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

Claim 13:
14. A ratchet mechanism comprising:
a pawl carrier including first and second grooves and rotatable to cause selection of either one of first and second drive directions; and
first and second pawls adapted to selectively engage a toothed portion of a ratchet gear 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.