Reversing Patents (Class 81/63.1)
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Patent number: 8720307Abstract: A ratchet screwdriver includes an adjusting assembly. The adjusting assembly is selectively changable between a first position, a second position, and a third position. When the adjusting assembly is in the first position, a rib is located between the first and second ends of a slanting slot. First and second pawls are engaged with a ratchet portion. A position assembly is engaged in a first bore. A shank is able to drive the screwdriver bit in a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction. When the adjusting assembly is in the second position, the shank is able to drive the screwdriver bit in the clockwise direction. When the adjusting assembly is in the third position, the shank is able to drive the screwdriver bit in the counterclockwise direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2011Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Inventor: Zu-Shung Shu
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Publication number: 20140123817Abstract: A ratchet wrench with a directional shifting structure contains: a handle; a holder fixed on at least one end of the handle and having a first groove and a second groove; a first tool head secured in the first groove and having a first fitting portion and having a first toothed portion; a second tool head secured in the second groove o and having a second fitting portion and a second toothed portion; a first engaging block retained on the outer wall of the first tool head and having first teeth and a first push portion; a second engaging block retained on the outer wall of the second tool head and having second teeth and a second push portion; a control shaft axially fixed between the first engaging block and the second engaging block and having a first pushing peg and a second pushing peg.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Inventor: Lai-Hao Lin
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Publication number: 20140116205Abstract: The present invention discloses a bidirectional mechanical converting unit, comprising: a main shaft; a driving mechanism, which including a driving means and a reversing means which are coupled to each other; and a rotation means for inputting torque, an rotation axis of the rotation means being coaxial with the main shaft, the rotation means and the driving mechanism being coupled to each other, and the driving mechanism delivering the torque to output at the main shall at a predetermined direction, no matter in which direction the rotation means rotates; wherein the predetermined direction can be switched via the reversing means. The present invention is simple structured, not only can efficiently utilizes the movements of the rotation means in either way, but also can switch the rotation direction of the output shaft conveniently upon demand, with easy operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2011Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicants: RATCHET SOLUTIONS, INC., HANGZHOU GREAT STAR TOOLS CO., LTD.Inventor: Weiyi Wang
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Patent number: 8683894Abstract: A positioning structure for a ratchet wrench contains a ratchet wrench including a driving head, a receiving cavity, a first groove, a second groove, and a hole. The receiving cavity has a driving member, and the driving member having a toothed portion. The first groove has two opposite retaining blocks each having a plurality of locking teeth so as to engage with the toothed portion and having an orifice and a receiving aperture, and between two receiving apertures is defined a first resilient element. The second groove has a directional control member mounted, and the directional control member has a limiting portion, a recessed portion, an actuation portion, and a shaft, wherein a second resilient element is fitted onto the shaft and is inserted into the hole of the second groove, and the actuation portion is inserted into two orifices of the two retaining blocks.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2013Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Inventors: Yu Wen Chen, Tien Sung Chen
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Patent number: 8683893Abstract: A ratchet wrench includes a main body provided at an end portion thereof with an accommodation, a pawl installed in the accommodation, and a ratchet wheel rotatably installed in the accommodation and engaged with the pawl. The main body has a through hole into which a plug is detachably inserted. The through hole of the main body is provided through a surface of the main body and communicated with the accommodation. Removing the plug from the through hole of the main body enables lubricant or cleaner to be poured through the through hole into and out of the accommodation for lubricating or cleaning the internal parts of the ratchet wrench so as to make the ratchet wheel run more smoothly.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2011Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Inventor: Chih-Min Chang
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Publication number: 20140083259Abstract: A ratcheting tool includes a head and a handle, and a gear ring disposed in the head defining a first plurality of teeth defining a first arc having a first radius. A first pawl is disposed in the head and defines a front face, a rearward face, and a second plurality of teeth which defines a second arc having a second radius. A second pawl is disposed in the head and defines a front face, a rearward face, and a third plurality of teeth which defines a third arc having a third radius. When the first pawl and the second pawl are disposed with their rearward faces in vertical alignment and their longitudinal center axes are disposed in a common plane, the second arc of the first pawl is offset from the third arc of the second pawl in a direction parallel to the longitudinal center axes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2012Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: APEX BRANDS, INC.Inventors: Alan D. Anderson, Yongsheng Xu
