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2. Carriage bolt - Wikipedia

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   This makes the bolt self-locking when it is placed through a square hole in a metal strap. This allows the fastener to be installed with only one wrench, working from the opposite end. The head of a carriage bolt is usually a shallow dome. The shank has no threads and its diameter equals the size of the square cross-section.

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4. Angle bracket (fastener) - Wikipedia

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   Angle brackets feature holes in them for screws. A typical example use of is a shelf bracket for mounting a shelf on a wall. In general, angle brackets have a wide range of applications, and are used, among other things, in building construction , mechanical engineering or to join two pieces of furniture

5. Tie (engineering) - Wikipedia

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   A tie, strap, tie rod, eyebar, guy-wire, suspension cables, or wire ropes, are examples of linear structural components designed to resist tension. [1] It is the opposite of a strut or column, which is designed to resist compression. Ties may be made of any tension resisting material.

6. Hook-and-loop fastener - Wikipedia

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   [1] [3] Hook-and-loop is regarded by some like Steven Vogel [5] or Werner Nachtigall [6] as a key example of inspiration from nature or the copying of nature's mechanisms (called bionics or biomimesis). Macro photograph of velcro hooks. The big breakthrough de Mestral made was to think about hook-and-eye closures on a greatly reduced scale ...

7. Backpack - Wikipedia

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   Lowe's innovation also featured the first side compression straps, the first modern sternum strap, and the first load stabilizers. [9]: 209 Internal-frame packs have a large fabric section around an internal frame composed of strips of either aluminum, titanium or plastic, sometimes with additional metal stays to reinforce the frame. A complex ...