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SPRING BOLT [3 records]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Locks and Locksmithing
DEF

A bolt which is driven out of its retracted position by a compressed spring as soon as its handle or key is released.

OBS

latch bolt: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • bevelled bolt

French

Domaine(s)
  • Serrurerie
DEF

Pêne dont l'extrémité, taillée en biseau, est maintenue saillante par un ressort, et qui peut fonctionner sans clef.

OBS

pêne demi-tour; demi-tour : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cerrajería
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Record 2 2013-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
  • Switchgear (Rail Transport)
DEF

A bolt used at the throat of a spring rail frog to attach the spring housing to the wing rail and to hold the coil spring and follower in place to adjust the spring pressure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
  • Appareils de voie (Transport par rail)

Spanish

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Record 3 1988-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Suspension Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Suspension (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
CONT

Une jumelle (de ressort) se compose de deux joues (...) ces joues sont percées d'un trou à leur partie inférieure pour donner passage à un axe sur lequel joue la lance maîtresse du ressort.

Spanish

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