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2. Tow hitch - Wikipedia

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   Weight ratings for both bumper-mounted and frame-mounted receiver hitches can be found on the bumper of pickup trucks (for bumper-mounted tow balls) and on the receiver hitch (for frame-mounted receiver hitches). For flat deck and pickup trucks towing 10,000-to-30,000-pound (4.5 to 13.6 t) trailers there are fifth wheel and gooseneck hitches ...

3. Miller Reese Hutchison - Wikipedia

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   Miller Reese Hutchison (August 6, 1876 – February 16, 1944) was an American electrical engineer and inventor. He developed some of the first portable electric devices, such as a vehicle horn and a hearing aid .

4. Adjustable grip hitch - Wikipedia

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   The adjustable grip hitch is a simple and useful friction hitch which may easily be shifted up and down the rope while slack. It will hold fast when loaded, but slip when shock loaded until tension is relieved enough for it to again hold fast. It serves the same purpose as the taut-line hitch, e.g. tensioning a tent's guy line.

5. List of friction hitch knots - Wikipedia

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   Farrimond friction hitch: A quick-release adjustable friction hitch for use on lines under tension. Gripping sailor's hitch: A secure, jam-proof hitch used to tie one rope to another, or a rope to a pole, boom, spar, etc., when the pull is lengthwise along the object. It is also known as Michoacan/Martin among friction knots used in climbing ...

6. Hitch (knot) - Wikipedia

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   Farrimond friction hitch: A quick release adjustable friction hitch for use on lines under tension. Garda hitch: A ratcheting knot used to disallow dual direction rope travel. Gripping sailor's hitch: A secure, jam-proof hitch used to tie one rope to another, or a rope to a pole, boom, spar, etc., when the pull is lengthwise along the object.

7. Biden faces mounting pressure to protect immigrants before ...

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   President Joe Biden is facing mounting pressure from Democratic lawmakers and allies to extend protections to immigrants in the United States amid party fears over President-elect Donald Trump’s ...