The ratchet mechanism is a fascinating energy-conversion system that converts disorderly or random motion into ... The one-way spin for the parafilm gear was determined by the chirality of the ...

Another individual, named Robert Owen, has also been cited as the inventor of the ratchet wrench, but his patent was filed 50 years after J.J. Richardson and had a different design and mechanism ...

A common ratchet from your garage may work wonders for tightening hard to reach bolts on whatever everyday projects around the house. However, those over at [Chronova Engineering] had a particularl… ...

Conventional ratchet mechanisms involve a geometrically asymmetric gear for realizing the ratcheting mechanism. In a new study, researchers have now developed a novel ratcheting mechanism based on ...

A ratcheting wrench, is a type of wrench that employs a ratchet mechanism to block movement in one direction while allowing constant rotation in another. ... because of its one-way function.