A woman's legs are held apart by a spreader bar tied to her ankles; she is also wearing a ball gag.

A spreader bar is a physical restraint used in bondage play. It is a stiff bar typically two to three feet (sixty to ninety cm) long with attachment points for restraints at each end. They may include extra attachment points along their length for collars, suspension play, or as anchoring points for ropes or chains. Not all spreader bars are designed to take the weight of a person however. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (531x800, 78 KB) Author: JBC Productions / Aussie Rope Works http://www. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (531x800, 78 KB) Author: JBC Productions / Aussie Rope Works http://www. ... A model wearing a ball gag Gags are sometimes used in consensual BDSM play. ... A model in bondage cuffs with a leg spreader In the context of BDSM, bondage involves people being tied up or otherwise restrained for pleasure. ... A foot (plural: feet; symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... A centimetre (American spelling centimeter, symbol cm) is a unit of length that is equal to one hundredth of a metre, the current SI base unit of length. ... Bondage cuffs are restraints designed for the practice of consensual sexual bondage. ... Suspension bondage is a form of sexual bondage where a bound bottom is hung from one or more overhead suspension points. ...

Some spreader bars can telescope so their length can be varied. Such bars are usually less strong than ordinary ones.

A spreader bar with bondage cuffs attached.

Worn on the wrists, a spreader bar serves to hold the arms spread away from the body. On the ankles, or between the knees, it immobilizes the wearer by preventing all but the most awkward walking while spreading the legs and allowing free access to the wearer's crotch. A pair of spreader bars may hold the wearer in a spreadeagle position. If there are bars between the knees and between the ankles, the wearer may be forced to bend their knees, making walking even harder. Image File history File linksMetadata Spreader_bar_with_cuffs. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Spreader_bar_with_cuffs. ... Bondage cuffs are restraints designed for the practice of consensual sexual bondage. ... Spreadeagle or spread-eagle is commonly used to refer to a position designed to cause the rapid submission and control of a person. ...

A spreader bar that fastens to the neck and wrists is a yoke. Oxen wearing head yokes A bow yoke is a shaped wooden crosspiece bound to the necks of a pair of oxen, or occasionally horses. ...

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• The medieval bilbo, a forerunner to the spreader bar.