Ratchet wrench adapted to operate with a different wrench
OwnerLeo Shihinventor
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Abstract
An improved ratchet wrench is provided. In one embodiment, the ratchet wrench comprises a pawl and a square drive tang both at one end, an enclosed square box portion at the other end, the box portion being adapted to connect to a drive tang at a ratcheting end of a second typical longer wrench. The drive tang of the ratchet wrench receives in a drive opening of a socket which has its driving end engaged with a nut or bolt head such that torquing is provided thereto by turning the second wrench. In another embodiment, the drive tang of the ratchet wrench is replaced by a cylindrical socket adapted to receive a nut or bolt head. The invention is particularly suitable to a narrow working circumstance.
Claims8
A ratchet wrench, comprising:
- a pawl disposed at one end;
- a drive tang extended downward from the pawl;
- an enclosed box portion disposed at the other end,
- wherein the box portion is operative to connect to a drive tang of a second wrench selected from a plurality of different wrenches, and the drive tang of the ratchet wrench is operative to receive in a drive opening of a socket which has its driving end engaged with a working piece such that torquing is provided to the working piece by turning the second wrench.
A ratchet wrench, comprising:
- a pawl disposed at one end;
- a socket formed in an inner surface of an opening at end;
- and
- an enclosed box portion disposed at the other end,
- wherein the box portion is operative to connect to a drive tang of a second wrench selected from a plurality of different wrenches, and the socket is operative to engage with a working piece such that torquing is provided to the working piece by turning the second wrench.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.