Patent ID: 6050165
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
A ratchet box wrench comprising:a) an elongate handle;b) a main housing at one end of said elongate handle, said main housing having a circular cavity therein with a seat and a central aperture therethrough,c) a geared socket having a central collar with a multiple faced opening extending therethrough;d) means for rotatably carrying said geared socket within the circular cavity on the seat, so that the central collar will extend through the central aperture in said main housing; ande) a rotational adjustment lever on one end of said elongate handle adjacent to said main housing to reverse rotation of said geared socket, whereby the multiple faced opening in said geared socket will engage with a multiple faced object, which will be turned by movement of said elongate handle, said ratchet box further comprising:f) means for allowing said geared socket to be removed from the circular cavity of said main housing, so that it can be replaced with another seared socket having a different multiple faced opening therethrough to engage with a corresponding multiple faced object, said allowing means including:i) a cover plate; andii) a hinge between one side of said cover plate and said main housing opposite from said elongate handle, so that when said cover plate is opened said geared socket can be removed therefrom.