Patent ID: 9327388
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: B25B,B25G

Claim Text:
1. A ratchet wrench, comprising: a handle having a receiving groove defined in one end thereof, a transverse hole defined in one lateral side of the handle, and a longitudinal hole defined in a bottom of the receiving groove and in communication with the transverse hole; a driving head having a connecting portion received in the receiving groove of the handle and pivotally connected to the handle, the connecting portion having a plurality of teeth at an outer periphery thereof and arranged in an arc; an engaging member movably received in the longitudinal hole of the handle, and having an engaging tooth at a top thereof for engagement with the teeth of the driving head, and a guiding cutout defined in a lateral side of the engaging member and corresponding to the transverse hole of the handle; a spring interposed between a bottom of the longitudinal hole of the handle and the engaging member, and configured to bias the engaging member toward the driving head; and a controlling knob passing through the transverse hole of the handle and in the guiding cutout of the engaging member, and having an abutting block at one end which is received in the guiding cutout of the engaging member, the abutting block being substantially oblong in shape such that rotational movement of the controlling knob drives the engaging member to be disengaged from the driving head.