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Publication number: 20140076111Abstract: A torque transmittal tool has an input socket to receive a drive input from a drive tool. The input socket causes a first link to rotate through a range of rotation upon rotation of the input socket. The first link is fixed to rotate with an extension link. The extension link is fixed to rotate with an output link. The output link includes an output ratchet for transmitting rotation, and has a torque reversal button which may be actuated to change the direction of rotation of the output ratchet. An actuator has an unactuated position where a contact surface is spaced away from the torque reversal button, and an actuated position at which it actuates the torque reversal button.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2012Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventor: Bruce H. Layton
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Patent number: 8661947Abstract: A three-mode direction-changeable ratchet wrench of the present invention includes a main body, a ratchet member, a ratchet mechanism, a switch mechanism having a toggle piece, and a restriction element. The main body includes a head portion and a handle, and the ratchet member is rotatably disposed to the head portion. The ratchet mechanism includes a first pawl, a second pawl, a first elastic element, and a second elastic element. The switch mechanism is disposed on the head portion. The restriction element is disposed on one of the main body and the switch mechanism and is movable between a restrict position and a release position. Thereby, the restriction element is able to alternatively restrict the toggle piece.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2013Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Inventor: Yu-Hua Ou
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Patent number: 8635932Abstract: An easy assembled ratchet wrench contains a body including a head portion disposed on at least one end thereof, the head portion including a first chamber and a second chamber, the first chamber including a recess; a ratchet member received in the first chamber and including plural first teeth and at least one tool end; an engaging member placed in the second chamber and including plural second teeth; a direction controlling member inserted into the engaging member to push the engaging member and including a contacting face; a fitting member fixed in the first chamber and including the guiding face so that the guiding face guides the direction controlling member to displace horizontally and including an indent fixed on an outer wall thereof; a C-shaped retainer retained in the indent of the fitting member and the recess of the body to position the fitting member.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2011Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Inventor: Shu-Ju Chen
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Publication number: 20140020518Abstract: A driving end of a tool includes a body including a chamber. A first engaging member is rotatably disposed in the chamber and defines a first engaging section. A second engaging member is rotatably disposed in the chamber and defines first and second engaging ends. The first engaging section is engaged with the first engaging end. At least one pawl is slidably disposed in the chamber and defines a first engaging portion. The second engaging end is selectively engaged with the first engaging portion. A switch is pivotally engaged with the body and abutted against the at least one pawl.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: New Way Tools Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ping-Wen Huang
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Publication number: 20140013904Abstract: A ratcheting palm graspable multi-socket wrench. The wrench includes a socket body portion and a ratcheting mechanism. The socket body portion has socket portions with socket openings, arranged around a perimeter of the socket body portion. A through hole passes through from the top surface to the bottom surface of the socket body portion. The ratcheting mechanism fits into the through hole of the socket body portion. The ratchet mechanism has an elongate shaft with a ratchet switch located at a first end, and a square socket adaptor located at an opposite, second end. The ratchet switch and adaptor are both accessible from outside of the socket body portion. The ratchet switch will selective allow either clockwise or counter-clockwise twisting of the socket body portion to drive the adaptor either clockwise or counter-clockwise, with the other direction being freewheeling, thereby providing a switching ratcheting function.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Inventor: David Meholovitch
