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BACK PROTECTOR [3 records]

Record 1 2016-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
DEF

Stationary horizontal beam at the front of the loom over which the woven cloth passes before winding on the cloth beam below.

CONT

The Cranbrook loom is available... An exclusive innovation of the Cranbrook loom is the breast and back beams made of powder-coated tubular steel... Standard features : adjustable bench, cloth beam protector(fits in front of breast beam)...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
DEF

Pièce du métier à tisser, barre transversale sur laquelle passe le tissu.

CONT

[...] le tissu, après sa constitution, passe sur la poitrinière, puis, entraîné par le rouleau d'appel s'enroule finalement à l'avant du métier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Herramientas y equipo (Industrias textiles)
  • Tejeduría (Industrias textiles)
DEF

Barra transversal de un telar sobre la cual pasa el tejido ya hecho antes de enrollarse.

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Record 2 2006-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
CONT

In the early years, harnesses were made of a simple parachutist harness, possibly with a wooden board to make the flight easier on the legs, but now safety measures such as back-protectors made of thick impact absorbing foam are commonplace. Like helmets or other protective gear, there are limits to the strength of impact that can safely be absorbed by a foam back protector in a paragliding harness.

CONT

The Gingo is equipped with an optional GINSOFT II soft back protector with 17 cm thickness. … The GINSOFT II back protection is DHV certified and free compatible, which means it can be used with any harness with a large enough container for the back protection. The GINSOFT II protector is the lightest soft foam protector with DHV certification.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
CONT

La partie arrière [de la sellette] qui renferme la protection dorsale est épaisse. Le dossier, lui aussi rembourré, offre un bon support au dos. [...] En plus de la mousse de protection dorsale de 17 cm, homologuée jusqu'à 17,8 G par la DHV et dotée d'un système de vidage contrôlé, Swing utilise une plaque anti-perforation Lexan qui protège le pilote de l'impact contre les objets pointus en décomposant la force du choc, en même temps qu'elle octroie une certaine rigidité à l'ensemble.

CONT

Sécurité passive: le pratiquant s'équipe d'un matériel diminuant les conséquences d'un éventuel incident ou accident, tel que: un casque, des chaussures amortissantes, une sellette avec protection dorsale, un parachute de secours, [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 1995-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Ice Hockey
CONT

The tendon guards originally was just a sewn-on piece at the back of the skate.... Then, during the war, a nylon was developed as a bullet protector.... Soon, this material was incorporated into the skate boot and it is similar to what is available today.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Hockey sur glace
OBS

Fait partie de la bottine du patin pour mieux protéger le tendon.

Spanish

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