Patent ID: 11865678
Assignee: SNAP-ON INCORPORATED
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A tool comprising:
a head portion having a cavity;
a ratchet gear rotatably disposed in the cavity and having a drive portion and a toothed portion, wherein the drive portion projects outwardly from the cavity and is adapted to rotate in first and second drive directions;
a pawl carrier rotatably disposed in the cavity and including first and second grooves; and
first and second pawls adapted to selectively engage the toothed portion for selecting one of the first and second drive directions, wherein each of the first and second pawls includes pawl teeth and a substantially “L” shaped projection extending outwardly in a direction away from the pawl teeth, wherein the substantially “L” shaped projections are adapted to respectively engage the first and second grooves when the pawl carrier is rotated to cause one of the first and second pawls to disengage from the toothed portion and the other of the first and second pawls to engage the toothed portion.