diameter lockrod can be used; these can be made of steel or aluminum.

4. Anti-lock braking system - Wikipedia

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   The ECU constantly monitors the rotational speed of each wheel; if it detects the wheel rotating significantly slower than the speed of the vehicle, a condition indicative of impending wheel lock, it actuates the valves to reduce hydraulic pressure to the brake at the affected wheel, thus reducing the braking force on that wheel; the wheel then ...

5. Fifth-wheel coupling - Wikipedia

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   A wheel would be placed on the rear frame section of the truck, which at the time had only four wheels, making the additional wheel the "fifth wheel". The trailer needed to be raised so that the trailer's pin would be able to drop into the central hole of the fifth wheel. Fifth wheels were originally not a complete circle and were hand forged.

6. Barnacle (parking) - Wikipedia

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   The Barnacle is a bright yellow, 20-pound (9.1 kg) piece of plastic that adheres to a windshield with 750 pounds-force (3,300 N) of force. It is equipped with an alarm that sounds if the vehicle is moved, and it has a keypad to input an unlock code so that the owner, after settling their parking violation, can release the device and drive away.

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