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2. Fifth-wheel coupling - Wikipedia

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   After all, the purpose of the fifth wheel is to link the tractor and the trailer; indeed, trailers existed before Charles H. Martin introduced the Martin Rocking Fifth Wheel in 1915. At the time, the fifth wheel literally was a wheel that moved with the trailer—unlike today’s technology that secures a kingpin.

3. Trailer connectors in Europe - Wikipedia

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   Multicon [1] Feder and Multicon WeSt (Welt Standard) connectors are precursors to ISO 11446 in a design that is intended to be compatible with ISO 1724.This means that if a towing vehicle has an outlet of this type it should be able to connect a trailer with a standard 7-pin or 5-pin connector according to ISO 1724, provided that the trailer coupling follows the standard and that the trailer ...

4. Fifth wheel (Brooks Walker) - Wikipedia

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   In the 1930s, Walker invented a device which added a fifth wheel to cars to aid parallel parking. The extra wheel was mounted on the rear of the vehicle, at right angles to the rest of the wheels. When in use, the fifth wheel lifted the back of the car off its normal rear wheels, allowing the rear of the car to swing laterally. [2] [3]

5. Gooseneck - Wikipedia

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   Gooseneck (piping), a piping or ductwork feature; A crowbar (tool) A gooseneck flask (or swan neck flask) is a flask used in biology that has a curved neck to trap particulate; A gooseneck trailer hitch, for commercial and agricultural use; Gooseneck (fixture), a type of flexible tubing used in gooseneck lamps or microphone stands

6. Fifth wheel (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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   Fifth wheel may also refer to: Fifth-wheel trailer, a type of travel trailer that is a variant of the tractor-trailer version; Fifth wheel (Brooks Walker), an invention designed to aid parking cars; Fifth Wheel Truck Stops, a truck stop chain across Southern Ontario, Canada; The 5th Wheel, an American reality dating show

7. Gooseneck Glacier - Wikipedia

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   Gooseneck Glacier is located in the Fitzpatrick Wilderness, Shoshone National Forest, in the US state of Wyoming. The glacier is east of the Continental Divide in the northern Wind River Range and on the southeast flank of Gannett Peak , the tallest mountain in Wyoming. [ 2 ]