Chair

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001070",
  "term": "Chair",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A cast iron or steel fitting used to secure bullhead rails to wooden sleepers. The rail sits within a jaw in the chair, held in place by a wooden or steel key driven into a tapered slot. This fastening method was common before the widespread adoption of flat-bottomed rails and direct fastening systems.",
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "see_also": [
    "stool",
    "couch",
    "bench",
    "barber chair",
    "chair car"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Schienenstühler",
    "es": "asiento",
    "fr": "coussinet"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/chair/"
}