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A child harness (alternative: child tether, walking harness, British English: walking reins) is a safety device sometimes worn by children when walking with a parent or carer. Child harnesses are most commonly used with toddlers and children of preschool age, though they may also be used with older children, especially if they have special ...
Isofix anchor points under a removable cover. Isofix (styled ISOFIX) is the international standard for attachment points for child safety seats in passenger cars. The system has other regional names including LATCH ("Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children") in the United States, and LUAS ("Lower Universal Anchorage System") or Canfix in Canada. [1]
Image:Blank US Map with borders.svg, a blank states maps with borders. Image:BlankMap-USA.png, a map with no borders and states separated by transparency. Image:US map - geographic.png, a geographical map. On Wikimedia Commons, a free online media resource: commons:Category:Maps of the United States, the category for all maps with subcategories.
Designed-to-fail safety links are sometimes used to prevent excessive tension in a tether involved in towing objects, such as sailplanes. A signal tether is a system in which a constant signal designates a positive condition, and its interruption, whether by discontinuation or jamming, conveys a failure.
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A leash (also called a lead, lead line or tether) is a rope or similar material used to control an animal by attaching it to a collar, harness, or halter. In British English , a leash is generally for a larger (possibly dangerous or aggressive) animal, with lead being more commonly used when walking a dog.
Maps of the New World had been produced since the 16th century. The history of cartography of the United States begins in the 18th century, after the declared independence of the original Thirteen Colonies on July 4, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War (1776–1783). Later, Samuel Augustus Mitchell published a map of the United States ...
The tether suffered a cut 3.7 days after deployment. The payload reentered (as expected) within hours, but the 7.2 km (4.5 mi) length at the Delta end survived with no further cuts until re-entry on 7 May 1994. The tether was an easy naked-eye object when lit by the sun and viewed against a dark sky. [21]