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RATCHET HANDLE [5 records]

Record 1 1999-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
CONT

Inside the head of the ratchet handle is a pawl or dog which engages into one or more of the ratchet teeth. Pulling the handle in one direction the dogs holds in the ratchet piece and turns the socket.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
OBS

Une telle poignée, munie de masselottes à ses extrémités entraîne la rallonge en rotation avec un effet de choc après avoir été lancée dans un mouvement giratoire.

Spanish

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Record 3 1985-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel

Spanish

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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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Record 5 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Gears and Friction Wheels
OBS

the -- (...) has a built-in ratchet, a device that permits the socket to rotate in one direction only, yet allows the handle to turn in the opposite direction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
  • Engrenages et roues de friction
OBS

--petite came ou petit levier s'engageant entre les dents d'une roue dite roue à rochet, et empêchant celle-ci de tourner dans un certain sens.

Spanish

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