Patent ID: 6971284

Claim:
A compact ratchet wrench for attaching or removing a threaded fastener, said wrench comprising: a wrench head made integral with a wrench handle; a jaw and gear assembly including first and second jaws and a gear unit, wherein said jaws are carried and guided by said gear unit to translate with respect to one another and wherein said gear unit is carried by said wrench head and is free to ratchet within said wrench head; a jaw adjuster assembly including a jaw adjuster disk connected to a scroll plate positioned interior to a cap, wherein rotation of said jaw adjuster rotates said scroll plate within said cap and wherein said scroll plate is made to interface with said jaws; and a snap ring placed in a disk groove of said jaw adjuster disk to extend into an adjacent scroll plate groove of said scroll plate to connect said jaw adjuster disk with said scroll plate so that they rotate as a unit within said cap; and first and second support rails that assemble and hold said jaws within said gear unit and rotationally support said jaws and gear assembly connected with said wrench head, wherein said jaws can be opened and closed by rotating said scroll plate when said jaw adjuster assembly is connected with said jaw and gear assembly so that said jaws mesh with said scroll plate.