A pull cord ran down the hollow handle from the detonator within the explosive head, terminating in a porcelain ball held in place by a detachable base closing cap.
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In most cases, the outer pull cords that raise and lower the blinds were placed out of reach, but the children pulled the inner cords into loops and strangled.
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Common uses of ball chain are for pull cords on light fixtures and ceiling fans, keychains, as retaining chains for things such as counter pens, and dogtag chains.
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You drive down a residential street and you see grown men standing glumly in their carports, fondling the pull cords of their Toros, waiting for a break in the weather.
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In 1995, the commission worked with the window blind industry to design new blinds without loops on the ends of the pull cords, which pose the greatest threat to children.
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She feeds them to another woman working two stories below, who pulls cords that change the position of the threads in a predetermined sequence to form raised patterns on a brocade.
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When pictures revealed possible problems with an airbag, flight controllers sent commands to Pathfinder to lift the petal holding the rover and operate an electric motor to pull cords attached to the airbag.
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In Vinhedo, where Unilever makes toothpaste, deodorant and other personal-care products, the company has installed switches or pull cords on florescent light bulbs so workers can turn them off.
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Install drapery cord cleats high on the wall or window frame, and tie up all drapery and mini-blind pull cords so they don't dangle within the child's reach.
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These exposed pull cords had a tendency to accidentally snag and detonate the grenades while being carried so a threaded cap securing the cord and ball in the base of the grenade handle was added.
