Patent ID: 7503104
Filing Date: 2009-03-17
Classification: B25B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of making a ratchet screwdriver, comprising the steps of: assembling a handle; assembling a ratchet assembly, the ratchet assembly including a ratchet gear and ratchet pawls along an axis and for ratchet action between said handle and said gear, the ratchet assembly further including an adjuster disposed in a threaded axial bore of the ratchet assembly; inserting a plug into said adjuster and radially expanding said adjuster into screw-thread tight relationship with said handle for securing said adjuster in axially set position relative to said handle; securing the ratchet assembly to the handle, the adjuster being disposed proximal to the handle; and rotating the adjuster to urge the adjuster against the handle, wherein relative axial movements between the handle and the ratchet assembly is reduced in response to urging the adjuster against the handle.