Patent ID: 7137319
Filing Date: 2006-11-21
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
1. A ratchet wrench comprising: (a) a generally S-shaped body having a shank portion, a first member extending from one end of said shank portion in a first direction and at a first predetermined angle to said shank portion, and a second member extending from an opposed end of said shank portion in a second direction and at a second predetermined angle to said shank portion, said first member and said second member being coplanar; (b) a first head, having a bore, disposed at a free end of said first member; (c) a second head, having a bore, disposed at a free end of said second member; (d) a first ratchet mechanism engageable with said first head, said first ratchet mechanism including a first ratchet wheel disposed within said bore of said first head, said first ratchet wheel having an internally disposed first polygonal recess having a predetermined shape and an externally disposed predetermined plurality of first ratchet teeth, and a first lock pawl engageable with said predetermined plurality of first ratchet teeth to enable rotation of said first ratchet wheel in a first rotational direction; and (e) a second ratchet mechanism engageable with said second head, said second ratchet mechanism including a second ratchet wheel disposed within said bore of said second head, said second ratchet wheel having an internally disposed second polygonal recess having a predetermined shape and an externally disposed predetermined plurality of second ratchet teeth, and a second lock pawl engageable with said predetermined plurality of second ratchet teeth of said second ratchet wheel to enable rotation thereof in a second rotational direction.