Patent ID: 6393949
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: B25B,B25G

Abstract:
A ratchet screwdriver comprising:a main body having an outer threaded portion at one end thereof, said main body having a receiving space in an interior thereof, said main body having a retaining groove and a locating groove; a shell tube fitted over said main body, said shell tube having a switching ring at one end thereof, said shell tube having a retaining groove therein; a pressing member having inner threads in an inner wall thereof, said inner threads engaged with said outer threaded portion of said main body, said pressing member retaining said switching ring and said shell tube on said main body; a ratchet rod having an annular groove and ratchet teeth, said ratchet rod disposed in said receiving space of said main body; two stop blocks disposed in said receiving space of said main body, said two stop blocks cooperative with said ratchet teeth of ratchet rod; a switching block disposed in said receiving space of said main body, said switching block having a protruded block, said switching block retained in said annular groove of said ratchet rod such that said switching block bears against said stop blocks, said protruded block of said switching block being retained in said retaining groove of said switching ring; a locating member having a locating segment and a fixation end, said locating segment being retained in said locating groove of said main body; and a recovery elastic piece retained in said retaining groove of said main body, said recovery elastic piece having ends bearing respectively on said stop blocks on a side of said stop blocks opposite said switching block.