Turnbuckle - Wikipedia

turnbuckle, · stretching screw or · bottlescrew is a device for adjusting the tension or length of ropes, cables, tie rods, and other tensioning systems. It ... Turnbuckle FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Deviceforadjustingthetensionorlengthofropesorcables Thisarticleneedsadditionalcitationsforverification.Pleasehelpimprovethisarticlebyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.Findsources: "Turnbuckle" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(December2009)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) Smallturnbuckle(80 mm [3+5⁄32 in]) Turnbucklediagram Aturnbuckle,stretchingscreworbottlescrewisadeviceforadjustingthetensionorlengthofropes,cables,tierods,andothertensioningsystems.Itnormallyconsistsoftwothreadedeyebolts,onescrewedintoeachendofasmallmetalframe,onewithaleft-handthreadandtheotherwitharight-handthread.Thetensioncanbeadjustedbyrotatingtheframe,whichcausesbotheyeboltstobescrewedinoroutsimultaneously,withouttwistingtheeyeboltsorattachedcables.[1] Contents 1Uses 1.1Aircraft 1.2Shipping 1.3Sports 1.4Entertainmentindustry 1.5Pipesystems 1.6Orthopaedics 2Gallery 3Seealso 4References 5Externallinks Uses[edit] Turnbucklesaremostcommonlyusedinapplicationswhichrequireagreatdealoftension;theycanrangeinmassfromabouttengramsforthincableusedinagardenfence,tothousandsofkilogramsforstructuralelementsinbuildingsandsuspensionbridges. Aircraft[edit] Turnbuckleshavebeenusedinaircraftconstruction,especiallyduringtheearlyyearsofaviation.Historically,biplanesmightuseturnbucklestoadjustthetensiononstructuralwiresbracingtheirwings.Turnbucklesarealsowidelyusedonflexiblecablesinflightcontrolsystems.Inbothcasestheyaresecuredwithlockwireorspecificallydesignedwireclipstopreventthemfromturningandlosingtensionduetovibration. Shipping[edit] Turnbucklesareusedfortensioningaship'sriggingandlashings.Thisdeviceisalsoknownasabottlescrewinthiscontext. Sports[edit] Turnbucklesfindcommonusetotensiontheropesinprofessionalwrestlingringsandboxingrings,wheretheyserveastheattachmentbetweentheringropesandringposts.Ratherthantheusualbaremetal,heretheturnbucklesarecoveredwithpaddinginordertoprotectparticipantsandstaff.Turnbucklesevenplayapartinprofessionalwrestlingwheretheyareoftendramaticallyusedbyparticipantsaspartoftheiroffensivemoveset. Entertainmentindustry[edit] Turnbucklesareusedinnearlyallriggingperformedintheentertainmentindustry,includingtheatre,film,andliveconcertperformances.Inentertainmentrigging,turnbucklesaremorecommonlyusedtomakesmalladjustmentsinlinelengths.Thisisgenerallytomakeaflownunitsitparalleltothestage.Anotherwayaturnbucklecouldprovehelpfuliswithmakingveryminorheightorangleadjustments. Pipesystems[edit] Turnbucklesareusedinpipingsystemsasawaytoprovideminoradjustmentsforfieldinconsistencies.Thisalsoallowsforaminimumamountofresistancewhentransferringtheloadtothesupportcomponents. Orthopaedics[edit] Atypeofsplintisusedforupperlimbtoproducegradualstretchingovercontractedjointbyitsturnbucklemechanism.UsedtotreatstiffelbowandVolkmannIschemicContracture. Gallery[edit] Turnbuckles–lowerqualityaluminumboltandhookbesidehigherqualitycaststainlesssteel Turnbuckleusedinbuildingsupport Turnbucklesupportforthemaintopmastforestayofasailingship Paddedturnbucklesinawrestlingringconnectingringropestopost Turnbucklesonasupportforaboatjetty Seealso[edit] Buffersandchaincoupler Guy-wire Mechanicaljoint References[edit] ^"SpecialHardwareYouShouldKnowAbout".PopularScienceMonthly.BonnierCorporation:169.Dec1959. Externallinks[edit] MediarelatedtoTurnbucklesatWikimediaCommons Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Turnbuckle&oldid=1091256858" Categories:Hardware(mechanical)SailingrigsandriggingHiddencategories:ArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionmatchesWikidataArticlesneedingadditionalreferencesfromDecember2009AllarticlesneedingadditionalreferencesCommonscategorylinkisonWikidata Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk English Views ReadEditViewhistory More Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Inotherprojects WikimediaCommons Languages БългарскиCatalàDeutschفارسیFrançaisHrvatskiNederlands日本語NorskbokmålPolskiPortuguêsРусскийSrpskohrvatski/српскохрватскиSvenskaУкраїнська Editlinks