Easy-to-assemble ratcheting tool
OwnerYen-Wen Lininventor
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Abstract
A ratcheting tool includes a handle and a head extending from the handle. The handle includes a compartment communicated with a hole of the head. A drive member is rotatably mounted in the hole of the head and includes teeth on an outer periphery thereof. A pawl is slidably mounted in the compartment of the handle. The pawl includes teeth on a side thereof for engaging with the teeth of the drive member. An anchor is mounted in the compartment of the head. An elastic element is attached between the pawl and the anchor for biasing the teeth of the pawl to engage with the teeth of the drive member. A protruded portion is integrally formed on a wall defining the compartment of the handle for positioning the anchor in place, thereby preventing the anchor from moving out of the compartment of the handle.
Claims12
A ratcheting tool comprising:
- a handle;
- a head extending from the handle, the head including a hole, the handle including a compartment communicated with the hole of the head;
- a drive member rotatably mounted in the hole of the head, the drive member including a plurality of teeth on an outer periphery thereof;
- a pawl slidably mounted in the compartment of the handle, the pawl including a plurality of teeth on a side thereof for engaging with the teeth of the drive member;
- an anchor mounted in the compartment of the head;
- an elastic element attached between the pawl and the anchor for biasing the teeth of the pawl to engage with the teeth of the drive member;
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- a protruded portion integrally formed on a wall defining the compartment of the handle for positioning the anchor in place, thereby preventing the anchor from moving out of the compartment of the handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.