Patent ID: 6925912

Claim:
An operating device for a screwdriver, comprising: a body, the body having (a) a first through hole longitudinally and centrally formed therein, the first through hole having an enlarged open portion formed in one end of the body, (b) a first channel formed in the body in correspondence to the enlarged open portion of the first through hole and in open communication therewith, and (c) a second channel formed in the body in correspondence to the first channel and the enlarged open portion of the first through hole and in open communication therewith; a longitudinally extended barrel rotatably and at least partially received in the first through hole of the body, the barrel having a polygonal hole formed longitudinally and centrally through the barrel, the polygonal hole being adapted to receive a screwdriver tip at least partially therein, the barrel having a plurality of teeth formed on an outer periphery thereof and located longitudinally on the barrel to be in correspondence with the enlarged open portion of the first through hole; and a controller mounted to the body for controlling an operational direction of the screwdriver, the controller including: a first pawl movably received in the first channel of the body and selectively engageable with a portion of the plurality of teeth on the barrel to limit rotation of the barrel relative to the body in a first direction, the first pawl extending outwardly from the body and having a first guide side formed on a free end of the first pawl; a first resilient member mounted in the first channel and abutting against the first pawl to push the first pawl toward the plurality of teeth on the barrel; a second pawl moveable received in the second channel of the body and selectively engageable with a portion of the plurality of teeth on the barrel to limit rotation of the barrel relative to the body in a second direction, the second pawl extending outwardly from the body and having a second guide side formed on a free end of the second pawl; second resilient member mounted in the second channel and abutting against the second pawl to push the second pawl toward the plurality of teeth of the barrel; and, a cover rotatably mounted to the body for driving the first pawl and the second pawl to control an operational direction of the screwdriver, the cover having a clutch coupled thereto, the clutch having a first side corresponding to the first guide side of the first pawl and a second side corresponding to the second guide side of the second pawl.