Patent ID: 8069753
Filing Date: 2011-12-06
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
1. A hand tool, comprising: a handle with a gripping portion and a distal end; an attachment end disposed at the distal end; a ratcheting body comprising a plurality of teeth combined with the attachment end and turnable with respect thereto around a first axis, the ratcheting body includes a first pair of aligned receiving holes apart from said teeth that extend completely through the ratcheting body; at least one pivot pin defining a second axis perpendicular to the first axis; and a rotatable head having at least three sockets substantially equally spaced around a circumference of the rotatable head, wherein the rotatable head is rotatable with respect to the ratcheting body on the pivot pin 360 degrees around the second axis defined by the pivot pin, the rotatable head includes a second pair of receiving holes that extend completely through the rotatable head, such that the rotatable head is combined within the ratcheting body and the first and second pair of receiving holes are aligned to form a through hole that extends unobstructed through the ratcheting body, the pivot pin is received in the through hole to combine the rotatable head to the ratcheting body.