Control member for ratchet wrench
US6457388B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25B13/463
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A ratchet wrench includes a wrench body having a drive head defining a first receiving space, a second receiving space, and a third receiving space. A ratchet wheel is rotatably mounted in the first receiving space and is provided with first teeth. A pawl member is movably mounted in the second receiving space and is provided with second teeth detachably meshing with the first teeth of the ratchet wheel. A control member includes a rotation cylinder rotatably mounted in the third receiving space, a linking lever secured on a first end of the rotation cylinder and pivotally mounted on the pawl member for moving the pawl member to engage with or detach from the ratchet wheel, and a drive handle secured on a second end of the rotation cylinder for driving the rotation cylinder to rotate.
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