Patent ID: 8266987

Claim:
A ratchet tool comprising: a head and a handle extending from a first end of the head, a first connection portion connected to a first side of the head; a connection member having a second connection portion on a first side thereof and the second connection portion connected to the first connection portion, a passage defined through the connection member and a slot defined in a second side of the connection member, two parts being formed and separated by the slot, each of the two parts having a recess defined therein, two guide grooves defined in two insides of the slot; a first block having a first rail which is slidably engaged with one of the two guide grooves so that the first block is movably located in the slot, the first block having a first face defined in an end thereof, a first pin extending through a first pin hole in the first block; a second block having a second rail which is slidably engaged with the other one of the two guide grooves so that the second block is movably located in the slot, the second block having a second face defined in an end thereof, a second pin extending through a second pin hole in the second block; a ring threadedly connected to outside of the connection member; a cover having a hole defined centrally therethrough and including two guide ways, the first and second pins slidably extending through the two guide ways, and two biasing sets received in the recesses and contacting the cover.