Patent ID: 6260449
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
A ratchet tool comprising:a head having an interior and a handle extending from the head, a toothed member rotatably received in the interior of the head, an output shaft extending from said toothed member, a passage defined through said output shaft and said toothed member, a push rod movably received in said passage, said output shaft having a side hole which communicates with said passage and a ball engaged with said side hole, said push rod having a notch defined in an outside thereof so that when said push rod is pushed, said ball in said side hole is received in said notch;a frame pivotably received in said interior of said head and two plates extending from a first end of said frame, one of said two plates having a slot defined therethrough, a recess defined in said frame and located between said two plates, a spring and a ball received in said recess, anda pawl member having a toothed curve surface defined in a first end of said pawl member and a rib extending from a second end of said pawl member, said ball urged against said second end of said pawl member, said toothed curve surface engaged with said toothed member, a boss extending from said pawl member and movably received in said slot.