ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,917, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Cynergi3 West LLC (Phoenix).
"Reversible ratchet assembly and ratchet system" was invented by Zachary M. Brooks (Richfield, Wis.) and Benjamin M. Payne (Glendale, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reversible ratchet assembly, reversible ratchet system, and methods are provided. The reversible ratchet assembly includes a plurality of components including a reversible ratchet assembly for a ratchet tie down system includes a spindle body, a ratchet head, a ratchet gear, and a ratchet pawl. These components can be assembled in a first configuration for operation in a first direction about a rat...