Patent ID: 7861620
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: B25B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A ratcheting tool, said ratcheting tool comprising: a. a head and a handle attached to said head, said head having a top end and an open bottom end, said open bottom end including a shelf disposed around its periphery; b. a through cavity defined in said head; c. a gear disposed in said through cavity distal from said handle, said gear defining a first plurality of teeth on an outer circumference thereof; d. a pawl disposed in said through cavity intermediate said gear and said handle so that said pawl is slidable laterally across with respect to said gear between e. a reversing lever disposed in said through cavity intermediate said pawl and said handle, said reversing lever being in driving engagement with said pawl so that actuation of said reversing lever drives said pawl between said first position and said second position, said reversing lever defining a first lip protruding therefrom that engages said pawl ledge; and f. a cover plate disposed on said shelf of said bottom end of said head, said cover plate being beneath and spaced apart from a bottom end of said reversing lever along an axis transverse to a longitudinal center axis of said handle,