Patent ID: 9038507
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
1. A reversible ratchet device comprising: a ratchet body having a cavity and first and second sides with respective first and second body openings communicating with the cavity; a ratchet assembly disposed in the cavity and including a ratchet gear having a drive portion for transmitting torque to a workpiece, and a pawl mechanism having a pawl selectively engageable with the ratchet gear for allowing rotation of the ratchet gear in either of first and second drive directions, the pawl mechanism having a first engagement portion engaged with the ratchet gear when the first drive direction is selected, and a second engagement portion engaged with the ratchet gear when the second drive direction is selected; a reversing lever having an actuator portion and a lever post, the reversing lever operably coupled with the pawl mechanism for selecting one of the first and second drive directions by movement of the actuator portion between respective first and second positions, wherein the actuator portion extends from the cavity through the second body opening, the reversing lever further including a lever post; and a reversing disc having a radially extending tab and a bore, the reversing lever coupled to the lever post at the bore, the reversing disc being selectively engageable with the pawl mechanism by movement of the actuator portion, the reversing disc having a tab extending radially from the reversing disc; and a stop formed on an inner surface of the cavity and adapted to engage the tab to prevent over-rotation of the reversing lever beyond the first and second positions.