Abstract: Ratchet wrench, having a motor drive and having a member which oscillates angularly, cooperating with a rotor, which intermittently drives a shaft angularly through a pre-determined number of degrees, the shaft being configurated to carry a socket to fit a nut to be turned. The wrench has a head which carries the oscillating member and a ratchet pawl. A manual adjustment is provided to adjust the pawl for driving the shaft in either direction as desired. The ratchet pawl is carried in the rotor member which is mounted in the head and which carries the shaft on which is mounted the socket for fitting on the nut to be turned. All of the parts are held within the head with appropriate friction being applied to the rotor by use of a wave washer.

Abstract: An improved rotary impact clutch or impact wrench of the type normally used for setting threaded fasteners by imparting rotary impacts. The combination includes a hammer member which is driven; an anvil to which the rotary impacts are delivered. Pins which may be referred to as dog pins or anvil pins are carried in axial recesses on the inside of the hammer member and are movable axially against the force of a spring to come into position to deliver impacts against lobes of the anvil member. Ball cam means are provided associated with a cam sleeve which has engagement with the dog pins for the imparting of the axial movement to them. The dog pins or anvil pins are generally cylindrical, having an intermediate part of smaller diameter. The improvements reside primarily in a further component preferably in the form of a ring, shaped to be positioned inside of the hammer and having diametrically opposed recesses to engage the end parts of the dog or anvil pins.