Patent ID: 6862956

Claim:
A ratchet wrench, comprising a wrench body, an operation body, a limit plate, a pawl member, a cover plate, a snap ring, and a rotation member, wherein: the wrench body includes a handle having an end formed with a drive head having an inner wall formed with a receiving chamber having a periphery formed with a plurality of ratchet teeth; the operation body is rotatably mounted in the receiving chamber of the drive head and has a first side formed with an opening and a second side formed with a receiving recess for receiving a torsion spring, the operation body has a top formed with a protruding threaded support rod; the limit plate is mounted on the operation body and has a first end formed with limit portion formed with two opposite limit notches; the pawl member is mounted in the opening of the operation body and has a first side formed with a plurality of engaging teeth meshing with the ratchet teeth of the drive head, the pawl member has a top formed with two opposite stubs each secured in a respective one of the two opposite limit notches of the limit portion of the limit plate, so that the pawl member is rotated by the limit plate; the cover plate is mounted on the support rod of the operation body and is rested on the limit plate; the snap ring is snapped on the support rod of the operation body and is rested on the cover plate; and the rotation member is rotatably mounted on a top of the drive head of the wrench body for rotating the limit plate.