Ratcheting tool
US11712787B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25B21/002
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A powered ratchet tool includes a housing and an output member. The output member has an inner opening, an outer toothed surface, and an output member aperture extending through the outer toothed surface to the inner opening. The powered ratchet tool further includes a drive mechanism for driving the output member. The drive mechanism includes a yoke in which the output member is arranged. The yoke has a yoke aperture. The powered ratchet tool further includes a first pawl in the yoke that is biased toward the toothed surface of the output member and a second pawl in the yoke that is biased toward the toothed surface of the output member. When the output member is in a home position, the first pawl and the second pawl are engaged with the toothed surface of the output member and the output member aperture is aligned with the yoke aperture.
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