Type 3 Lever/Examples/Foot Treadle
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Example of Type $3$ Lever
A foot treadle on a treadle loom is an example of a type $3$ lever.
Its fulcrum is the pivot at which the treadle is attached to the floor
The effort is the force applied by the user to the treadle
The load is the reaction of the heddles being raised and lowered by the treadles.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): lever
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): lever