US Patent: 290,036
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| Ratchet Wrench
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Patentee:
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| Guillaume Gontier (exact or similar names) - Cognac, France |
| Manufacturer: |
| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Aug. 02, 1883 |
| Granted: |
Dec. 11, 1883 |
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Patent Pictures:
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Guillaume Gontier patent December 11, 1883 |
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Stan Schulz
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Description: |
| The ratchet pawl is shaped to slip from notch to notch on the "backward" stroke. The pawl is reversible. The ratchet head is designed to hold a variety of socket sizes.
The language of the specifications uses British / Continental terminology. The specifications note French, British and Belgian patents. |
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