Ukubopha okusonga ngokutshixa kabini (njengoko kwaziwa ngokuba yintambo yombhobho, iqhina le-zip) lisetyenziswa njengesibophelelo, sokubamba izinto ezinjengeentambo, iingcingo, izinto zokuqhuba, izityalo okanye ezinye izinto kushishino lombane kunye ne-elektroniki, izibane, izixhobo, amayeza, iikhemikhali. ,ikhompyutha, oomatshini, ezolimo kunye, ikakhulu iintambo zombane okanye iingcingo. Isizathu sokuba ixabiso eliphantsi kunye nokusebenziseka lula, izibophelelo zentambo zip zisetyenziswa kuluhlu olubanzi lwezinye izicelo.
Iqhina lekhebula eliqhelekileyo, elenziwe ngenayiloni, linecandelo leteyipu elithambileyo elinamazinyo adibana nepawl entloko ukwenza iratchet ukuze njengoko isiphelo esikhululekileyo secandelo leteyipu sitsalwa iqhina lentambo liyaqina kwaye lingaqhawuki. .Ezinye izibophelelo ziquka ithebhu enokuthi icinezele ukukhulula i-ratchet ukuze iqhina likhululwe okanye lisuswe, kwaye mhlawumbi lisetyenziswe kwakhona.