Patent ID: 7059219

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 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 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; and d. a detent disposed in said body and in operative engagement with said pawl so that said detent biases said pawl into said first and said second positions, said detent having, a first sidewall, a second sidewall opposing said first side wall, a spring front wall intermediate and connecting said first and said second side walls, wherein said front wall is in contact with said pawl backside and biases said first and said second side sidewalls toward each other.