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Mechanism converting reciprocating into rotating motion
A treadle (from Old English: tredan, "to tread") is a foot-powered lever mechanism; it is operated by treading on it repeatedly. A treadle, unlike some
Treadle
Device for weaving textiles
In treadle looms, the weaver controls the shedding with their feet, by treading on treadles. Different treadles and combinations of treadles produce
Loom
Historical bicycle powered by a treadle
A treadle bicycle is a bicycle powered by a treadle instead of the more common crank. Treadles were one of the mechanisms inventors tried in order to position
Treadle_bicycle
Railway signalling device
In railway signalling, a treadle is a mechanical or electrical device that detects that a train wheel has passed a particular location. They are used
Treadle_(railway)
Device for spinning thread, yarn, or silk from natural or synthetic fibers
traditional treadle-style spinning wheel. E-spinners are also suitable for spinners who have trouble treadling or keeping their treadling speed consistent
Spinning_wheel
Foot operated water pump
A treadle pump is a human-powered suction pump that sits on top of a well and is used for irrigation. It is designed to lift water from a depth of seven
Treadle_pump
Non-motorized woodworking tool
uses the resilience of a long pole as a return spring for a treadle. Pressing the treadle pulls on a cord that is wrapped around the piece of wood or
Pole_lathe
Scottish blacksmith and inventor
direct, corroborating evidence, he is generally credited with inventing the treadle bicycle. According to the research of his relative James Johnston in the
Kirkpatrick_Macmillan
Series of lockstitch sewing machines
options for power: foot treadle, hand crank, and external electric motor. A treadle obtains power from the user's legs. Early treadles were for just one foot
Singer_Model_27_and_127
Machine used to stitch fabric
by either constantly turning a flywheel handle or with a foot-operated treadle mechanism. Electrically-powered machines were later introduced. Industrial
Sewing_machine
oars, paddles, or poles, or; through the feet with pedals, crankset or treadle. While most human-powered watercraft use buoyancy to maintain their position
Human-powered_watercraft
Exercise machine
The Gymnasticon depended on a set of flywheels that connected the wooden treadles for the feet to cranks for the hands, which could drive each other or operate
Gymnasticon
Excavation or structure to provide access to groundwater
are no longer very efficient and can be replaced by either handpumps or treadle pumps. Another alternative is the use of self-dug wells, electrical deep-well
Well
Country in West Africa
different things. Kente is a ceremonial cloth hand-woven on a horizontal treadle loom and strips measuring about 4 inches wide are sewn together into larger
Ghana
Floor loom with a dobby mechanism for weaving geometric patterns
thread by pulling on draw threads. A dobby loom is an alternative to a treadle loom. Both are floor looms in which every warp thread on the loom is attached
Dobby_loom
Exercise machine manufacturer
outdoor mobility of a traditional bicycle. They are a type of treadle bicycle, powered by treadles (which are attached to the crank via a linkage rod), rather
ElliptiGO
Train protection system in the UK and Victoria, Australia
signal Train detection Axle counter Track circuit Track circuit interrupter Treadle Train protection Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System ALSN ASFA ATACS
Train Protection & Warning System
Train_Protection_&_Warning_System
Wheeled vehicle for animal drawn transport
motor assist Electric bicycle Pedelec Motorized bicycle E-scooter Treadle power Treadle bicycle Other foot power Balance bike Dandy horse Kick scooter Kickbike
Cart
Free-reed organ musical instrument
particularly former Japanese colonies such as Taiwan and South Korea, the use of treadle-operated reed organs became widespread under Japanese influence. In China
Pump_organ
Type of saw
other materials. Jigsaws first emerged in the 19th century and employed a treadle to operate the blade, which was thin and under tension, being secured at
Jigsaw_(tool)
the following equipment: Operator control panel Shunt signals Derailer Treadle/Track switches Audio visual warnings TPWS The operator control panel is
Depot_Protection_System
Record label
left shows an Edison Class M Electric Phonograph; on the right is an 1888 American Graphophone Company Model B treadle Graphophone for wax cylinders.
