Patent · US Expired

Ratcheting screwdriver

US4777852A · kind A · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 2, 1986
Grant dateOct 18, 1988
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 2, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB25B15/04
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The ratcheting screwdriver comprises a handle having a bore and a keyway substantially tangent thereto. In the bore is a gear and in the keyway are a pair of pawls which are movable individually into and out of engagement with the gear. An actuator is provided at the forward end of the handle to move these pawls. A cap operates the actuator.

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