Patent ID: 9630301
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: B25B

Claim:
1. A ratchet driver tool, comprising: a tool handle comprising a handle grip portion and a handle body portion; said handle body portion having an open lower surface, an open interior volume and an actuator aperture; an internal housing sized to fit within said open interior volume of said handle body portion; said internal housing having an open housing interior, sidewalls having a housing window, an upper portion, and an open lower surface; a ratchet socket member comprising an elongated body portion, an upper end, a stem portion disposed below said upper end, and a socket working end; said upper end of said ratchet socket member further comprising a ratchet gear with gear teeth; said ratchet socket member sized to fit within said internal housing and be rotatably supported therein; said ratchet gear disposed within said housing window; a first and second ratchet wedge plate disposed within said housing window of said internal housing, each ratchet wedge plate having a wedge tab adapted to operably engage said ratchet gear and prevent rotation in a given rotational direction; a ratchet actuator disposed within said actuator aperture, said ratchet actuator being adapted to bear against said first and second ratchet wedge plate such that said socket working end ratchets freely in a clockwise direction, counterclockwise direction, or is locked in both a clockwise and counterclockwise directions; and said socket working end having a first flat portion and opposing second flat portion to facilitate rapid placement of the said socket working end onto a gas cylinder valve post in emergency or low-light situations.