Patent ID: 7137320
Filing Date: 2006-11-21
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
1. A ratcheting tool driver, said ratcheting tool driver comprising: a. a hand-actuatable body comprising b. a socket ring disposed in, and rotatable about the axis of, said first axial bore, said socket ring defining teeth about an outer circumference thereof and defining a second axial bore that receives a tool shank in rotational driving engagement therein; and c. a second chamber recessed from and opening into said end face and said first axial bore, said second chamber being located on an opposite side of said first axial bore from said first chamber, said second chamber extending longitudinally transverse to said central longitudinal axis on opposite sides of said first axial bore, and d. a first pawl having a first end defining at least one pawl tooth and an opposite second end, wherein said first pawl is disposed in said first chamber so that said first pawl first end is received on one side of said first axial bore and said first pawl second end is received on an opposite side of said first axial bore, wherein said first pawl is slidable transversely to said first axial bore between e. a second pawl having a first end defining at least one pawl tooth and an opposite second end, wherein said second pawl is disposed in said second chamber so that said second pawl first end is received on one side of said first axial bore and said second pawl second end is received on an opposite side of said first axial bore, wherein said second pawl is slidable transversely to said first axial bore between