Patent ID: 7587962

Claim:
A ratcheting handle for a tool, the handle comprising: a ratchet device including a means for ratcheting, a lock mechanism, a forward portion, and a rear portion, the ratchet device configured such that the rear portion is rotatable relative to the forward portion, the lock mechanism movable between a first orientation in which the rear portion is prevented from rotating in a first direction relative to the forward portion and a second orientation in which the rear portion is prevented from rotating in a second direction relative to the forward portion; a grip attached to the rear portion of the ratchet device, wherein the grip includes a forward flange; a tool adapter attached to the forward portion of the ratchet device and for securing a portion of the tool to the forward portion; and a selector coupled to the lock mechanism and abutting the forward flange of the grip, the selector including an outward facing surface and an inward facing surface, the outward facing surface positioned to be manipulated by a user of the handle to move the lock mechanism from the first orientation to the second orientation and from the second orientation to the first orientation, the inward facing surface spaced apart from the tool adapter and located to be adjacent to the portion of the tool attached to the tool adapter.