Patent ID: 8833208
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
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 gear rotatably disposed in said head, said gear defining a first plurality of teeth on an outer circumference thereof; c. a pawl disposed in said head so that said pawl is slidable both parallel to and perpendicular to a longitudinal center axis of said handle between said pawl defining d. a lever defining a lip protruding therefrom, said lever being disposed in said head in driving engagement with said pawl so that actuation of said lever drives said pawl between said first position and said second position, wherein said lip is received by said pawl shelf, and said pawl moves both parallel to and perpendicular to said longitudinal center axis of said handle when ratcheting occurs.