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US 6,655,237 B2Granted
Ratchet wrench having cover positioning device
OwnerYu Tang Cheninventor
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Abstract
A ratchet wrench having a cover positioning device includes a handle having a receiving recess, a ratchet wheel mounted in the receiving recess of the handle, and a cover mounted in the receiving recess of the handle so as to cover the receiving recess of the handle and the ratchet wheel. The cover has a surface formed with a depression which has an opened side, so that the depression has a stepwise cross-section. A C-shaped snap ring is mounted in the depression of the cover, and has one side selectively locked on a wall of the receiving recess of the handle and an outer periphery of the ratchet wheel.
Claims4
A ratchet wrench comprising:
- a handle having one end formed with a receiving recess, a ratchet wheel mounted in the receiving recess of the handle, and a cover mounted in the receiving recess of the handle, to cover the receiving recess of the handle and the ratchet wheel;
- the cover having a surface formed with a depression having a semicircular shape, the depression having an opened side and a stepwise cross-section, a C-shaped snap ring being mounted in the depression of the cover, the C-shaped snap ring having one side selectively locked on a wall of the receiving recess of the handle and an outer periphery of the ratchet wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.