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  2. Suspenders - Wikipedia

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    Suspenders (American English, Canadian English), or braces (British English, New Zealand English, Australian English) are fabric or leather straps worn over the shoulders to hold up skirts or trousers. The straps may be elasticated, either entirely or only at attachment ends, and most straps are of woven cloth forming an X or Y shape at the back.

  3. Belt (mechanical) - Wikipedia

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    An automotive belt with the number "740K6" or "6K740" indicates a belt 74 inches (190 cm) in length, 6 ribs wide, with a rib pitch of 9 ⁄ 64 of an inch (3.6 mm) (a standard thickness for a K series automotive belt would be 4.5mm). A metric equivalent would be usually indicated by "6PK1880" whereby 6 refers to the number of ribs, PK refers to ...

  4. Glossary of automotive terms - Wikipedia

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    Also gas pedal. A throttle in the form of a foot-operated pedal, or sometimes a hand-operated lever or paddle, by which the flow of fuel to the engine (and thereby the engine speed) is controlled, with depression of the pedal causing the vehicle to accelerate. admission stroke See induction stroke. aftermarket air brake 1. A type of brake in which the force that actuates the brake mechanism is ...

  5. Car suspension - Wikipedia

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    Suspension is the system of tires, tire air, springs, shock absorbers and linkages that connects a vehicle to its wheels and allows relative motion between the two. [1] Suspension systems must support both road holding/handling and ride quality, [2] which are at odds with each other. The tuning of suspensions involves finding the right compromise.

  6. List of bicycle parts - Wikipedia

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    Axle: as in the generic definition, a rod that serves to attach a wheel to a bicycle and provides support for bearings on which the wheel rotates. Also sometimes used to describe suspension components, for example a swing arm pivot axle; Bar ends: extensions at the end of straight handlebars to allow for multiple hand positions

  7. Suspension (mechanics) - Wikipedia

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    In mechanics, suspension is a system of components allowing a machine (normally a vehicle) to move smoothly with reduced shock. Types may include: car suspension, four-wheeled motor vehicle suspension; motorcycle suspension, two-wheeled motor vehicle suspension Motorcycle fork, a component of motorcycle suspension system; bicycle suspension

  8. Belt (clothing) - Wikipedia

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    A belt is a flexible band or strap, typically made of leather, plastic, or heavy cloth, worn around the natural waist or near it (as far down as the hips). The ends of a belt are free; and a buckle forms the belt into a loop by securing one end to another part of the belt, at or near the other end. Often, the resulting loop is smaller than the ...

  9. Belt - Wikipedia

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    Belt (mechanical), a looped strip of material used to link multiple rotating shafts; Conveyor belt, a device for transporting goods along a fixed track; Belt manlift, a device for moving people between floors in a building or grain elevator. Seat belt, a safety device in automobiles and on the plane; Timing belt, part of an internal combustion ...