Patent ID: 6082226
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
A ratchet tool having a handle, comprising:a ratchet member (3) being a tubular member and having three dents (33, 34, 35) defined in the one end of said ratchet member (3), said ratchet member (3) having an inner toothed periphery (31);two pawl members (4) pivotally received in said ratchet member (3) and each pawl member (4) having a toothed end (42) engaged with said inner toothed periphery (31), a spring (45) biased between said two pawl members (4);a frame (6) connected to another end of said ratchet member (3) and two pins (66) extending from said frame (6), said two pins (66) respectively extending through said two pawl members (4);a direction selection collar (7) having a rod (75) extending from one of two ends of said collar (7), said rod (75) passing between said two pawl members (4) so that when rotating said direction selection collar (7), said rod (75) pivots one of said two pawl members (4) to disengaged from said inner toothed periphery (31), a positioning member (36) biasedly embedded in said direction selection collar (7) and located beside said rod (75), said positioning member (36) received in one of said three dents (33, 34, 35) of said ratchet member (3);a cap (8) mounted to said direction selection collar (7) and connected to said two pins (66), anda shaft (9) having a circular section (90) and a polygonal section (92), said circular section (90) extending through said cap (8) and said direction selection collar (7), and said polygonal section (92) passing between said two pawl members (4) and securely engaged with said frame (6) which is adapted to be fixedly received in the handle.