Patent ID: 6305516
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: B25B,F16D

Abstract:
A ratchet tool comprising:a handle with a tubular member extending therefrom, said tubular member having a hole defined radially therethrough;a cylindrical member having a first end thereof inserted into said tubular member, three plain surfaces defined in a periphery of said cylindrical member, said cylindrical member having a groove defined in said periphery thereof, a pin inserted into said hole of said tubular member and engaged with said groove in said cylindrical member, anda sleeve having an inner tube which shares a common axis with said sleeve, said tubular member received between said sleeve and said inner tube, said inner tube located between said tubular member and said cylindrical member, three recesses defined in a distal end of said inner tube and three rollers respectively retained in said three recesses between said tubular member and said cylindrical member so that when rotating said sleeve, said rollers respectively contact said three plain surfaces.