North American Phonograph Company
North_American_Phonograph_Company
Agriculture in the tropics
water to the plants. The treadle pump is a human-powered pump designed to lift water from a depth of seven metres or less. A treadle is lever device pressed
Tropical_agriculture
Guitar pedals company
other treadle type effects for guitar. Morley pedals use electro-optical circuitry rather than a potentiometer to control the effect. The foot treadle controls
Morley_Pedals
Effects pedal for electric guitars
connected to a potentiometer. Wah-wah effects may be used without moving the treadle as a fixed filter to alter an instrument’s timbre (known as a "cocked-wah")
Wah-wah_pedal
Sexual stimulation of one's own genitals
1920s, Havelock Ellis reported that turn-of-the-century seamstresses using treadle-operated sewing machines could achieve orgasm by sitting near the edge
Masturbation
European history from the 5th to 15th centuries
until 1558. This wheel was still simple, as it did not yet incorporate a treadle-wheel to twist and pull the fibres. That refinement was not invented until
Middle_Ages
System used in railway signalling
amounts of automation or human input. Axle counting initially started with treadle-like mechanisms. They consisted of a mechanical contact device mounted
Axle_counter
Pitch-shifting effect pedal
lowers the pitch of an audio signal by up to two octaves, controlled with a treadle. The first model, released in 1989, was the first mass-market digital pitch
DigiTech_Whammy
American manufacturer of sewing machines
A Singer treadle sewing machine
Singer_Corporation
Electronic device that alters audio
Electro-Harmonix LPB-1, Fender Volume Pedal, MXR Micro Amp, Ernie Ball Volume Pedal. Treadle-based volume pedals are used by electric instrument players (guitar, bass
Effects_unit
Mechanical linkage consisting of four links connected by joints in a loop
type. Examples of 4R linkages include: Double-crank linkage Crank-rocker (Treadle) linkage (used in pumpjacks) Double-rocker linkage (used in Ackermann steering)
Four-bar_linkage
Overview of and topical guide to transport
Tricycle Unicycle Utility bicycle Velocar Velocipede Velomobile Treadle-powered vehicles Treadle bicycle Hand-powered vehicles Handcar Handcycle Hobcart Wheelchair
Outline_of_transport
American manufacturer of sewing machines
expanding product line and eventually eclipsed it. It was originally sold as a treadle with cabinet or as a hand-crank with carrying case. Later, add-on electric
White_Sewing_Machine_Company
Song composed by Franz Schubert
left-hand imitation of the treadle disappears and changes to block chords. Additionally, the absence of the rhythmic, consistent treadle allows Gretchen to lose
Gretchen_am_Spinnrade
rowing cycle is driven by a rowing action using both arms and legs. A treadle bicycle is driven by a reciprocating, not rotary, motion of the feet. A
List_of_bicycle_types
Jiaodaluo or Foot Treadle Flour Sifter (Chinese: 脚打罗; pinyin: jiaodaluó; lit. 'foot hit sift') were foot-operated pedal implements that were used to sift
Jiaodaluo
English-language newspaper in Meghalaya, India
Chaudhuri, which started as a tabloid-sized weekly on 10 August 1945, on a treadle machine in Shillong. In 1961, P. N. Chaudguri became the editor-proprietor
The_Shillong_Times
Fabric item designed to carry a child on the body
motor assist Electric bicycle Pedelec Motorized bicycle E-scooter Treadle power Treadle bicycle Other foot power Balance bike Dandy horse Kick scooter Kickbike
Baby_sling
Cleaning tool for floor
would make better brooms, and faster than he could. In 1810, the foot treadle broom machine was invented. This machine played an integral part in the
Broom
Wheeled device for transporting infants
motor assist Electric bicycle Pedelec Motorized bicycle E-scooter Treadle power Treadle bicycle Other foot power Balance bike Dandy horse Kick scooter Kickbike
Stroller
Cloth bearing the alleged image of Jesus
requires a specific four-shaft treadle loom. Such floor looms appear in China around 1000 CE, with the four-shaft treadle loom only being introduced to
Shroud_of_Turin
signal Train detection Axle counter Track circuit Track circuit interrupter Treadle Train protection Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System ALSN ASFA ATACS
Thai_railway_signalling
Shaft that translates between rotary and linear movement
at the proper height. "Pitman arm" can also refer to a component in a treadle sewing machine that connects the foot pedal to the crankshaft of the lower
