Patent ID: 6058812
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: B25B,B25G

Abstract:
Screwing tool comprising:a handle;a tool holding fixture; anda ratchet includinga rotatably supported ratchet element with several catch cams,a pair of first and second stop bolts, said first stop bolt being engageable with the catch cams of said ratchet element by displacement in an axial direction defined by an axis of rotation of said ratchet element, such that said handle can be turned relative to said tool holding fixture in a first direction of rotation and can be locked by a form-fit in an opposite, second direction of rotation, and said second stop bolt being engageable with the catch cams of said ratchet element by displacement in said axial direction, such that said handle can be turned relative to said tool holding fixture in said second direction of rotation and can be locked by a form-fit in said first direction of rotation, anda switching device which is associated with said first and second stop bolts so that said first and second stop bolts are selectively disengageable from said ratchet element and said catch cams for switching the direction of rotation in which the locking by said first and second stop bolts occurs;wherein said first and second stop bolts are spaced away from said axis of rotation and arranged essentially, but not exactly, opposite one another relative to said axis being offset from 180.degree. in a peripheral direction; wherein a width of said first and second stop bolts in the peripheral direction is greater than an interior width between adjacent ones of said catch cams; and wherein said first and second stop bolts are offset from a position directly opposite one another by 2.degree. in the peripheral direction.