Levers are literally all around us ... At the bottom of the ornithopter’s fuselage is a crank which is turned by a twisted rubber band. Connecting rods connect the wings to the crank.

Let-off Mechanism.Wm. R. Clark, North Adams, Mass.This invention consists in an arrangement of worm gearing and bell-crank levers, for varying the pressure of friction straps on the beam heads.

One example of these efforts was the Acme Ballot Box of 1880. This machine featured a vote counter operated by a crank lever mechanism. Every time the crank lever was turned, a ballot was ...

Named for the “Z” shape of the tilt cylinder, lever and link layout ... in which the floating bell crank is not connected directly to the boom but via a Y-link. The resulting digging forces ...

Figure 22.1 shows a simple spring-controlled centrifugal shaft governor. Masses attached to the bell-crank levers are driven outward by centrifugal force against springs. The motion of the ...

Salsa—with its Bell Lap, Woodchipper, Cowbell and Cowchipper handlebars ... Built up monster cross with Soma Portola bars and an old set of Magura drop bar levers and cantis. It’s a fun ride. I hunted ...

If those names don't ring a bell, you're probably not a car enthusiast ... led to Cadillac's decision to do away with the ...

The weight of the displacer is counterbalanced by a lever pivoted on ball bearings. The displacer is driven through a bell crank arm attached to this lever. Dwell periods at the ends of the displacer ...

A lever is a simple mechanism that uses a bar to pivot around a fixed point called a fulcrum. Levers can be joined together to form linkages. Simple linkages can be used to change the direction of ...

Were the electrics to fail, there were levers to open them manually ... The rear suspension was pretty trick, with a bell-crank system locating the de Dion tube. Then there was the special ...