Patent ID: 7287448

Claim:
A screwdriver comprising: a handle; a first body made of a first material, with the first body comprising a first end securely mounted in the handle and a second end, the second end of the first body including a receiving section and an axial hole in communication with the receiving section, the receiving section including a peripheral wall; a second body rotatably mounted in the axial hole of the first body, a plurality of teeth being formed on an outer periphery of the second body; a ratcheting mechanism slidably mounted in the receiving section for releasably engaging with the teeth of the second body; a switch member pivotally mounted to the second end of the first body, the switch member being pivotable between a first position and a second position to control engagement/disengagement of the ratcheting mechanism with/from the teeth of the second body and to control relative rotation between the first body and the second body; and at least one reinforcing member mounted to the peripheral wall of the receiving section, with the at least one reinforcing member having a first arm and a second arm, with the first arm being at a non-parallel obtuse angle to the second arm, with the at least one reinforcing member being made of a second material, with the second material being different from and harder than the first material, with the at least one reinforcing member and the second body being formed separately, and with the at least one reinforcing member pushing against the peripheral wall of the receiving section; and with the ratcheting mechanism pressing against said at least one reinforcing member when the switch member is in one of the first position and the second position, with the ratcheting mechanism comprising first and second pawls slidably mounted in the receiving section, with each said pawl comprising a plurality of teeth on a side thereof for releasably engaging with the teeth of the second body, with each said pawl further comprising a pressing face for releasably pressing against an associated one of the first and second arms of the reinforcing member, with an elastic element mounted between the first and second pawls, and with each said pawl located within the at least one reinforcing member and completely between the reinforcing member and the plurality of teeth of the second body.