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Positioning device for ratchet wrench

US9248556B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 8, 2014
Grant dateFeb 2, 2016
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 8, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB25B13/465
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A positioning device for a ratchet wrench contains: a driving head connecting with an operating handle and including an accommodating cavity, a toothed groove, and a slot, a depth of which is equal to the accommodating cavity. The driving head also includes an orifice and a horizontal notch, a depth of the horizontal notch is equal to the slot. The positioning device contains a rotatory block fixed in the driving head and including a first toothed section and a second toothed section; an abutting member fixed in the slot and including an elastic steel ball, plural locking teeth, an aperture, and a resilient element; a pushing post fixed in the horizontal notch of the driving head and including a peripheral recess, wherein one end of the pushing post is screwed with a screwing element; a cover locked on the driving head to cover the abutting member and the pushing post.

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