Patent ID: 7044036

Claim:
A torque wrench comprising: an elongated lever arm having a working end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis and having an outer surface which is spaced transversely from the axis a distance no greater than a maximum transverse distance, a wrench head carried by the lever arm at the working end, torque-responsive mechanism carried by the lever arm, and a selector mechanism carried by the lever arm at the distal end and coupled to the torque-responsive mechanism for movement among a plurality of selectable positions respectively corresponding to plural preset torque values, the selector mechanism including a retaining mechanism and a preset ring coaxial with the axis, said retaining mechanism disposed axially beyond the distal end of the lever arm and being spaced transversely from the axis a distance greater than the maximum transverse distance for retaining the selector mechanism in a selected position, wherein the selector mechanism is axially engageable with the ring and rotatable relative to ring about the axis, the selector mechanism including an axially extending pin and the ring including a plurality of circumferentially spaced and axially extending holes for receiving the pin.