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LOOSE-JOINT BUTT [1 record]

Record 1 2017-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Hardware
  • Locks and Locksmithing
DEF

Loose-joint butt. A hinge having a single knuckle on each half, one of them with the pin and the other with a corresponding hole, permitting separation of the two parts of the butt.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Quincaillerie du bâtiment
  • Serrurerie
DEF

Ferrure constituant le pivot de rotation d'une porte ou d'une croisée; la paumelle se compose de deux pièces complémentaires, l'une étant un gond à fiche, l'autre formant un œil dans lequel pénètre la fiche.

OBS

La paumelle diffère de la penture par sa fixation sur les chants des châssis ouvrants. Elle diffère de la charnière par son caractère dégondable par simple soulèvement du vantail.

Key term(s)
  • charnière
  • penture

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Artículos de ferretería para la construcción
  • Cerrajería
DEF

Bisagra plana de dos hojas, una actuando de macho y otra de hembra, lo que permite su sencilla separación.

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