360 degree continous working wrench
OwnerRafail Kerzhnerinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a 360 degree continuous working wrench. The wrench comprises a handle with an open-ended portion and a ratchet mechanism within the open-ended portion. The ratchet mechanism is mounted in the open-ended portion for 360 degree rotation. In one embodiment, an indexing arm is provided to cause a driving block to engage the external knurls of the ratchet mechanism during an operation for rotating a member to be loosened or tightened. In a second embodiment of the wrench, an indexing arm and an indexing pin are provided to engage a surface of the member to be tightened or loosened.
Claims17
A wrench for tightening and loosening a member, comprising:
- a handle having a first opening formed by two spaced apart jaws;
- a ratchet mechanism having a second opening for receiving a portion of a member to be tightened or loosened;
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- said ratchet mechanism being connected to said handle and being movable through 360 degrees of rotation.
A wrench according to claim 17, wherein each of said pawls rotates about an axis defined by a pin and said pins are separated by a distance greater than an opening space of said ratchet mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.