Patent ID: 6988429

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 slidably 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 slidably 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 detent disposed in said body and in operative engagement with said pawl back side so that said detent slides across said pawl back side and biases said pawl into said first and said second positions, said detent having, a front wall, a back wall, and a spring base connecting said front wall and said back wall, wherein said base biases said front wall away from said back wall and toward said pawl back side; and e. a lever disposed in said body, wherein said lever receives said detent so that when said lever is rotated said pawl is urged between said first and said second positions.