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A wheellock, wheel-lock, or wheel lock is a friction-wheel mechanism which creates a spark that causes a firearm to fire. It was the next major development in firearms technology after the matchlock, and the first self-igniting firearm. Its name is from its rotating steel wheel to provide ignition.
A steering-wheel lock is a visible anti-theft device. A steering-wheel lock is a visible anti-theft device [1] [2] that immobilizes the steering wheel of a car.. Also known as a crook lock, [3] or club lock, [4] the first generation of steering-wheel locks, known as canes, [5] consisted of a lockable bar that connected the steering wheel to the brake pedal or clutch pedal.
In 2000, a device called the "Club Buster" was designed for locksmiths. It is a big screw with a hook on one end and a large handle on the other and two legs designed to rest on the lock. It breaks steering wheel locks such as the Club by hooking onto the lock and tightening the screw with the handle.
Rudge-Whitworth wire wheel and knock-off nut on a 1922 Vauxhall 25. The centerlock wheel and hub system was first introduced by Rudge-Whitworth in the early 1900s, for use in automobile wire wheels. Initially called "QD" (for "quickly disconnectable") the basic mechanism for "knock-off" style centerlock hubs was patented by 1908.
It is used when braking and may be considered analogous to anti-lock braking (ABS) in cars. The system can also be used to control (or provide an input to) the traction system to control wheel spin when applying power in low adhesion conditions. “Low adhesion” on the rail potentially causes damage to train wheels and the rails.
Modern vehicles are fitted with a steering lock which is an anti-theft device.It is fitted to the steering column usually below the steering wheel. The lock is combined with the ignition switch and engaged and disengaged either by a mechanical ignition key or electronically from the vehicles electronic control unit.