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US 2003/0145688 A1Published application
Pawl shifting device for a ratchet tool
OwnerLiao I-Heinventor
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Abstract
A ratchet tool includes a passage defined through the head of the tool and communicating with an interior of the head. A driving member is received in the head and is pivotally connected to a pawl which is engaged with a toothed member in the head. A first engaging member is located on the driving member and a bar movably extends through the passage. The bar has a second engaging member which is engaged with the first engaging member. The pawl is pivoted by pushing the bar.
Claims16
A ratchet tool comprising:
- a head having two covers respectively connected to sides of said head, a toothed member rotatably received in said head, a pawl pivotally received in said head and engaged with said toothed member, a protrusion extending from said pawl, a passage defined through said head and communicating with an interior of said head;
- a driving member received in said head and having a plate extending therefrom, a slot defined through said plate and said protrusion of said pawl movably engaged with said slot, a first engaging member located on said driving member, and
- a bar movably extending through said passage and having a second engaging member which is engaged with said first engaging member.
A ratchet tool comprising:
- a head having two covers respectively connected to sides of said head, a toothed member rotatably received in said head, a pawl pivotally received in said head and engaged with said toothed member, a first engaging member connected to said pawl, a passage defined through said head and communicating with an interior of said head, and
- a bar movably extending through said passage and having a second engaging member which is engaged with said first engaging member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.