Patent ID: 6748824
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
A ratchet wrench comprising:a handle including a head having a borer formed therein, a ratchet wheel rotatably received in said bore of said head, said ratchet wheel including an outer peripheral portion having a plurality of teeth formed thereon, and including an engaging hole formed therein, and including an upper portion, and including a lower and inner peripheral portion, means for controlling a driving direction of said ratchet wheel by said head of said handle, a socket adapter including a shell engaged in said engaging hole of said ratchet wheel, and a shank extended from said shell for engaging with a tool member, a first ball engaged in said shell, a second ball engaged in said shank, and a shaft slidably engaged in said shell and said shank for selectively actuating said first ball to engage with said lower and inner peripheral portion of said ratchet wheel and to secure said ratchet wheel to said socket adapter, and for selectively actuating said second ball to engage with the tool member and to secure the tool member to said shank.