A handle is a part of, or attachment to, an object that allows it to be grasped and manipulated by hand . The design of each type of handle involves substantial ergonomic issues, even where these are dealt with intuitively or by following tradition. Handles for tools are an important part of their function, enabling the user to exploit the tools to maximum effect. Package handles allow for convenient carrying of packages.
10-488: [REDACTED] Look up knob in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Knob or KNOB may refer to: Objects [ edit ] A round handle Doorknob Control knob , controls a device Brodie knob , on a steering wheel Tow ball or hitch ball Dorset knob , a biscuit Landforms [ edit ] A rounded hill or mountain , particularly in
20-401: A drop drawer pull . The handle may also be permanently fastened to the plate. The plate may be ornamented by piercing , embossing , or engraving , and may receive decorative finishes such as plating, etching, and antiquing. Handle stock may be round, rectangular, or irregular forged shapes. Drawer pulls may also be in one piece, either a handle only, typically U-shaped or a form of knob, or
30-421: A greater range of ergonomic issues. Drawer pull A drawer pull ( wire pull or simply pull ) is a handle to pull a drawer out of a chest of drawers , cabinet or other furniture piece. A drawer pull often includes an escutcheon plate to (or through) which the handle is fastened. The handle may swing from one or two mounts ("drop handle" or "swing handle"), a form of bail handle , making
40-547: A radio station (1510 AM) licensed to Piedmont, California, United States, which held the call sign KNOB from 1995 to 1997 KJPG , a radio station (1050 AM) licensed to Frazier Park, California, United States, which held the call sign KNOB from 1988 to 1994 KLAX-FM , a radio station (97.9 FM) licensed to Long Beach, California, United States, which held the call sign KNOB from 1949 to 1988 Other uses [ edit ] KNOB (duo) , Israeli musical singing and producing duo (Niv Cohen and Meital Patash-Cohen) Protrusions on
50-647: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Handle The three nearly universal requirements of are: Other requirements may apply to specific handles: One major category of handles are pull handles, where one or more hands grip the handle or handles, and exert force to shorten the distance between the hands and their corresponding shoulders. The three criteria stated above are universal for pull handles. Many pull handles are for lifting, mostly on objects to be carried. Horizontal pull handles are widespread, including drawer pulls , handles on latchless doors and
60-593: The Appalachians and the Ozarks List of geographical knobs The Knob (disambiguation) , several individual knobs with the name A knob is also a kame , which is a mound left behind by a glacier Knobs region , a geographic region of Kentucky, locally known as "The Knobs", consisting of hundreds of isolated hills Radio stations [ edit ] KNOB (FM) , a radio station (96.7 FM) licensed to Healdsburg, California, United States KSFN ,
70-469: The hand-focused motions described: Another category of hand-operated device requires grasping (but not pulling) and rotating the hand and either the lower arm or the whole arm, about their axis. When the grip required is a fist grip, as with a door handle that has an arm rather than a knob to twist, the term "handle" unambiguously applies. Another clear case is a rarer device seen on mechanically complicated doors like those of airliners, where (instead of
80-412: The outside of car doors. The inside controls for opening car doors from inside are usually pull handles, although their function of permitting the door to be pushed open is accomplished by an internal unlatching linkage. Pull handles are also a frequent host of common door handle bacteria such as e-coli , fungal or other viral infections. Two kinds of pull handles may involve motion in addition to
90-606: The surface of red blood cells in malaria See also [ edit ] Knobs into holes packing , in molecular biology Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Knob . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Knob&oldid=1258461358 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
100-401: The whole hand moving down as it also rotates, on the door handles just described) the axis of rotation is between the thumb and the outermost fingers, so the thumb moves up if the outer fingers move down. The handles of bicycle grips , club-style weapons , shovels and spades , axes , hammers , mallets and hatchets , baseball bats , rackets , golf clubs and croquet mallets involve
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