Patent ID: 9254989
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: B66D

Claim Text:
1. A ratchet, said ratchet comprising: (a) a spool having a pair of wheels non-rotatably secured to one another and defining a channel therebetween for supporting a section of a cord extending partially within said channel, said spool including a hub extending from each wheel of said pair of wheels; (b) a housing including opposed sides, each side of said opposed sides including an opening for rotatably supporting one of said hubs; (c) an opening disposed in said housing for accommodating passage of said cord; (d) a multi-faceted passageway disposed in each of said hubs for receiving a tool to cause rotation of said spool and a metal insert disposed adjacent the sides of each of said passageways to serve as bearing surfaces upon insertion of the tool into either of said passageways; and (e) a spring loaded pawl biased in one direction for engaging at least one of said wheels to prevent rotation of said spool in one direction, said pawl being moveable in another direction to disengage from said wheel and permit rotation of said spool in either direction.