ratchet wheel
Example Sentences
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A lever is used to operate the pinion, being inserted in a hub fast upon the same spindle that carries the pinion and the ratchet wheel.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
A tool to hold a drill, having a reversible ratchet wheel.
From Practical Mechanics for Boys by Zerbe, James Slough
The first impulse sent out is a long impulse and pulls up both armatures, thereby causing the pawls above and below the small ratchet wheel, shown in Fig.
From Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by McMeen, Samuel
On the side of the clock case was a contact maker, which closed the circuit by the pin on the ratchet wheel, R, once every minute.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 by Various
Every ferry passenger is familiar with the rapid tinkling of the ratchet wheel that warps the landing stage up to the level of the boat's deck.
From Mince Pie by Morley, Christopher
