Patent ID: 6688195
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
A bi-directional ratchet wrench comprising a wrench body, said wrench body comprising a handle and a box integral with one end of said handle, an annular ratchet wheel mounted in said box of said wrench body, said ratchet wheel comprising two symmetrical coupling portions axially aligned and extended through top and bottom sides thereof and each adapted for selectively engaged with a workpiece to be rotated, and a toothed stop member mounted in said box and meshed with said ratchet wheel;wherein said ratchet wheel is formed with an annular inside locating groove extended through a whole periphery of an inside wall of said ratchet wheel and located between said coupling portions, and said ratchet wheel is provided with an annular baffle plate mounted in said inside locating groove and adapted for retaining the workpiece to be rotated, said baffle plate having a thickness smaller than the height of said inside locating groove.