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US 2021/0060740 A1Published application
Ratchet wrench
AssigneeWilliam Tools Co., Ltd.
InventorShui-Lai CHIANG
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Abstract
A ratchet wrench is provided, including a main body, a ratchet mechanism and a switch mechanism. The ratchet mechanism includes a ratchet and a pawl unit. The switch mechanism includes a pushing member and a moving member, the pushing member is disposed on the moving member, the pushing member is optionally connected to the pawl unit, and the moving member is movably disposed on the main body.
Claims10
A ratchet wrench, including:
- a main body;
- a ratchet mechanism, including a ratchet and a pawl unit, the ratchet being rotatably received within the main body, the pawl unit being received within the main body and swingable relative to the ratchet, the pawl unit including a toothed portion, a first recess and a second recess, the toothed portion facing the ratchet, an opening of the first recess and an opening of the second recess being opposite to the ratchet;
- a switch mechanism, including a pushing member and a moving member, the pushing member being disposed on the moving member and closer to the pawl unit, the moving member being disposed on the main body and movable toward the ratchet to drive the pushing member to insert into the first recess or the second recess;
- wherein when the pushing member is inserted into the first recess, the pushing member pushes the pawl unit and swings toward a first direction to make a first end of the toothed portion meshed with the ratchet;
- when the pushing member is inserted into the second recess, the pushing member pushes the pawl unit and swings toward a second direction to make a second end of the toothed portion meshed with the ratchet, and the second direction is opposite to the first direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.