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TUBE CHOCK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-05-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sports Equipment and Accessories
- Mountain Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tube chock
1, record 1, English, tube%20chock
correct, specific
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An item of protection for wide cracks [consisting of] a section of tubular aluminum, four inches to eight inches (10 to 20 cm) in length and slung with cord or webbing through centrally located holes. 2, record 1, English, - tube%20chock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Passive camming chock... A few years ago, Chouinard manufactured a set of tube chocks. These were simply various lengths of extruded aluminum tubing. Each tube had holes for a sling, and tapered ends to securely fit the sides of a crack. Each tube chock provides secure protection in vertical wide cracks. 3, record 1, English, - tube%20chock
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The BigBro(manufactured by Mountain Hardware) is a spring-loaded passive camming chock. It is a two-piece aluminum alloy tube; one piece slides into the other. A spring is wound inside the larger tube, and, at the push of a release button, the smaller tube pops out. 2, record 1, English, - tube%20chock
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et accessoires de sport
- Sports de montagne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vis-roc
1, record 1, French, vis%2Droc
masculine noun, generic
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Engin [très rarement employé, car il est lourd et encombrant, qui] se coince dans les fissures larges et permet un assez bon assurage [et dont les] deux extrémités sont munies de tampons recouverts d'une matière adhérente. 1, record 1, French, - vis%2Droc
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Grâce à un système de pas de vis inversés, les tampons, lorsqu'il y a rotation du vis-roc, s'écartent et viennent s'appuyer sur les parois de la fissure. Il y a coincement par opposition. 1, record 1, French, - vis%2Droc
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La recherche thématique effectuée dans ce domaine a permis de constater qu'il n'existe pas d'équivalent français de «tube chock», mais que des coinceurs vendus sous le nom de : En-Cas n° 1 Fixe et En-Cas n°2 Fixe ont la même forme tubulaire et les mêmes propriétés que le «tube chock» BigBro. 2, record 1, French, - vis%2Droc
Record 1, Key term(s)
- coinceur-tube
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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