Patent ID: 7213492

Claim:
A control mechanism for a socket wrench comprising: a handle having an end provided with a plurality of segment channels, said end having a bottom formed with a cavity, said end being formed with a recessed surface having a plurality of small locking holes and a large locking hole; a socket fitted in said end of said handle, said socket having a lower portion provided with a plurality of segregation channels and ribs arranged vertically into an annular member with a reinforced ring at a lower end of said annular member, an upper end of said annular member being provided with two opposite serrated sections and two opposite wing retainers; an inner rotor fitted in said socket; a C-washer fitted in said cavity of said end of said handle; a ring spacer fitted in said cavity of said end of said handle and disposed above said C-washer; a dialer connected with a bottom of said control; two auxiliary positioning levers having an end engaged with a respective one of said small locking holes; a control having an end engaged with said large locking hole, said control having an upper end provided with a plate and a graded gap corresponding to a tip of said serrated sections; two springs pushing said auxiliary positioning levers to go inwardly, an end of each of said auxiliary positioning levers resting upon an outer edge of said wing retainers; a lid having a contour similar to a contour of said recessed surface and locked on said recessed surface to keep said control in place; a roller arranged between said inner rotor and said segment channel; and an elastic member fitted over said roller.