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27 sty 2021 · A riveting look at the history and invention of wrenches, adjustable wrenches and ratcheting wrenches. Where did they come from? Who invented them? Who invented the monkey wrench? Find the answers to these questions and learn how the humble wrench has evolved from its invention in 1835!
By the early 1940s the Craftsman brand was about 15 years old and had become highly successful. The Craftsman line included a full range of mechanics' hand tools by this time, from sockets and drive tools to wrenches and pliers, as well as a broad range of woodworking tools and power tools.
The most prevalent form is the ratcheting socket wrench, often informally called a ratchet. A ratchet incorporates a reversible ratcheting mechanism which allows the user to pivot the tool back and forth to turn its socket instead of removing and repositioning a wrench to do so.
This early introduction of the ratchet head and shared handle bar brought a significant innovation to heavy-duty drive tools. Up until this point all Snap-on ratchets had been made with integral forged handles, but for heavy-duty tools this greatly increased the weight and cost of the unit.
The 1917 catalog has a listing and illustration for the "Aristocrat No. 1 Socket Wrench Set", which includes a No. 350 ratchet, extension, universal, 27 hex sockets, and three square sockets.
5 mar 2019 · Charles Moncky invented the first "monkey" wrench around 1858. Robert Owen, Jr. invented the ratchet wrench, receiving a patent for it in 1913. NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) engineer John Vranish is credited for coming up with the idea for a "ratchetless" wrench.
A wrench is a tool - the English call it a spanner - that is usually operated by hand, and is made for tightening or loosening bolts, nuts or anything that needs to turn. Solymon Merrick patented the first wrench in 1835.
