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Hitch (knot)
A hitch is a type of knot used to secure a rope to an object or another rope. Hitches are used in a variety of situations, including climbing, sailing, and Load securing, securing loads. They are classified based on their ability to be tightened or Knot#Releasability, released, their resistance to Slipping (knot), slipping, and their Knot strength, strength. Some common types of hitch knots include the clove hitch, the timber hitch, and the round turn and two half-hitches. Physical theory A simple mathematical theory of hitches has been proposed by Bayman. It predicts whether or not a hitch will hold, given the diameter of the post, the diameter of the rope, and the coefficient of friction between the post and the rope. The theory has been extended by Maddocks and Keller, including an approximate treatment of knots that are not hitches. For example, they predict that a square knot will hold when the coefficient of friction of the rope with itself is greater than 0.24. These predi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knot
A knot is an intentional complication in cordage which may be practical or decorative, or both. Practical knots are classified by function, including hitches, bends, loop knots, and splices: a ''hitch'' fastens a rope to another object; a ''bend'' fastens two ends of a rope to each another; a ''loop knot'' is any knot creating a loop; and ''splice'' denotes any multi-strand knot, including bends and loops. A knot may also refer, in the strictest sense, to a stopper or knob at the end of a rope to keep that end from slipping through a grommet or eye. Knots have excited interest since ancient times for their practical uses, as well as their topological intricacy, studied in the area of mathematics known as knot theory. History Knots and knotting have been used and studied throughout history. For example, Chinese knotting is a decorative handicraft art that began as a form of Chinese folk art in the Tang and Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD) in China, later popularized in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bale Sling Hitch
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The bale sling hitch (or strap hitch) is a knot which traditionally uses a continuous loop of strap to form a cow hitch around an object in order to hoist or lower it. In practice, a similar arrangement can also be formed using a fixed loop at the end of a rope. This loop could be formed at the end of a line with a knot, such as the bowline, or a large eye splice. See also *List of knots *List of hitch knots References loop knot This page explains commonly used terms related to knots. B Bend A bend is a knot used to join two lengths of rope. Bight A bight has two meanings in knotting. It can mean either any central part of a rope (between the standing end an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buntline Hitch
The buntline hitch is a knot used for attaching a rope to an object. It is formed by passing the working end around an object, then making a clove hitch around the rope's standing part and taking care that the turns of the clove hitch progress ''towards'' the object rather than away from it. Secure and easily tied, the buntline hitch will jam when subjected to extreme loads. Given the knot's propensity to jam, it is often made in slipped form. History Simple and effective, the buntline hitch dates to the age of sail, when it was used to secure buntlines to the foot of the sailsBrion Toss, ''Chapman's Nautical Guides: Knots'' (New York: Hearst Marine Books, 1990), 39.Clifford W. Ashley, ''The Ashley Book of Knots'' (New York: Doubleday, 1944), 310. on square-rigged ships. That the buntline hitch was the preferred knot speaks to its security and reliability.Geoffrey Budworth, ''The Complete Book of Knots'' (London: Octopus, 1997), 51. Once set, repeated jerking and slatting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boom Hitch
Boom may refer to: Objects * Boom (containment), a temporary floating barrier used to contain an oil spill * Boom (navigational barrier), an obstacle used to control or block marine navigation * Boom (sailing), a sailboat part * Boom (windsurfing), a piece of windsurfing equipment * Boom (ship), a type of Arab sailing vessel * Log boom, a barrier placed in a river * Boom, the lifting part of a crane * Boom microphone * Boom, the rear fuselage of an aircraft, as in twin boom * Boom, short for boomerang * Boom barrier, used to block vehicular or pedestrian access Arts and entertainment Music Performers * Boom! (band), a pop band founded by Hear'Say member Johnny Shentall * The Boom, a Japanese rock band * Boom Gaspar (born 1953), piano/keyboard/organ player for the band Pearl Jam *Boom, a member of the animated girl group VBirds Albums * ''Boom'' (The Sonics album), 1966 * ''Boom'' (Mario Pavone album), 2004 * ''Boom'' (Garmonbozia album) * ''Boom'', a 2006 alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blakes Hitch Knot Retouched
