Patent ID: 7311019
Filing Date: 2007-12-25
Classification: B25B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A ratcheting tool, said ratcheting tool comprising: a. a head and a handle attached to said head, said head having a top end and a bottom end; b. a through cavity defined in said head; c. a gear disposed in said through cavity distal from said handle, said gear defining a first plurality of teeth on an outer circumference thereof; d. a pawl disposed in said through cavity intermediate said gear and said handle so that said pawl is slidable laterally across with respect to said gear between said pawl defining e. a lever disposed in said through cavity intermediate said pawl and said handle, said lever being in driving engagement with said pawl so that actuation of said lever drives said pawl between said first position and said second position, said lever defining a first lip protruding therefrom that is received by said pawl ledge.