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  2. Screw cap - Wikipedia

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    Wine industry. Screw caps' use as an alternative to cork for sealing wine bottles is gaining increasing support. A screw cap is a metal cap that screws onto threads on the neck of a bottle, generally with a metal skirt down the neck to resemble the traditional wine capsule ("foil"). A layer of plastic (often PVDC), cork, rubber, or other soft ...

  3. Screw cap (wine) - Wikipedia

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    A screw cap capsule ready to be fitted onto a wine bottle. A screw cap is a metal, normally aluminium, cap that screws onto threads on the neck of a wine bottle, generally with a metal skirt down the neck to resemble the traditional wine capsule ("foil"). A layer of plastic (often PVDC), cork, rubber, or other soft material is used as wad to ...

  4. List of screw and bolt types - Wikipedia

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    An ASME B18.2.1 compliant cap screw has somewhat tighter tolerances than a hex bolt for the head height and the shank length. The nature of the tolerance difference allows an ASME B18.2.1 hex cap screw to always fit where a hex bolt is installed but a hex bolt could be slightly too large to be used where a hex cap screw is designed in. Fine ...

  5. Bottle cap - Wikipedia

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    Bottle cap. A generic 21-tooth crown cork bottle cap. A bottle cap or bottle top is a common closure for the top opening of a bottle. A cap is sometimes colorfully decorated with the logo of the brand of contents. Metal caps with plastic backing are used for glass bottles, sometimes wrapped in decorative foil.

  6. Screw - Wikipedia

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    Screw. An assortment of screws, and a US quarter for size comparison. A wood screw: a) head; b) non-threaded shank; c) threaded shank; d) tip. The six classical simple machines. A screw is an externally helical threaded fastener capable of being tightened or released by a twisting force (torque) to the head. The most common uses of screws are ...

  7. Closure (container) - Wikipedia

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    Closure (container) An aluminum bottle with a threaded aluminum screw closure. A closure is a device used to close or seal a container such as a bottle, jug, jar, tube, or can. A closure may be a cap, cover, lid, plug, liner, or the like. [1] The part of the container to which the closure is applied is called the finish.

  8. Engineering drawing abbreviations and symbols - Wikipedia

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    socket head cap screw: A cap screw with a socket head (usually implying a hex socket, driven with a hex key. SHN: shown: See Part number > Symmetrical parts for explanation. SHSS: socket head set screw: A set screw with a socket head (usually implying a hex socket, driven with a hex key. SI: Système international [d'unités] [International ...

  9. Edison screw - Wikipedia

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    Edison screw (ES) is a standard lightbulb socket for electric light bulbs. It was developed by Thomas Edison (1847–1931), patented in 1881, [1] and was licensed in 1909 under General Electric's Mazda trademark. The bulbs have right-hand threaded metal bases (caps) which screw into matching threaded sockets (lamp holders).