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US 2006/0065080 A1Published application
Ratcheting tools
OwnerJohn Davidson, George Charvatinventors
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Abstract
Ratcheting tools are described that include: (a) a tool body; (b) a driven element; (c) a ratchet mechanism coupling the driven element to the tool body, wherein the ratchet mechanism is configured for adjustment between a plurality of a forward configuration, a reverse configuration, and a neutral configuration; (d) an adjustable first biasing element coupled to the ratchet mechanism and configured to bias the ratchet mechanism to at least one of the forward, reverse, and neutral configurations; and (e) an adjustable second biasing element coupled to the ratchet mechanism and configured to bias the ratchet mechanism to at least one of the forward, reverse, and neutral configurations.
Claims49
A ratcheting tool comprising:
- a tool body;
- a driven element;
- a ratchet mechanism coupling the driven element to the tool body, wherein the ratchet mechanism is configured for adjustment between a plurality of a forward configuration, a reverse configuration, and a neutral configuration;
- an adjustable first biasing element coupled to the ratchet mechanism and configured to bias the ratchet mechanism to at least one of the forward, reverse, and neutral configurations;
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- an adjustable second biasing element coupled to the ratchet mechanism and configured to bias the ratchet mechanism to at least one of the forward, reverse, and neutral configurations.
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A ratcheting tool comprising:
- a tool body;
- a driven element comprising a drive stud;
- a ratchet mechanism coupling the driven element to the tool body, wherein the ratchet mechanism is configured for adjustment between a forward configuration, a reverse configuration, and a neutral configuration, and wherein the ratchet mechanism comprises:
- a toothed element and a pawl configured to engage the toothed element;
- a first biasing element coupled to the ratchet mechanism and configured to bias the ratchet mechanism to at least one of the forward, neutral, and reverse configurations;
- a second biasing element coupled to the ratchet mechanism and configured to bias the ratchet mechanism to at least one of the forward, neutral, and reverse configurations;
- a control element coupled to the ratchet mechanism and comprising first, second and third notches, each of which is configured to engage with the second biasing element, such that engagement of the first notch biases the ratchet mechanism to the forward configuration, engagement of the second notch biases the ratchet mechanism to the neutral configuration, and engagement of the third notch biases the ratchet mechanism to the reverse configuration;
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- a control element retainer coupled to the control element, wherein the control element retainer comprises a recess configured to receive the second biasing element.
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A ratcheting tool comprising:
- a tool body;
- a driven element comprising a drive stud;
- a ratchet mechanism coupling the driven element to the tool body, wherein the ratchet mechanism is configured for adjustment between a forward configuration, a reverse configuration, and a neutral configuration, and wherein the ratchet mechanism comprises:
- a toothed element and a pawl configured to engage the toothed element;
- a first biasing element coupled to the ratchet mechanism and configured to bias the ratchet mechanism to at least one of the forward, neutral, and reverse configurations;
- a second biasing element coupled to the ratchet mechanism and configured to bias the ratchet mechanism to at least one of the forward, neutral, and reverse configurations;
- a control element coupled to the ratchet mechanism, wherein the control element comprises a recess configured to receive the second biasing element;
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- a control element retainer comprising first, second and third notches, each of which is configured to engage with the second biasing element, such that engagement of the first notch biases the ratchet mechanism to the forward configuration, engagement of the second notch biases the ratchet mechanism to the neutral configuration, and engagement of the third notch biases the ratchet mechanism to the reverse configuration.
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A ratcheting tool comprising:
- a tool body;
- a driven element;
- a ratchet mechanism coupling the driven element to the tool body, wherein the ratchet mechanism is configured for adjustment between a plurality of a forward configuration, a reverse configuration, and a neutral configuration;
- an adjustable first biasing element coupled to the ratchet mechanism and configured to bias the ratchet mechanism to at least one of the forward, reverse, and neutral configurations;
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- an adjustable second biasing element coupled to the ratchet mechanism and configured to bias the ratchet mechanism to at least one of the forward, reverse, and neutral configurations;
- wherein at least one of the first biasing element and the second biasing element is configured to bias the ratchet mechanism to the neutral configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.