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Gusset meaning
A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement cf. godet. | A gousset, a piece of mail providing protection where armor plates meet. | A kind of bracket, or angular part, fastened in the angles of a structure to give strength or stiffness; especially, the part joining the barrel and the fire box of a locomotive boiler.
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Rachel Todd works on stitching the gusset of a Bagel Bag for Sew Bueno Company.
As stated in Procter & Gamble's initial 1973 patent for the use of double gussets in a diaper, “The double gusset folded areas tend to readily conform to the thigh portions of the leg of the infant.
Gusset plates are relatively flexible and minimize bending moments at the connections, thus allowing the truss members to carry primarily tension or compression.
Most trusses use gusset plates to connect intersecting elements.