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Patent number: 8616095Abstract: A hand tool includes a head in which a driving member is received and a pawl is engaged with the driving member. A handle has a substantially round driving end which is rotatably received in a pivoting recess in the head and a pushing member protrudes from the driving end and is engaged with the pawl. The handle includes two contact sides which alternatively contact two outward tapered sidewalls of a driving recess in the driving end when operating the handle. The pawl is shifted to contact the driving member by the teeth at different positions of the pawl when operating the handle to change the driving direction of the driving member. No switching member is connected to the pawl and protrudes from the top surface of the head of the hand tool.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2009Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Inventor: Yuan-Chin Chi
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Patent number: 8613350Abstract: Apparatus for an anti-rotation mechanism, such as used in a wrench. The space between a pair of races contains a plurality of pairs of rollers. One race has a protrusion centered inside each pair of rollers, with the rollers biased against the protrusion. Adjacent the protrusion and between the rollers of each pair is a prong that selectively biases one or the other of the rollers of the pair away from the protrusion. When one roller in the pair of rollers is biased away from the corresponding protrusion, relative motion between the pair of races is enabled in only one direction. The protrusions extend into the space between the pair of races sufficiently to prevent the rollers from moving under load when relative motion is inhibited.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2010Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Inventor: Hiram Lee Nease, III
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Publication number: 20130333526Abstract: A screw driver includes a body having a ratchet unit and a first transmission rod extends through the ratchet unit. The first transmission rod has a ratchet gear and a switch member is connected to the ratchet unit to control the operation status of the ratchet gear. The first transmission rod has a tube connected to a first end thereof and a non-circular connection portion is connected to a second end of the first transmission rod. A handle is connected to the body and has a toothed ring located therein. The toothed ring is engaged with a planet gear unit which is engaged with a sun gear mounted to a second transmission rod which has an accommodating portion. The accommodating portion is engaged with the connection portion. The individual first and second transmission rods do not generate resistance when the screw driver operates the objects at high speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2012Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: GONG FONG ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.Inventor: YU-LUN CHEN
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Publication number: 20130319184Abstract: A reversing device for a ratchet wrench comprises a body of the ratchet wrench, a ratchet wheel, a left engaging member, a right engaging member, a left spring, a right spring, a control member, and a control cover. Both of the left and right engaging members, when subjected to a force, will not be in contact with the control member, so that, the problem that the left or right engaging member, when subjected to a force, will push the control member to reversely rotate and cause slippage, can be solved.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2012Publication date: December 5, 2013Inventor: Bo-Shen CHEN
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Publication number: 20130319185Abstract: A ratchet screwdriver includes a handle, a shaft and a ratchet switch device. The shaft is connected to the front end of the handle and a mounting member is connected to the handle so as to be connected with the shaft. The ratchet switch device is located in the chamber in the rear end of the handle and includes a base, a frame, two engaging members, a positioning member, a resilient plate, two positioning pieces, and a ratchet member a switch. The shaft can be replaced by operating the mounting member on the handle. The switch on the rear end of the handle can change the direction of the ratchet member to output torque via the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Inventor: Jin Tsai LAI
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Publication number: 20130291688Abstract: A ratchet wrench includes a head having a first compartment rotatably receiving a drive member. A second compartment is defined in an inner periphery of the first compartment and receives first and second pawls. A switch is pivotably mounted in a control groove of the head and controls engagement relations between the first and second pawls and the drive member. A limiting member is connected between the first and second pawls and maintains two closest teeth respectively of first and second toothed sections of the first and second pawls to be in a restraining spacing that is smaller than a jam spacing, preventing the first and second pawls from jamming between the drive member and a wall of the second compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventor: Bobby Hu
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Publication number: 20130283982Abstract: A dual-pawl ratchet wrench mechanism is disclosed having a stop mechanism for limiting over-travel of a reversing lever for selecting drive directions. In one form, the wrench mechanism includes a ball and spring assembly that cooperate with recesses to define proper positions for the reversing lever, and one or more ramps are provided between the recesses to promote tactile feel and to promote the reversing lever being rotated to a proper position. In some forms, the stop mechanism is formed on a stationary portion, such as a spacer or the wrench body, and a portion of the reversing lever. The design simplifies manufacturing, such as by simplifying assembly and minimizing the need for securements. Additionally, the reversing lever is assembled with the mechanism in a manner to improve sealing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2013Publication date: October 31, 2013Inventors: Richard Hopper, Michael Foster, Christopher Thompson
