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Curb feelers or curb finders are springs or wires installed on a vehicle which act as "whiskers" to warn drivers that they are too close to the curb or other obstruction. The devices are fitted low on the body, close to the wheels. As the vehicle approaches the curb, the protruding 'feelers act as whiskers and scrape against the curb making a noise and alerting the driver in time to avoid damaging the wheels or hubcaps. Since they are flexible, they bend out of the way when pressed against a surface.[1] The original Rambler was an automobile produced of the Thomas B. Jeffery Company then by its successor, Nash-Kelvinator Corporation and finally, by its successor, American Motors Corporation (all in Kenosha, Wisconsin). ...
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A wire is a single, usually cylindrical, elongated strand of drawn metal. ...
This article is about vibrissae, often called whiskers. ...
A curb or kerb is the edge where a raised sidewalk, road median, or road shoulder meets an unraised street or other roadway. ...
A reflective hubcap A hubcap or wheel cover is a decorative disk on an automobile wheel that covers at least a central portion of the wheel. ...
Hotrods Curb feelers are still used on some hotrods when a 1950s look is wanted. They are especially popular for cars with whitewall tires which easily lose their white coating when scraped against the curb. Sometimes curb feelers are found only on the passenger side of the car since that is most commonly near the curb when parking. Sometimes they are added only next to the front wheels. Some curb feelers have a single wire or spring - others have two to increase the area that can be protected. A particular car might have between one and eight 'feelers. T-bucket hot rod Hot rods are older, often historical, cars. ...
The 1950s was the decade spanning from the 1st of January, 1950 to the 31st December, 1959. ...
White wall tires are tires that have stripe of white rubber on the outer sidewalls. ...
Rec vehicles Recreational vehicles sometimes have rubber feelers or metal antenna rods mounted on the lower part of the body that act as 'feelers so that drivers are warned if they are approaching a curb or other obstruction, thus reducing the chances of gouging or even cutting the tire sidewalls and generally increasing the safety of vehicle operation. A camper built on a light truck chassis A truck camper 5th Wheel Trailer for towing In North American English the term recreational vehicle and its derived acronym, RV, are generally used to refer to an enclosed piece of equipment dually used as both a vehicle, a temporary travel home...
Heavy equipment Today, the U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration mentions that users of heavy equipment can benefit from an analagous accesory: The United States Department of Labor is a Cabinet department of the United States government responsible for occupational safety, wage and hour standards, unemployment insurance benefits, re-employment services, and some economic statistics. ...
An excavator Engineering vehicles are heavy-duty vehicles, specially designed for executing engineering tasks. ...
In the 1950's, cars were often equipped with curb feelers ...Using a piece of 48 inch conveyor belt, 4 to 5 feet long by 4 to 6 inches wide and a couple of pieces of angle iron, you can make a pinch-point feeler, a warning device for the corners of a continuous miner. This will give a warning nudge to anyone in the danger area, giving him or her about a two-foot running start to stop the machine or to yell at the operator to stop. The belting is stiff enough to hold its shape but flexible enough to give if it runs into a miner or vice versa. The flexibility also allows this "curb feeler" to drag against the rib or be smacked by a shuttle car with little or no damage. A little spray from a can of reflective paint will make the belt a visual warning device as well. One or two on each corner will help or put as many as you want.[2] Belting is the substantive derived from the verb to Belt, and hence has the same heterogenous meanings. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Atomic mass 55. ...
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Motorcycles Some manufacturers of motorcycle parts makes analagous accessories also called "curb feelers". One is a rear fender that has been extended into a protruding peak contructed of lead.[3] Another is a cylindrical tail pipe extension.[4] A motorcycle or motorbike is any two-wheeled vehicle powered by an engine. ...
A fender is a portion of an automobile body that frames a wheel well. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number lead, Pb, 82 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 6, p Appearance bluish white Atomic mass 207. ...
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An exhaust pipe is usually a pipe used to guide waste exhaust gases away from a controlled combustion inside an engine or stove. ...
Although different in design from the whisker-like feelers described above, the purpose of these devices is same.
Electronic sensors Curb feelers based on optical technology are designed to function the same way but work in the proximity of an obstruction rather than having to come into physical contact with it. As described by one United States patent: The United States patent law is a first-to-invent patent legal framework in contrast to all other national patent laws. ...
An electronic curb feeler system uses two pairs of optical sensor units to detect an object located near the front end of a vehicle during parking. One pair of optical sensor units detects an object directly in front of a left portion of the front end of the vehicle while another pair of optical sensors detects an object directly in front of a right portion of the front end of the vehicle. By supplying the operator of the vehicle with the location of the object as well as the exact distance the object is from the front end of the vehicle the operator can avoid hitting the object while parking very close to the object.[5] Devices such as this, and simpler electronic devices similar to the original wire curb feelers used on cars, are used in the design of various mobile robotic devices. One robotics company that does work for the United States Department of Defense uses laser-assisted curb feeler technology.[6] It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with robot. ...
The United States Department of Defense, abbreviated as DoD or DOD and sometimes called the Defense Department, is a civilian Cabinet organization of the United States government. ...
A LASER (from the acronym of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) is an optical source that emits photons in a coherent beam. ...
See also Fenders skirts are pieces of sheet metal that cover the upper portions of the rear tires of an automobile. ...
References - ^ The term "curb feeler" has recently been applied to a style of hooded sweatshirt and a style of blue jeans
- ^ U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration
- ^ [1] The Curb Feeler by Harley Heritage]
- ^ [2] Poverty Curb Feeler
- ^ [3] Electronic Curb Feeler
- ^ [4]Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
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