Patent ID: 6588304
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: B25G,Y10T

Abstract:
A ratchet wrench having a removable ratchet head, said wrench having:a body, said body having a handle and a receiving area, said receiving area having a first side, a second side, said second side being parallel to said first side a receiving notch, said receiving notch being between said first side and said second side and having an open end and a closed end; multiple channels, at least one of said channels extending from said first side, through said notch, to said second side; at least one activating shaft channel, said activating shaft channel extending from said first side to said second side, through said receiving area proximate said receiving notch closed end; a release device, said release device having a central plate, multiple pins, each of said multiple pins being attached to and extending at right angles to said central plate, each of said pins being dimensioned to align with and fit within one of said multiple channels; at least one activating shaft, said at least one activating shaft being at right angles to said central plate, said activating shaft being dimensioned to align with and fit within said activating shaft channel; a ratchet head, said ratchet head having a flange, said flange being dimensioned to fit within said receiving notch and having multiple channels, each of said multiple channels being aligned to receive said multiple pins wherein said multiple pins are inserted into said multiple channels and said at least one activating shaft into said at least one activating shaft channel to place said release device proximate said first side of said receiving area to maintain said ratchet head flange securely within said receiving notch.