Pitman_arm
Series of Monty Python sketches
a thick accent that "one of the cross beams has gone out askew on the treadle". When Cleveland says that she cannot understand what he's talking about
The Spanish Inquisition (Monty Python)
The_Spanish_Inquisition_(Monty_Python)
Animal trap used to catch and kill mice
"Little Nipper" in 1898, including variations that had a weight-activated treadle as the trip. In 1899, Atkinson patented a modification of his earlier design
Mousetrap
Electronic toll collection system in California
the vehicle. As the vehicle passes through the exit light curtain (4), a treadle (5) determines its axle count to calculate the correct toll, and the account
FasTrak
US-based nonprofit organization
years, 1.5 million treadle pumps were purchased, increasing the purchasers' incomes by $150 million annually. The cost of the treadle pump program was $12
International Development Enterprises
International_Development_Enterprises
Textiles originating in and around continental Africa or through the African Diaspora
single heddle looms, double heddle frame looms with foot treadles, and horizontal pit-treadle looms. However, there are many variations, for example, the
African_textiles
German sewing machine manufacturer
100% of the shares of PFAFF Industriesysteme und Maschinen AG. A PFAFF treadle sewing machine Pfaff portable sewing machine Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F001162-0004
Pfaff
Children's toy vehicle
motor assist Electric bicycle Pedelec Motorized bicycle E-scooter Treadle power Treadle bicycle Other foot power Balance bike Dandy horse Kick scooter Kickbike
Big_Wheel_(tricycle)
Swedish entrepreneur
be positioned high and close to the wearer's spine. Using his mother's treadle sewing machine, he made a bag out of strong cotton material. He fastened
Åke_Nordin
1880s pedal-driven vehicle
rider's feet safely away from the front wheel. The original treadle bicycle model used treadles to transfer power to the rear wheel, while the later 1879
Safety_bicycle
home manufacturer Singer Manufacturing Company material fabric stitch lockstitch power treadle, handcrank, add-on electric feed drop needle(s) one 15x1
Singer_Improved_Family
Systems used to transmit power to bicycles and other human-powered vehicles
power from riders by a variety of methods. Crankset, groupset, and pedals Treadle bicycle Vertical foot motion that mimics that of a climbing exercise machine
Bicycle_drivetrain_systems
Regional railway signalling centre in York, Northern England
signal Train detection Axle counter Track circuit Track circuit interrupter Treadle Train protection Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System ALSN ASFA ATACS
York_Rail_Operating_Centre
Train control system used in Australia
signal Train detection Axle counter Track circuit Track circuit interrupter Treadle Train protection Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System ALSN ASFA ATACS
Advanced Train Management System
Advanced_Train_Management_System
Round sharpening stone
Around 1480, the early medieval rotary grindstone was improved with a treadle and crank mechanism. Lathe Millstone Punch (tool) Grindstone City Historic
Grindstone
sounding strings by rubbing the strings with spinning wheels, powered by a treadle controlled by one foot of the musician. Created by Jon Jones and Mitchell
Wheelharp
Electrical device used to detect the presence of trains on rail tracks
at a grade crossing to fail to activate. This is why in UK practice, a treadle is also used in crossing circuitry. Different means are used to respond
Track_circuit
Arm attached to a rotating shaft for circular motion
handles. Hand winches The crankset that drives a bicycle via the pedals. Treadle sewing machine Almost all reciprocating engines use cranks (with connecting
Crank_(mechanism)
1760–1840 agrarian to industrial era shift
widespread electrification in the 20th century. These included crank-powered, treadle-powered, and horse-powered machinery in workshops and small plants. Over
Industrial_Revolution
Province of Pakistan
China. Technological improvements such as the spinning wheel (charkha) and treadle (pai-chah) in the weaver's loom were gradually introduced and the processes
Sindh
English inventor and machine tool innovator (1771–1831)
When Maudslay began working for Bramah, the typical lathe was worked by a treadle and the workman held the cutting tool against the work. This did not allow
Henry_Maudslay
