Patent ID: 6314839
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
A reversible rachet wrench comprising:(a) a support body including a head portion and a handle support portion, said handle support portion including a cylindrically shaped section;(b) a rachet wheel rotatably supported by said head portion, said rachet wheel including teeth extending around the perimeter thereof;(c) a pawl member pivotally supported by said head portion, said pawl member including a pair of spaced apart teeth engaging means alternatively engagable with said teeth on said rachet wheel, said pawl further including a coupling means;(d) a pivot member pivotally supported by said support body, said pivot member including first and second ends and an intermediate pivot point, said first end including a means for engaging said coupling means; and(e) a handle rotatably supported on said cylindrically shaped section, said handle having first and second ends, said first end including a means for receiving said second end of said pivot member, whereby rotation of said handle about said cylindrically shaped section moves said pivot member about said pivot point, thereby moving said means for engagement to pivot said pawl member from a first position to a second position.