When the clothespin is not clipping anything, it is a class 1 lever.When the clothespin is clipping something, it's a class 3 lever. So technically, it's both:)
because In a Type 1 Lever, the pivot (fulcrum) is between the effort and the load. In an off-center type one lever (like a pliers), the load is larger than the effort, but is moved through a smaller distance. Examples of common tools (and other items) that use a type 1 lever include and in a Type 3 Lever, the effort is between the pivot (fulcrum) and the load.
The load is the weight and the effort is the movment. The effort is the force applied, and load divided by effort is mechanical advantage.
This will occur if the fulcrum is closer to the load than the effort.
chickjenww
The resistance and effort in a clothespin come from the spring mechanism. When you open the clothespin, you're working against the tension in the spring, and when closed, the spring provides the clamping force, creating the resistance to keep it shut.
When the clothespin is not clipping anything, it is a class 1 lever.When the clothespin is clipping something, it's a class 3 lever. So technically, it's both:)
because In a Type 1 Lever, the pivot (fulcrum) is between the effort and the load. In an off-center type one lever (like a pliers), the load is larger than the effort, but is moved through a smaller distance. Examples of common tools (and other items) that use a type 1 lever include and in a Type 3 Lever, the effort is between the pivot (fulcrum) and the load.
The load is the weight and the effort is the movment. The effort is the force applied, and load divided by effort is mechanical advantage.
This will occur if the fulcrum is closer to the load than the effort.
Clothespin
load arm, effort arm, load, effort, fulcrum!
Effort load is how much force it takes to lift and object. You can measure effort force with a spring scale.
The magnitude of the effort is controlled by you, not by the distance of the load from the fulcrum. Moving the load farther away from the fulcrum has no effect on the effort. But if you want to leave the effort where it is and still lift the load with the lever, then you're going to have to increase the effort.
The fulcrum is between the effort and the load.
chickjenww
the clothespin was invented to hang clothes