Patent ID: 6405618
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: B25G

Abstract:
In a ratchet wrench including an elongate handle and a reversible, rotatable drive adapted operationally to engage selectively any and each of a plurality of drive sockets to be coupled therewith for functional use with said wrench,the improvement wherein said handle comprises a body formed with a plurality of distinct and discrete cavities of different sizes for receiving therein in secured yet removable engagement therewith each of a series of selectable differently-sized drive sockets for operational use with said socket wrench, each of said cavities being generally cylindrical and having a principal axis normal to a lineal expanse of said body of said wrench, and holding means within said cavities for engaging and for retaining said drive sockets in said cavities, said holding means being operational to facilitate ready removal of said drive sockets in either of opposed axial directions of said sockets for use with said wrench as required, and to permit prompt replacement of said drive socket in said cavities for storage and for ready retrieval for re-use.