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Basically you have a core with 2-3 small arms (called pawls) attached to it tangentially, and then an outer ring with a saw-tooth pattern on the inside.

The pawls slip over the teeth when the wheel is spun one way, causing the clicking.

But spun the other way the teeth will engage the pawls and provide drive.

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