Patent ID: 7254935

Claim:
A ratchet arrangement for a chain splitter comprising: a splitter body having a threaded hole; and a ratchet wrench; interiorly provided with a ratchet wheel, a pawl, and a coupling member; an adjusting member being formed on the coupling member, moving the adjusting member to the left or right can cause the coupling member to rotate the pawl, and consequently the paw is engaged with the ratchet wheel while moving the wrench in clockwise direction or in counterclockwise direction, respectively, a rotating rod having one end integrally formed with the ratchet wheel of the ratchet wrench, the other end of the rotating rod being a free end, a plurality of threads being formed on an outer surface of the rotating rod for enabling the rotating rod to be screwed into the threaded hole of the splitter body, by rotating the ratchet wrench repeatedly within a small angle, the ratchet wheel will be caused to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise, respectively, so that the rotating rod will move back and forth, and thus the free end of the rotating rod can move toward or away from a chain to be assembled or disassembled.