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2. Hose coupling - Wikipedia

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   Side view of a 1.5 to 2.5 inches (38 to 64 mm) adapter. National Hose thread (NH), also known as National Standard Thread (NST). It is the most common type of fire hose coupling used in the United States. The male and female straight (non-tapered) threads screw together and the connection is sealed with a gasket.

3. Garden hose - Wikipedia

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   The thread standard for garden hose connectors in the United States, its territories, and Canada is known colloquially as "garden hose thread" (GHT), but its official designation is NH ("National Hose"): 3 ⁄ 4-11.5NH designates full form threads as produced by cutting material such as the brass spigot outlet or hose male or female end fitting ...

4. Gender of connectors and fasteners - Wikipedia

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   A3F = Audio 3-pin female connector; A3M = Audio 3-pin male connector. The terms plug, pin, and prong are also often used for "male" connectors, and receptacle, socket, and slot are used for "female" connectors. In many cases these terms are more common than male and female, especially in documentation intended for the non-specialist. These ...

5. Piping and plumbing fitting - Wikipedia

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   Piping or tubing is usually inserted into fittings to make connections. Connectors are assigned a gender, abbreviated M or F. An example of this is a "3 ⁄ 4-inch female adapter NPT", which would have a corresponding male connection of the same size and thread standard (in this case also NPT).

6. JIC fitting - Wikipedia

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   JIC hydraulic fitting from 1967 Ford backhoe. It was badly stuck, but shows what a JIC fitting looks like. The left is the male part, the right is female. A JIC bulkhead adapter, which converts National Pipe Thread (NPT) on the left to JIC on the right. The angled seating surface is clearly visible on the far right.

7. Glossary of firefighting equipment - Wikipedia

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   Double male Hose coupling adapter with two male-threaded connectors back-to-back; used for connecting two female couplings together. Dry chemical A fire extinguishing agent. It works by breaking the chemical chain reaction in the "fire tetrahedron". Dry hydrant A fire hydrant with a valve located at the bottom of the barrel, near the water main ...