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2. Cable grip - Wikipedia

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   Cable grip. Detachable chairlift grip. (Chair is on a sidetrack). A cable grip is a device for propelling a vehicle by attaching to a wire rope (called a haul rope) running at a (relatively) constant speed. The vehicle may be suspended from the cable, as in the case of aerial lifts such as a gondola lift ( télécabine ), may be guided by rails ...

3. Aerial tramway - Wikipedia

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   An aerial tramway consists of one or two fixed cables (called track cables), one loop of cable (called a haulage rope), and one or two passenger or cargo cabins.The fixed cables provide support for the cabins while the haulage rope, by means of a grip, is solidly connected to the truck (the wheel set that rolls on the track cables).

4. Cable gland - Wikipedia

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   A cable gland (more often known in the U.S. as a cord grip, cable strain relief, cable connector or cable fitting) is a device designed to attach and secure the end of an electrical cable to the equipment. [1] A cable gland provides strain-relief and connects by a means suitable for the type and description of cable for which it is designed ...

5. Aerial lift - Wikipedia

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   A cable car (British English) or an aerial tramway, aerial tram (American English), uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a separate moving rope provides propulsion. [2] The grip of an aerial tramway is permanently fixed onto the propulsion rope.

6. Grip (occupation) - Wikipedia

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   Grip (occupation) Grips working on a skateboard dolly. In the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, grips are camera support equipment technicians in the filmmaking and video production industries. They constitute their own department on a film set and are directed by a key grip. Grips have two main functions: The first is to work ...

7. Gondola lift - Wikipedia

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   The drive motors for both sections are visible below the bull wheels. A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supporting towers.