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Cover plate for a ratchet wrench

US5829326A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 4, 1997
Grant dateNov 3, 1998
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Expiry dateSep 4, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB25B13/462
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cover plate for a ratchet wrench having a flat body and a plurality of spaced-apart segments formed on a lower surface of the cover plate. Each segment has a chamfered protrusion and a step formed on the protrusion. The protrusion engages a channel formed within the opening in the head of the ratchet wrench to lock the cover plate to the ratchet wrench.

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