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2. Doorstop - Wikipedia

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   A handmade wooden doorstop A manufactured black rubber doorstop An integrated doorstop. A doorstop (also door stopper, door stop or door wedge) is an object or device used to hold a door open or closed, or to prevent a door from opening too widely. The same word is used to refer to a thin slat built inside a door frame to prevent a door from ...

3. Gasket - Wikipedia

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   The added "Stop Step" prevents the Fishbone gaskets from being over compressed/crushed, often caused by hot torque techniques on plant start up. The bones of the gasket remain ductile and adjust to thermal cycling and system pressure spikes, resulting in a durable and reliable flange seal that out performs all other gaskets of this nature ...

4. Wedge - Wikipedia

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   Wedges can also be used to hold objects in place, such as engine parts (poppet valves), bicycle parts (stems and eccentric bottom brackets), and doors. A wedge-type door stop (door wedge) functions largely because of the friction generated between the bottom of the door and the wedge, and the wedge and the floor (or other surface).

5. Mortise and tenon - Wikipedia

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   Tusk tenon: a kind of mortise and tenon joint that uses a wedge-shaped key to hold the joint together. Teasel (or teazle) tenon: a term used for the tenon on top of a jowled or gunstock post, which is typically received by the mortise in the underside of a tie beam. A common element of the English tying joint.

6. Wheel chock - Wikipedia

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   Wheel chocks (or chocks) are wedges of sturdy material placed closely against a vehicle's wheels to prevent accidental movement. Chocks are placed for safety in addition to setting the brakes. The bottom surface is sometimes coated in rubber to enhance grip with the ground. For ease of removal, a rope may be tied to the chock or a set of two ...

7. Head gasket - Wikipedia

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   The contact faces are usually coated with a rubber-like coating such as Viton which adheres to the engine block and cylinder head while the inner layers are optimized for resilience. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Solid copper: A solid sheet of copper, and typically requires special machining called O-ringing that places a piece of wire around the circumference ...