Fifth Wheel (other)

	Fifth Wheel (other) A fifth wheel is a coupling that provides a link between the trailer and a truck (or a tractor unit). Fifth wheel may also refer to: * Fifth-wheel trailer, a type of travel trailer that is a variant of the tractor-trailer version * Fifth wheel (Brooks Walker), an invention designed to aid parking cars * Fifth Wheel Truck Stops, a truck stop chain across Southern Ontario, Canada * ''The 5th Wheel'', an American reality dating show * ''The Fifth Wheel'' (film), a 2013 comedy-drama film * "Fifth Wheel", a song by Avail from their 1998 album ''Over the James ''Over the James'' is the fourth studio album by punk rock band Avail. It was released in 1998 on Lookout! Records. The album was re-released in 2006 by Jade Tree Records. The re-release contains the songs from Avail's split record with the ( ... '' * An idiom meaning "an extra and unnecessary person or thing" {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Fifth Wheel The fifth-wheel coupling provides the link between a semi-trailer and the towing truck, tractor unit, leading trailer or dolly. The coupling consists of a kingpin, a vertical steel pin protruding from the bottom of the front of the semi-trailer, and a horseshoe-shaped coupling device called a ''fifth wheel'' on the rear of the towing vehicle. As the connected truck turns, the downward-facing surface of the semi-trailer (with the kingpin at the center) rotates against the upward-facing surface of the fixed fifth wheel, which does not rotate. To reduce friction, grease is applied to the surface of the fifth wheel. The configuration is sometimes called a ''turn-table'' in Australia and New Zealand, especially if it is a rotating ball-race-bearing type. The advantage of this type of coupling is towing stability. Some camper trailers also use a fifth-wheel configuration, with the coupling installed in the bed of a pickup truck as a towing vehicle; "fifth wheel" is therefore so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Travel Trailer A caravan, travel trailer, camper, tourer or camper trailer is a trailer towed behind a road vehicle to provide a place to sleep which is more comfortable and protected than a tent (although there are fold-down trailer tents). It provides the means for people to have their own home on a journey or a vacation, without relying on a motel or hotel, and enables them to stay in places where none is available. However, in some countries campers are restricted to designated sites for which fees are payable. Caravans vary from basic models which may be little more than a tent on wheels to those containing several rooms with all the furniture and furnishings and equipment of a home. Construction of the solid-wall trailers can be made of metal or fiberglass. Travel trailers are used principally in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. History In Europe, the origins of travel trailers and caravanning can be traced back to the travelling Romani people, and showmen who spent mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fifth Wheel (Brooks Walker) Brooks Walker Brooks Walker was an American inventor who was born in Minneapolis. His inventions included Venetian blinds. At the time of his death in 1984, he owned over 250 patents. Walker also owned the Shasta Forest lumber company. He had a degree in mechanical engineering from U.C. Berkley, which he earned in 1925. Fifth Wheel In the 1930s, Walker invented a device which used added a fifth wheel to cars to aid parallel parking. The extra wheel was mounted on the rear of the vehicle, at right angles to the rest of the wheels. When in use, the fifth wheel lifted the weight of the back of the car off its normal rear wheels, allowing the rear of the car to be swung laterally. Walker was granted a patent for his device, described as a "vehicle lifting and traversing device", in 1935. He also demonstrated the device in operation, and the device was featured in ''LIFE Life is a quality that distinguishes matter that has biological processes, such as signaling and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fifth Wheel Truck Stops The Fifth Wheel Truck Stops was a chain of truck stops, with locations in Ontario, Manitoba and New Brunswick. They also offered motel service, restaurants, and truck/RV cleaning. The Milton location appeared in key scenes of the 1978 film ''High-Ballin'''. History The chain was founded in Milton, Ontario, with gasoline first being pumped there in February 1972 and a restaurant opening the following November. It was founded by Lewis Loveridge and Claude Warren, with Jim Powers owning the adjoining restaurant. It was the first full-service truck stop to be established in Canada. In addition to Milton, it opened truck stops in other locations: :* Cornwall (1976) (2013: Gas stop only) :* Dorchester (1978) :* Bowmanville and North Bay (1979) :* Perth-Andover, New Brunswick and Winnipeg, Manitoba (1984) :* Grimsby (1988) In 1992, the Open Road Chapel was formed, with its first nondenominational chapel set up at the Fifth Wheel in Milton. Between 1993 and 2010, further chapels we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The 5th Wheel ''The 5th Wheel'' was an American dating Reality television, reality series that aired in Broadcast syndication, syndication from 2001 to 2004. The show was initially hosted by comedian Aisha Tyler, but when Tyler left after completing the first season, the remaining two seasons were hosted in narration by announcer Tom Gottlieb. The series' closing slogan was, "...where strangers become friends, friends become lovers, and lovers become bitter, suicidal exes all on the same show." However, when Gottlieb took over the show, the catchphrase was altered accordingly to say "...where strangers become lovers and lovers become bitter suicidal exes all in the same show." Synopsis The show would begin with two men and two women, all of whom were sent out on a joint date where each couple would spend time with each other and then switch to spend time with the other man/woman (the show never did any episodes with entirely same-sex contestants). Then a 5th man or woman (hence, "Fifth wheel, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Fifth Wheel (film) ''The Fifth Wheel'' ( it, L'ultima ruota del carro) is a 2013 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Giovanni Veronesi. It was the opening film at the 2013 Rome Film Festival. Cast * Elio Germano: Ernesto * Alessandra Mastronardi: Angela * Ricky Memphis: Giacinto * Sergio Rubini: Fabrizio Del Monte * Virginia Raffaele: Mara * Alessandro Haber: il Maestro * Ubaldo Pantani: Toscano * Francesca Antonelli: Agnese * Maurizio Battista: zio Alberto * Francesca D'Aloja: Donna Giulia * Massimo Wertmüller: padre di Ernesto * Elena Di Cioccio: Giuliana * Luis Molteni: Cocco * Dalila Di Lazzaro Dalila Di Lazzaro (born 29 January 1953) is an Italian model, actress and writer. Life and career Born in Udine, Di Lazzaro started as a fashion model and was the subject of famous photographers such as Andy Warhol. She then gained attention i ...: signora veneta References External links * * 2013 films Italian comedy-drama films 2013 comedy-drama films Films directed by Giovanni Ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]