Haven Railroad at Stamford, Connecticut, United States, using a track treadle device to activate it, as the track circuit was not developed until 1872
North American railroad signals
North_American_railroad_signals
Early type of bicycle
attempts included moving the seat rearward and driving the wheel by levers or treadles, as in the "Xtraordinary" and "Facile", or gears, by chain as in the "Kangaroo"
Penny-farthing
Technology for the production of textiles
by 200 BCE, to Khotan by 50 CE, and to Japan by about 300 CE. The pit-treadle loom may have originated in India though most authorities establish the
Weaving
Audio filter effect
"envelope filter". Instead of the effect being controlled by a foot-operated treadle pedal, as on a standard wah-wah, the effect alters in response to the volume
Auto-wah
Phonograph
playback quality. Additionally the Graphophones initially deployed foot treadles to rotate the recordings, then wind-up clockwork drive mechanisms, and
Graphophone
Musical instruments made mainly of glass
tonal quality and ease of play. The player may rotate the bowls using a treadle operated by their foot, and rest their hands along the bowls to produce
Glass_instrument
Railway station in Carmarthenshire, Wales
these is a mandatory one. Southbound trains trigger the crossing using a treadle on approach, so only have to stop here on request. The station was opened
Llangadog_railway_station
Musician who plays various instruments
foot-operated hammers. To change notes on the guitar-family instruments, a foot treadle operates a mechanical fretting device. Two notable one-man blues bands
One-man_band
1882 mousetrap design
rod which would activate the gun's trigger when an animal stepped on a treadle in front of the muzzle, killing the animal. Williams said that the invention
Gun-powered_mousetrap
First commercially successful typewriter
including a japanned case with floral ornamentation and a stand with a treadle to operate the carriage return. The typewriter, however, had been rushed
Sholes_and_Glidden_typewriter
Arrangement of railway signal apparatus
signal Train detection Axle counter Track circuit Track circuit interrupter Treadle Train protection Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System ALSN ASFA ATACS
Interlocking
Natural fiber
Spinning alpaca wool by Treadle wheel, Gotthard Pass, 2018.
Alpaca_fiber
Clothing worn from the waist or hips
Technological advances in weaving in the 13th–15th century, like foot-treadle floor looms and scissors with pivoted blades and handles, improved tailoring
Skirt
Austrian composer (1797–1828)
keyboard figurations, such as the depiction of the spinning wheel and treadle in the piano in "Gretchen" and the furious and ceaseless gallop in "Erlkönig"
Franz_Schubert
American railroad products company
signal Train detection Axle counter Track circuit Track circuit interrupter Treadle Train protection Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System ALSN ASFA ATACS
Progress_Rail
introduced new fibers such as silk and wool as well as the European foot treadle loom. Clothing styles also changed radically. Fabric was produced exclusively
Textiles_of_Mexico
French weaver, merchant, and inventor (1752–1834)
Jacquard. By 1800, Joseph began inventing various devices. He invented a treadle loom in 1800, a loom to weave fishing nets in 1803, and starting in 1804
Joseph_Marie_Jacquard
American musician (1951–2006)
com/features/2003/11/28/not-just-the-missing-man-vince-welnick-jams-with-gent-treadly/ Jambands.com Selvin, Joel (June 30, 2006). "Vince Welnick Lived the Dream
Vince_Welnick
Train protection system in North America
signal Train detection Axle counter Track circuit Track circuit interrupter Treadle Train protection Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System ALSN ASFA ATACS
Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System
Advanced_Civil_Speed_Enforcement_System
Stationary exercise machine
natural and continuous stride. Cross-training ElliptiGO StreetStrider Treadle bicycle Weight training Wallack, Roy (April 27, 2013). "The latest in popular
Elliptical_trainer
Old Norse poem
Dublin in 1014). Their loom uses human entrails as warp and woof, swords as treadles, an arrow as the batten and men's heads as weights. Of the twelve valkyries
Darraðarljóð
Early type of bicycle
of Science and Technology, and the Nordic Museum in Stockholm, Sweden. Treadle bicycle Outline of cycling Types of bicycles Sigvard Strandh: Die Maschine:
Svea_Velocipede
1886-1889 White VS IIa Treadle Sewing Machine. Upper tension knob has no dial.
