Patent ID: 7159491

Claim:
A ratchet wrench assembly comprising: a. a wrench having a handle and a head at one end of said handle, said head defining an opening; b. a ratchet ring disposed in said opening such that said ratchet ring rotates with respect to said head in a first direction and rotates with said head in a second direction, said ratchet ring defining a substantially cylindrical inner engaging surface having at least one rib projecting radially inward from said inner engaging surface; and c. a socket having a generally cylindrical first portion having an outer surface and defining a polygonally shaped bore therein, a grip ring non-rotatably disposed and axially fixed on said first portion outer surface and extending radially therefrom a distance substantially equal to or larger than an axial width of said grip ring; and a generally cylindrical second portion defining at least one depression in an outer surface thereof for releasably receiving said at least one ratchet ring rib therein when said second portion is inserted into said ratchet ring inner engaging surface.