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Cleats
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Cleat may refer to: * Cleat (nautical), a fitting on ships, boats, and docks to which ropes are tied * Cleat, Orkney, a place in Scotland * Cleat (shoe), a type or part of a shoe * ''Cleats'' (comic strip), a comic strip by Bill Hinds * Grouser, a protrusion on a wheel or continuous vehicle track, intended to increase traction * Fractures in coal seams * French cleat, a type of molding See also * Clete Clete is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Greek mythological figures: **Clete or Cleta, one of the Charites ** Clete (Amazon), companion of Penthesilea *Astronomy: ** 385695 Clete, a minor planet *People: **Clete Blakeman (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleats (comic Strip)
''Cleats'' is an American newspaper comic strip by Bill Hinds. Premise ''Cleats'' features a group of young kids, coaches, and their parents as they deal with the day-to-day trials and tribulations of being on a soccer team. There are storylines that have the kids engaged in physical sports other than soccer or their lives outside of the field. There are two different soccer teams: The Dawgs (a rec team for boys lead by the ambitious and overconfident, Jack Dooley) and the Panthers (a select team for girls led by the tough and competitive, Abby Harper). Publication history ''Cleats'' was carried in over 75 newspapers. The last iteration of ''Cleats'' ran on 31 October 2010, in the form of a special Halloween 'exit' strip. The October 31, 2010, strip showed Peri, Mondo, Abby, Jack, Edith, Jerome, Bailey, and Dee as ghosts playing soccer in the Comic Strip Graveyard. Abby has her giant ponytail back. Jack asks a trick-or-treater in a Spider-Man costume for help in getting back the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleat (shoe)
Cleats or studs are protrusions on the sole of a shoe or on an external attachment to a shoe that provide additional traction on a soft or slippery surface. They can be conical or blade-like in shape and can be made of plastic, rubber or metal. The type worn depends on the environment of play: grass, ice, artificial turf, or other grounds. In American English, the term "cleats" is used synecdochically to refer to shoes featuring such protrusions. History It is thought that during the Roman Empire, Roman legionaries wore studded sandals that resembled cleats. The caligae (as they were called) were heavy-soled hobnailed military sandal-boots known for being issued to legionary soldiers and auxiliaries throughout the Roman Republic and Empire. Athletes have worn cleats since at least the 1500s. Although there are no images or surviving examples of cleats from that time period, the first written documentation of cleats comes from 1526, when "football boots" were listed in King H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleat (nautical)
In nautical contexts, a cleat is a device for securing a rope. Types Types of cleat designs include the following: * A horn cleat is the traditional design, featuring two “horns” extending parallel to the deck or the axis of the spar, attached to a flat surface or a spar, and resembling an anvil. * A cam cleat in which one or two spring-loaded cams pinch the rope, allowing the rope to be adjusted easily, and quickly released when under load. * A jam cleat in which the line is pinched in a v-shaped slot. * A clam cleat (or jam cleat) in which the rope is held between two fluted stationary pieces. Such a cleat vaguely resembles two halves of a clam shell held back to back. It is more compact than a cam cleat, but the rope is less easily released under load. A cleat hitch is a knot used to secure a rope to a cleat. Tied cleat.jpg, A line tied with a cleat hitch to a horn cleatAshley 1993, p. 286. on a dock. The line comes from a boat off the top of the picture, around the ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grouser
Grousers are devices intended to increase the traction of continuous tracks, especially in loose material such as soil or snow. This is done by increasing contact with the ground with protrusions, similar to conventional tire treads, and analogous to athletes' cleated shoes. On tanks and armoured vehicles, grousers are usually pads attached to the tracks; but on construction vehicles they may take the form of flat plates or bars. Similar traction-improving patterns have been implemented on the surface of the wheels on tractors. These include strakes, where material is removed from the surface of the wheel to achieve protrusion; cleats, with spikes instead of straight bars; and lugs with raised rubber on a tire tread. Variations Developed during World War I, external track extensions – often called "grousers" or "duckbills" – were added to the outside edges of the trackshoes on armored fighting vehicles such as tanks, widening the track for improved performance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Places In Orkney
''Map of places in Orkney compiled from this list'':See the list of places in Scotland for places in other counties. Orkney is an archipelago located in the Northern Isles of Scotland. Having been inhabited for nearly 8,500 years, Orkney contains many settlements, hamlet and villages. A * Abune-the-Hill * Aikerness * Aikers *Aith B *Backaland * Backaskaill * Balfour * Beaquoy * Berstane * Bimbister *Birsay * Boloquoy * Bow *Braehead * Braeswick * Breckquoy * Brims *Brinian * Brinkie's Brae * Brinyan *Brough of Birsay * Broughton * Broughtown * Burness *Burray * Burwick * Bustatown C * Calfsound * Cantick Head * Cleat * Clestrain * Clouston * Cornquoy *Costa D *Deerness * Dishes *Dounby E *Easting * Eastside *Eday * Edmonstone *Egilsay * Elwick * Everbay *Evie F *Finstown *Firth *Flotta * Foubister G * Georth *Gills Bay * Gorseness *Graemsay * Greenigo * Grim Ness * Grimbister * Gritley * Grobister * Guith *Gyre H * Hackland *Hackness * Halcro * Hamnavoe *H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coalbed Methane
Coalbed methane (CBM or coal-bed methane), coalbed gas, coal seam gas (CSG), or coal-mine methane (CMM) is a form of natural gas extracted from coal beds. In recent decades it has become an important source of energy in United States, Canada, Australia, and other countries. The term refers to methane absorbed into the solid matrix of the coal. It is called 'sweet gas' because of its lack of hydrogen sulfide. The presence of this gas is well known from its occurrence in underground coal mining, where it presents a serious safety risk. Coalbed methane is distinct from a typical sandstone or other conventional gas reservoir, as the methane is stored within the coal by a process called adsorption. The methane is in a near-liquid state, lining the inside of pores within the coal (called the matrix). The open fractures in the coal (called the cleats) can also contain free gas or can be saturated with water. Unlike much natural gas from conventional reservoirs, coalbed methane conta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Cleat
A French cleat is a way of securing a cabinet, mirror, artwork or other object to a wall.''Fine Woodworking'', p.107, Taunton Press, 2004 It is a molding with a 30–45 degree slope used to hang cabinets or other objects. French cleats can be used in pairs, or with a cleat mounted to the wall and a matching edge cut into the object to be hung. The wall side of a French cleat can be mounted securely without having to hold the full weight of the cabinet while securing it. The cleat will not be seen while in use, so it does not matter where it is drilled; this means that it can be screwed into wall studs relatively independent of the lateral position of the cabinet. The cleat can be the full length of the cabinet, so it allows supporting the cabinet at least at every stud behind it. If the wall cleat is left slightly shorter than the cabinet, the cabinet can be shifted left and right slightly after it is hung, for perfect positioning. Once the cleat is secured to the wall, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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