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The electric immobiliser/alarm system was invented by St. George Evans and Edward Birkenbuel and patented in 1919. [2] They developed a 3x3 grid of double-contact switches on a panel mounted inside the car so when the ignition switch was activated, current from the battery (or magneto) went to the spark plugs allowing the engine to start, or immobilizing the vehicle and sounding the horn. [3]
A wheel clamp, also known as wheel boot, parking boot, or Denver boot, [1] [2] is a device that is designed to prevent motor vehicles from being moved. In its most common form, it consists of a clamp that surrounds a vehicle wheel, designed to prevent removal of both itself and the wheel.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 January 2025. Classified advertisements website Craigslist Inc. Logo used since 1995 Screenshot of the main page on January 26, 2008 Type of business Private Type of site Classifieds, forums Available in English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese Founded 1995 ; 30 years ago (1995 ...
Car boot may refer to: Boot (car), a storage space in a car; Wheel clamp, a device to prevent a vehicle from being moved; Car boot sale, ...
The trunk (American English) or boot (British English) of a car is the vehicle's main storage or cargo compartment, often a hatch at the rear of the vehicle. It can also be called a tailgate . In Indian English the storage area is known as a dickey (also spelled dicky, dickie, or diggy ), and in Southeast Asia as a compartment .
The Bootmobile is a boot-shaped automobile made by L.L.Bean to celebrate its centenary in 2012. It was introduced on January 17, 2012. [1] [2] The Bean Boots that the vehicle is meant to resemble. One Bootmobile is a Ford F-250 Super Duty truck [3] made to resemble a Bean Boot. The steel and fiberglass construction is 13 feet (4.0 m) tall, 20 ...
Bed rest, medical treatment in which a person lies in bed for most of the time to try to cure an illness; Immobilization (healing), holding an injured joint or bone in place with a splint, cast, or brace to prevent movement while healing
Vehicle extrication is the process of removing a patient from a vehicle which has been involved in a motor vehicle collision. [1] Patients who have not already exited a crashed vehicle may be medically (cannot exit a vehicle due to their injuries) or physically trapped, [ 2 ] and may be pinned by wreckage, or unable to exit the vehicle because ...