Patent ID: 8261849

Claim:
A power driven tool for rotating a mechanical element, the tool comprising: a housing; a motor positioned in the housing having an output shaft extending therefrom, said shaft rotating relative to the housing during motor operation; an impact drive axially fixed within the housing and operatively connected to the motor output shaft, the impact drive including a base, an anvil shaft having an anvil extending therefrom rotatably mounted on the base, and an annular hammer having opposite impact lands pivotally mounted on the base for movement between three positions, including a forward position in which the hammer is positioned so one of said impact lands engages the anvil, a reverse position in which the hammer is positioned so another of said impact lands engages the anvil, and a disengaged position in which neither of the impact lands engages the anvil; and a ratchet mechanism operatively connected to the anvil shaft of the impact mechanism, the ratchet mechanism including an output drive mounted for rotation relative to the housing for rotating a mechanical element in a selected direction; the tool being free of a speed reducing mechanism and configured to provide of a speed reducing mechanism.