White_Sewing_Machine
signal Train detection Axle counter Track circuit Track circuit interrupter Treadle Train protection Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System ALSN ASFA ATACS
Indonesian_railway_signalling
Principle of signals used to control railway traffic
signal Train detection Axle counter Track circuit Track circuit interrupter Treadle Train protection Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System ALSN ASFA ATACS
Railway_signalling
on the time period when the machine was made, they may be operated by treadle, line shaft, electricity, or by hand lever. The most common form of job
Jobbing_press
Machine for applying ink under pressure
estimates that between 1840 and 1940, no fewer than 123 different kinds of treadle-driven jobbers were made in the United States alone. By printing such jobs
Printing_press
carriage and stationed on the ramparts. The crossbow was drawn using a treadle and shot 3 m (9.8 ft) long arrows. Other drawing mechanisms such as winches
Chinese_siege_weapons
including making baskets and entire buildings. He demonstrates using a treadle lathe, setting up a lathe, working with iron, using a blacksmith's drill
List of The Woodwright's Shop episodes
List_of_The_Woodwright's_Shop_episodes
discrimination task by depressing two different foot treadles, one when an auditory tone was presented, and another treadle in the presence of a red light. The results
Colavita visual dominance effect
Colavita_visual_dominance_effect
System installed in trains to prevent collisions through driver error
signal Train detection Axle counter Track circuit Track circuit interrupter Treadle Train protection Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System ALSN ASFA ATACS
Automatic_train_protection
an iron spindle. The whole spindle turned by means of a foot-operated treadle. The sound was produced by touching the rims of the bowls with moistened
Timeline of United States inventions (before 1890)
Timeline_of_United_States_inventions_(before_1890)
Fine textile
handwoven on the Bengal pit loom. A weaver sat with feet in a pit operating treadles. A specially crafted shāna (ultra-fine bamboo reed with ~1000 wires/m)
Dhaka_muslin
Railway safety system
signal Train detection Axle counter Track circuit Track circuit interrupter Treadle Train protection Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System ALSN ASFA ATACS
Automatic_Warning_System
pottery and running the business. Graves father, however, taught her on a treadle wheel from age 9. Graves eventually came to run the family business. Graves
Nell_Cole_Graves
Railway signalling system component
signal Train detection Axle counter Track circuit Track circuit interrupter Treadle Train protection Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System ALSN ASFA ATACS
Lever_frame
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Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Dream
Boy/Male
Indian
The accounter
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Fanny, FANNI means "French."
Boy/Male
Hindu
The Sun
Female
Dutch
, defender of mankind.
Surname or Lastname
English, German, and Swiss German
English, German, and Swiss German : from an agent derivative of Middle English, Middle High German rennen ‘to run’, hence an occupational name for a messenger, normally a mounted and armed military servant.English, German, and Swiss German : variant of Rayner 1, Reiner.
Female
Chinese
simple sounding.
Male
Irish
Irish Gaelic name derived from the word grÃobh, GRÃOBHTHA means "griffin."
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Friendly; Friend
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
One who has Won; Victorious
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n.
A treadle.
n.
The chalaza of a bird's egg; the tread.
n.
The part of a foot lathe, or other machine, which is pressed or moved by the foot.
n.
The tread, treadle, or chalasa of an egg.
n.
See Treadle.
n.
The chalaza of a bird's egg; the treadle.
a.
A lever or key acted on by the foot, as in the pianoforte to raise the dampers, or in the organ to open and close certain pipes; a treadle, as in a lathe or a bicycle.
n.
A spiral band of thickened albuminous substance which exists in the white of the bird's egg, and serves to maintain the yolk in its position; the treadle.
a.
Moved or worked by the action of the foot or feet on a pedal or treadle.