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  2. Hutchinson Patent Stopper - Wikipedia

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    Charles G. Hutchinson invented and patented [1] the Hutchinson Patent Stopper in 1879 as a replacement for cork bottle stoppers which were commonly used as stoppers on soda water or pop bottles. His invention employed a wire spring attached to a rubber seal. Production of these stoppers was discontinued after 1912.

  3. Stopper (plug) - Wikipedia

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    A glass stopper is often called a "ground glass joint" (or "joint taper"), and a cork stopper is called simply a "cork". Stoppers used for wine bottles are referred to as "corks", even when made from another material. [citation needed] A common every-day example of a stopper is the cork of a wine bottle.

  4. Reset (Chinese TV series) - Wikipedia

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    By 23 January 2022, the series had surpassed 1.8 Billions views on Tencent Video, [10] [11] trended on the Weibo search, [12] and earned Bai Jingting 1st rank in the "Character Index List" in drama category. [13] Its popularity has led to much discussion in China on social topics such as social responsibility and cyberbullying. [14]

  5. Countersink - Wikipedia

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    One component is a rod that is inserted into the existing hole in the workpieces; the other component is the cutter, which is attached to the rod, or extends out of it, after it is in position. [3] This is comparable to other types of "back-" machining, such as back-spotfacing, back-boring, back-counterboring, back-milling, and back-deburring.

  6. Flip-top - Wikipedia

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    The top of a flip-top bottle Breaking the seal on a Flip-top. A flip-top, swing-top, lightning toggle, or Quillfeldt stopper (after the inventor, Charles de Quillfeldt) is a type of bail closure frequently used for bottles containing carbonated beverages, such as beer or mineral water.

  7. Firestop - Wikipedia

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    A firestop or fire-stopping is a form of passive fire protection that is used to seal around openings and between joints in a fire-resistance-rated wall or floor assembly. . Firestops are designed to maintain the fire-resistance rating of a wall or floor assembly intended to impede the spread of fire and

  8. Stopper - Wikipedia

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    Stopper may refer to: Bung, a plug used to stop the opening of a container Laboratory rubber stopper, a specific type of bung; Plug (sanitation), used to stop a drainage outlet; Defender (association football), in soccer (association football) Milkor 37/38mm and 40mm Stopper, a gun; Alternative name for a whitewater hole, in whitewater kayaking

  9. Anti-tank obstacles - Wikipedia

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    Anti-tank obstacle (Dutch: Aspergeversperring, litt.Asparagus obstacle) on the former IJsselmeer dike just east of Muiden, the Netherlands. Anti-tank obstacles at Elvis Presley Memorial in Germany