Patent ID: 6971287

Claim:
A ratcheting tool comprising: a. a body; b. a gear rotatably disposed in said body and defining a first plurality of teeth about an outer circumference thereof; c. a pawl disposed in said body and having a front side that faces said first plurality of gear teeth and that has a second plurality of teeth, and a back side facing away from said gear, wherein said pawl is movable between a first position in which said body imparts rotation to said gear in a first direction and a second position in which said body imparts rotation to said gear in a second direction opposite said first direction; d. a lever rotatably disposed in said body proximate said pawl; and e. a detent disposed in a blind bore in one of said body and said lever and in operative engagement with said pawl, said detent having a housing with a first end and an inwardly pointing shoulder formed at an opposite second end, a plunger received in said housing such that an end of said plunger is retained in said housing by said inwardly pointing shoulder, and a spring that biases said plunger toward said pawl backside.