Patent ID: 7448300

Claim:
A ratchet wrench assembly comprising a remote ratchet head and a detachable tapered drive body structure, said ratchet head containing an internally mounted ratcheting drive mechanism having a drive output member that projects axially from a first side of said ratchet head to engage and drive a work piece; a second side of the ratchet head including a directional switch for setting the ratcheting direction; and said ratchet head further comprising an exterior surface formed of a predetermined geometric shape for circumferential driving engagement thereof; and, said detachable tapered drive body structure comprising an opening forming an axial cavity on a first end thereof and having a diameter of sufficient size to slide over said exterior surface of said ratchet head, wherein said axial cavity of said opening includes a ratchet head engagement portion for mateable engagement to said ratchet head, said ratchet head engagement portion having a predetermined shape complimentary to that of said exterior surface of said ratchet head; said tapered drive body being symmetrical in the radial reduction of its circumferential dimension from said first end to a termination point at a second end of said tapered drive body, said termination point containing a cavity formed on a common axis with said drive output member, whereby engagement with said cavity by a torquing member rotatably drives the said ratchet wrench assembly in an axial fashion.