Wrench having two rigid supporting areas for a pawl

A wrench comprising:

• a handle comprising a cavity defined by a wall;
• a head extending from the handle and comprising a compartment that is communicated with the cavity;
• a drive member rotatably received in the compartment of the head, the drive member comprising a plurality of teeth on an outer periphery thereof;
• a pawl received in the cavity of the handle and engaged with the teeth of the drive member, wherein the pawl comprises a first end, a second end, a first side facing the teeth of the drive member, and a second side facing away from the teeth of the drive member, the first side of the pawl including a toothed portion for meshing with the teeth of the drive member, with the second side of the pawl being supported by two rigid supporting areas when in an operative position for ratcheting operation, with one of the first and second ends of the pawl bearing against a portion of the wall defining the cavity which provides one of the two rigid supporting areas, wherein the wall defining the cavity of the handle comprises a positioning groove;
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• a rigid pin partially received in the positioning groove, the rigid pin having a portion bearing against the second side of the pawl, thereby forming one of the rigid supporting areas for the pawl;
• the second side of the pawl being recessed and comprising a first end section that is adjacent to the first end of the pawl and a second end section that is adjacent to the second end of the pawl;
• the rigid pin bearing against the first end section of the pawl and the second end of the pawl bearing against a portion of the wall defining the cavity of the handle when the pawl is in a first operative position in the cavity corresponding a first ratcheting direction of the handle;
• the rigid pin bearing against the second end section of the pawl and the first end of the pawl bearing against another portion of the wall defining the cavity of the handle when the pawl is in a second operative position in the cavity corresponding a second ratcheting direction of the handle that is opposite to the first ratcheting direction.

A wrench comprising:

• a handle comprising a cavity defined by a wall, the wall defining the cavity providing two rigid supporting areas, wherein the wall defining the cavity of the handle comprises a ridge that forms one of the rigid supporting areas for the pawl;
• a head extending from the handle and comprising a compartment that is communicated with the cavity;
• a drive member rotatably received in the compartment of the head, the drive member comprising a plurality of teeth on an outer periphery thereof;
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• a pawl received in the cavity of the handle and engaged with the teeth of the drive member, the pawl being supported by the rigid supporting areas when in an operative position for ratcheting operation, wherein the pawl comprises a first end, a second end, a first side facing the teeth of the drive member, and a second side facing away from the teeth of the drive member, the first side of the pawl including a toothed portion for meshing with the teeth of the drive member, the second side of the pawl being recessed and comprising a first end section that is adjacent to thc first end of the pawl and a second end section that is adjacent to the second end of the pawl;
• the ridge bearing against the first end section of the pawl and the second end of the pawl bearing against a portion of the wall defining the cavity of the handler when the pawl is in a first operative position in the cavity corresponding a first ratcheting direction of the handle;
• the ridge bearing against the second end section of the pawl and the first end of the pawl bearing against another portion of the wall defining the cavity of the handle when the pawl is in a second operative position in the cavity corresponding a second ratcheting direction of the handle that is opposite to the first ratcheting direction.

A wrench comprising:

• a handle comprising a cavity defined by a wall;
• a head extending from the handle and comprising a compartment that is communicated with the cavity;
• a drive member rotatably received in the compartment of the head, the drive member comprising a plurality of teeth on an outer periphery thereof;
• a pawl received in the cavity of the handle and engaged with the teeth of the drive member, wherein the pawl comprises a first end, a second end, a first side facing the teeth of the drive member, and a second side facing away from the teeth of the drive member, the first side of the pawl including a toothed portion for meshing with the teeth of the drive member, with the second side of the pawl being supported by two rigid supporting areas when in an operative position for ratcheting operation, with one of the first and second ends of the pawl bearing against a portion of the wall defining the cavity which provides one of the two rigid supporting areas, wherein the handle further comprises a positioning hole extending from a side thereof and partially into the cavity of the handle;
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• a switch member rotatably received in the cavity, the switch member further comprising a first supporting face and a second supporting face that is angularly spaced from the first supporting face;
• the second side of the pawl being recessed and comprising a first end section that is adjacent to the first end of the pawl and a second end section that is adjacent to the second end of the pawl;
• a rigid pin comprising a first end slidably received in the second side of the pawl and a second end;
• an elastic element mounted between the switch member and the second end of the rigid pin for biasing the first end of the rigid pin to bear against one of the first end section and the second end section of the pawl;
• the pawl being movable between a first operative position and a second operative section upon rotating the switch member;
• the first end of the rigid pin bearing against the first end section of the pawl and the second end of the pawl bearing against a portion of the wall defining the cavity of the handle when the pawl is in the first operative position in the cavity corresponding a first ratcheting direction of the handle;
• the first end of the rigid pin bearing against the second end section of the pawl and the first end of the pawl bearing against another portion of the wall defining the cavity of the handle when the pawl is in the second operative position in the cavity corresponding a second ratcheting direction of the handle that is opposite to the first ratcheting direction of the handle.