ratchet wheel

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A spring catch kept the ratchet wheel in place at the end of each forward rotation of the wheel by the pawl.

From The Invention of the Sewing Machine by Cooper, Grace Rogers

He withdrew his head, and presently the ratchet wheel clicked and slowly, very slowly, Allison began to descend.

From The Jester of St. Timothy's by Pier, Arthur Stanwood

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

The L lever carries a pawl which operates a ratchet wheel, placed on the handle end of the slide rest cross feed screw.

From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua

He could not himself stoop; or, if he did, he could only sit erect again after the method of a ratchet wheel.

From Sheila of Big Wreck Cove A Story of Cape Cod by Owen, R. Emmett (Robert Emmett)