Patent ID: 8468915
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: B25G,B25H

Abstract:
1. An open end wrench comprising: a body including a front end and a force-receiving portion spaced from the front end in a first direction, with the body further including first and second sides spaced in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, with the body further including first and second lateral walls spaced in a third directionyerpendicular to the first and second directions and extending between the front end and the force-receiving portion, with the first and second lateral walls, the front end, and the force-receiving portion integrally formed as a single and inseparable component of a same material, with the front end including a compartment, with a receiving space defined between the first and second lateral walls and having an opening in the second side or the force-receiving portion; a ratcheting mechanism including a main body mounted in the body, a ratchet wheel rotatablv received in the main body, and a switch device for controlling the ratchet wheel to be rotatable in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction or to be not rotatable in either of the clockwise and counterclockwise directions, with the ratchet wheel rotatable about a rotating axis parallel to the first direction, with the ratchet wheel located in a quarter corner of the body adjacent to the front end and the first side, with a driving groove defined in an end of the ratchet wheel and extending along the rotating axis, with the driving groove adapted for engaging and driving a shank to rotate, with the force-receiving portion including an insertion groove extending in the first direction, with the insertion groove receiving the shank when not in use, with the insertion groove in communication with the compartment of the body and extending along the rotating axis of the ratchet wheel; and a rack removably received in the receiving space of the body via the opening, with the rack adapted to receive a plurality of bits.