Box end ratchet wrench with reduced ratcheting arc

A box end wrench comprising a wrench head and captured pawl assembly, the wrench head and captured pawl assembly comprising:

• a wrench head body, the body comprising an insert cavity and a circular ratchet gear aperture, the insert cavity being disposed to one side of the circular ratchet gear aperture and being continuous with it;
• a ratchet gear wheel, the wheel comprising an outer perimeter that is configured as a full ring structure and a plurality of gear teeth circumscribed 360° about the full outer perimeter of the ratchet gear wheel, the ratchet gear wheel being rotatably disposed within the circular ratchet gear aperture of the wrench head body;
• a stationary body insert, the insert being disposed within the insert cavity of the body, the insert comprising at least two pawl apertures, the at least two pawl apertures being disposed immediately adjacent one another within the stationary body insert and each pawl aperture comprising a first portion and a second portion;
• at least two pawls, each pawl comprising an arm having a first end that is cylindrically-shaped portion and rotatably captured within the first portion of the pawl aperture and a second end that comprises ratchet engaging teeth, the at least two pawls being configured to be disposed immediately adjacent one another within the stationary body insert and the ratchet engaging teeth of the at least two pawls further being complementarily configured to alternately or successively engage a portion of the teeth of the ratchet wheel;
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• a plurality of flex spring bands, each flex spring band being captured within the second portion of each pawl aperture and the flex spring band being used to bias the pawl against a portion of the ratchet gear wheel;
• wherein the pawl arms are positioned relative to the ratchet wheel to create pawl swing arcs and reduced ratcheting arcs, thereby reducing wrench rotation that is otherwise required to apply torque.