Patent ID: 6679363
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
In a ratcheting tool of the type having a handle with a longitudinal axis, a gear rotatably disposed on said handle and rotatable about said axis, two pawls disposed on said handle and being movable toward and away relative to said gear and being arranged to be in driving engagement with said gear upon movement toward said gear, and an actuator movably mounted on said handle and being arranged to be in contact with said pawls for moving said pawls away from said gear and thereby out of engagement with said gear, the improvement comprising:a spring having a length with two terminal ends and an intermediate portion, said handle having two spaced-apart walls which are spaced from said axis and present a planarly extending pocket therebetween and said spring intermediate portion being movably confined in said pocket by said walls, and said two terminal ends extending from said intermediate portion and into respective contact with said pawls for urging said pawls into engagement with said gear.