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes) is an international corporate law firm with offices in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, New York City, and London. History Blakes was launched in 1856 after Dominick Edward Blake was called to the bar and entered into partnership with Stephen M. Jarvis in Toronto. Soon it was Blake & Blake when brother Samuel Hume Blake joined. In 1867, Blakes incorporated what would become Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The bank remains one of the firm's oldest clients. In 1878, Blakes was the first business in Canada to install a telephone system that provided a direct link to the offices of the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada at Osgoode Hall. In 1882, Zebulon Aiton Lash joined Blakes and began building a corporate law practice.Christopher Moore. The Law Society of Upper Canada and Ontario's Lawyers, 1797-1997'. University of Toronto Press; 1997. . p. 153–. By 1885, with 15 lawyers, Blakes was among the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blake's Hitch
The Blake's hitch is a friction hitch commonly used by arborists and tree climbers as an ascending knot. Unlike other common climbing hitches, which often use a loop of cord, the Blake's hitch is formed using the end of a rope. Although it is a stable knot, it is often backed up with a stopper knot, such as a figure-of-eight knot, for safety. It is used for both ascending and descending, and is preferred by many arborists over other hitches, such as the taut-line hitch, as it is less prone to binding. History The first known presentation of this knot was made by Heinz Prohaska in an Austrian guides periodical in 1981; in 1990, he presented it in a caving journal, ''Nylon Highway''. Separately, Jason Blake discovered the knot for himself and presented it to the arborist community in a letter to ''Arbor Age'' in 1994, after which it was enthusiastically adopted by arborists. It has since become well known under the name "Blake's hitch". Usage This hitch has two conventional f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackwall Hitch
The blackwall hitch is a temporary means of attaching a rope to a hook. Made of a simple half hitch over the hook, it will only hold when subjected to constant tension. It is used when the rope and hook are of equal size, but it is likely to slip if subjected to more than ordinary tension. Human life should never be trusted to it. See also * List of knots References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Becket Hitch Knot
''Becket or The Honour of God'' (french: Becket ou l'honneur de Dieu) is a 1959 play written in French by Jean Anouilh. It is a depiction of the conflict between Thomas Becket and King Henry II of England leading to Becket's assassination in 1170. It contains many historical inaccuracies, which the author acknowledged. Background Anouilh's interpretation of the historical story, though often ironic, is more straightforward than T. S. Eliot's 1935 play on the same subject, '' Murder in the Cathedral'', which was intended primarily as a religious treatment. However, there are one or two similarities in the interpretation. In the introduction to the play, Anouilh explained that he based it on a chapter of an old book he had bought because its green binding looked good on his shelves. He and his wife read the 30 pages about Thomas Becket, and she urged him to write a play about Thomas. He did so, finishing the first part in only 15 days. It was not until he showed the finished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Becket Hitch
A becket hitch, including the double becket or figure-of-eight becket hitch, is any hitch that is made on an eye loop, i.e. on a becket."Marlinspike Seamanship", Ship468.org, 2008, webpag ship468-AP5. "Becket hitch", ''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Knots'', 2007, page 59, Google Books webpage: -->lpg=PA59=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2 GBooks-diG see image on page, showing 2 bends in figure-of-eight line. A becket hitch has the same structure as the sheet bend, which joins, or "bends", the ends of two ropes together. The becket hitch, in contrast, fixes a rope to a closed eye or hook. In this instance, a ''becket'' means the eye or hook of a pulley block, an eye in the end of a rope, or a rope handle on a sailor's sea chest. Tying For greater security, an additional round turn may be taken above the first before the line's working end is brought back under itself, creating a double becket or figure-of-eight becket. In the figure-of-eight becket hitch, the working end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
