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FULCRUM POINT [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hand Tools
- Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
- Fixed Rescue Facilities (fire)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Hux bar
1, record 1, English, Hux%20bar
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hux bar 2, record 1, English, hux%20bar
correct
- Hux tool 3, record 1, English, Hux%20tool
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A largely obsolete hydrant wrench made of stamped metal with holes sized for the hydrant valve. 3, record 1, English, - Hux%20bar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The hux bar is first and foremost a hydrant wrench... The tool is chromed tubular steel, with a very thin, flat hydrant tool at one end and a curved, tapered prying point with a small fulcrum at the other. The hydrant wrench end has two openings for hydrant operating nuts. One is square; the other is pentagonal. 2, record 1, English, - Hux%20bar
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage à main
- Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
- Installations fixes de secours (incendies)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- outil de Hux
1, record 1, French, outil%20de%20Hux
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Clé à borne d'incendie plate dotée, à une extrémité, d'un pied-de-biche précédé d'une plaque perforée de deux ouvertures, une carrée et l'autre, pentagonale, pour les écrous de commande des bornes d'incendie et, à l'autre extrémité, d'un point d'appui courbé et conique accompagné d'un petit pivot. 2, record 1, French, - outil%20de%20Hux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Upward-Pushing Apparatus
- Jib-Type Hoisting Apparatus
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lever jack
1, record 2, English, lever%20jack
correct, specific
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- ratchet jack 2, record 2, English, ratchet%20jack
correct, specific
- rack-and-lever jack 3, record 2, English, rack%2Dand%2Dlever%20jack
correct, specific
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In its usual form, the lever jack has a rack and pawl, the pawl being mounted on the end of a lever whose fulcrum point is very close to the pawl, thus giving a big mechanical advantage to any force exerted at the other end of the long lever. 1, record 2, English, - lever%20jack
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Jacks. One type uses a lever to raise a load up a toothed rack while a ratchet prevents it slipping back. 4, record 2, English, - lever%20jack
Record 2, Key term(s)
- rack jack
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appareils de levage agissant par poussée
- Appareils de levage à bras
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cric à crémaillère
1, record 2, French, cric%20%C3%A0%20cr%C3%A9maill%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun, generic
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le cric est employé pour soulever de grosses charges à une faible hauteur. [...] Le cric à crémaillère est formé d'un couple crémaillère-roue dentée actionné à la main et agissant sur la tige. 2, record 2, French, - cric%20%C3%A0%20cr%C3%A9maill%C3%A8re
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Schéma d'un cric à crémaillère : [...] logement pour la mise en place du levier de manoeuvre [...] 2, record 2, French, - cric%20%C3%A0%20cr%C3%A9maill%C3%A8re
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le cric à crémaillère peut être manoeuvré à l'aide d'une manivelle ou d'un levier. Les sources françaises ne parlent que du modèle à manivelle, tandis que les sources anglaises ne font mention que du modèle à levier. 3, record 2, French, - cric%20%C3%A0%20cr%C3%A9maill%C3%A8re
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aparatos de levantamiento de cargas
- Levantamiento con grúas de brazo
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- gato de palanca
1, record 2, Spanish, gato%20de%20palanca
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-02-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
- Suspension Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fulcrum
1, record 3, English, fulcrum
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
each MLG [main landing gear] is mounted directly aft of the shock strut it actuates and the piston rod is attached to the shock strut by the downlock lever arm so that the force of the extending piston rod acts on the shock strut at a point below and aft to its fulcrum. 1, record 3, English, - fulcrum
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Aérotechnique et maintenance
- Suspension (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pivot
1, record 3, French, pivot
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- point d'appui 2, record 3, French, point%20d%27appui
masculine noun
- support 2, record 3, French, support
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-02-06
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Containers
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- anti-nose-dive leg
1, record 4, English, anti%2Dnose%2Ddive%20leg
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A support installed at the front end of a container chassis used to support that end during loading operations when the initial weight of the cargo is concentrated at the front and beyond the fulcrum point of balance. 1, record 4, English, - anti%2Dnose%2Ddive%20leg
Record 4, Key term(s)
- anti nose dive leg
- anti-nose dive leg
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Conteneurs
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- béquille
1, record 4, French, b%C3%A9quille
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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