Composite box wrench with reinforcing and retaining structure

A box end wrench comprising:

• a handle formed entirely of non-metallic material,
• a head at an end of the handle,
• a body including two parts formed of non-metallic material and each having a handle portion and a head portion which defines an opening,
• each of said head portions including a reinforcing plate embedded therein and confined thereto and encompassing the opening,
• said parts being joined together to form the body with the handle portions forming the handle and the head portions forming the head with the openings aligned to define a hole through the head, and
• a fastener-engaging member captured between the head portions and disposed in the hole for engagement with the reinforcing structures.

A box end wrench comprising:

• a handle formed entirely of non-metallic material,
• a head at an end of the handle,
• a body including two parts formed of non-metallic material and each having a handle portion and a head portion which defines an opening,
• each of the head portions including a reinforcing plate embedded therein and confined thereto and encompassing the opening,
• the parts being joined together to form the body with the handle portions forming the handle and the head portions forming the head with the openings aligned to define a hole through the head, and
• a workpiece-engaging member captured between the head portions and disposed in the hole for engagement with the reinforcing structures.

A wrench comprising:

• a handle formed entirely of non-metallic material;
• and
• a head at an end of the handle,
• the head including a non-metallic body,
• a workpiece-engaging ratchet gear rotatably disposed in the head,
• a pawl mechanism disposed for ratcheting engagement with the gear, and
• a one-piece reinforcing structure discrete from the workpiece-engaging member and from the body and embedded in the body and encompassing the workpiece-engaging member.