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Patent number: 8567287Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of open-ended wrenches, and more specifically to a dual pawl assembly which can be used within an open-ended ratchet wrench to facilitate a bi-directional ratcheting motion.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2011Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Inventors: Steve Gapp, Clint Johnson, Reed Felton
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Patent number: 8544365Abstract: The ratchet tool has a housing, a ratchet mechanism and a locking plate. The housing includes a chamber and multiple locking grooves. The ratchet mechanism is mounted rotatably through the housing. The locking plate is mounted in the chamber of the housing and has multiple wings. The wings correspond to and engage the locking grooves of the housing in order to lock the ratchet mechanism and the housing. Therefore, users can easily assemble and disassemble the ratchet mechanism and the housing by taking out the locking plate when a broken component needs to be repaired or changed.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2011Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Inventor: Tzu-Chien Wang
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Publication number: 20130228049Abstract: A ratchet wrench includes: a head portion defining a first compartment and a space below; a driving head having an annular driving tooth portion; and first and second detents, each having ratchet teeth to engage the annular driving tooth portion. The first and second detents move laterally between first and second sides of the space simultaneously. When the first and second detents are on the first side, the wrench idle rotates back-pulling along a first direction. When the first and second detents are on the second side, the wrench idle rotates back-pulling along a second direction. Radial alignment diverges between the ratchet teeth of the first detent and the second detent, so that only one of the detents engages the annular driving tooth portion. The other detent is urged against the annular driving tooth portion. When the wrench idle rotates back-pulling, the ratchet teeth of the first and second detents engage with the annular driving tooth portion alternately.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2013Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: Apex Tool (HK) Limited Taiwan BranchInventor: Tsung-Hsien SHEN
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Publication number: 20130228048Abstract: A ratchet wrench comprises a body, a ratchet, a first pawl, and a second pawl. Each of the first pawl and the second pawl can move between a first position and a second position relative to the ratchet. The first position is a position where the ratchet wrench can transmit torque to said driven element from respective first pawl or second pawl, and the second position is a position where no torque is transmitted from respective first pawl or second pawl. A control member can pivot or rotate to stay in one of a first position, a second position, and a neutral position for different operations. The body has an operating part comprising a groove. The groove comprises two accommodation chambers having inclined surfaces and can accommodate the first pawl and the second pawl.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2012Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: Apex Tool (HK) Limited Taiwan BranchInventor: Yu-Ching Lai
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Patent number: 8516926Abstract: A ratchet wrench is provided and comprises a main body and at least one strengthening block. The main body includes a handle, at least one tool end and a ratchet-controlling piece. The tool end has a ratchet and an annular portion which has an annular inner wall. The annular portion is connected to the handle, and the ratchet is disposed within the annular inner wall. Furthermore, the strengthening block is removably disposed within the annular portion and a portion of the strengthening block protrudes from the annular inner wall for contacting the ratchet.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2012Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Kabo Tool CompanyInventor: Chih-Ching Hsieh
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Patent number: 8516928Abstract: A ratchet wrench includes a head having a first compartment rotatably receiving a drive member. A second compartment is defined in an inner periphery of the first compartment and receives first and second pawls. A switch is pivotably mounted in a control groove of the head and controls engagement relations between the first and second pawls and the drive member. A limiting member is connected between the first and second pawls and maintains two closest teeth respectively of first and second toothed sections of the first and second pawls to be in a restraining spacing that is smaller than a jam spacing, preventing the first and second pawls from jamming between the drive member and a wall of the second compartment.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2012Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Inventor: Bobby Hu
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Patent number: 8499666Abstract: A dual-pawl ratchet wrench mechanism is disclosed having a stop mechanism for limiting over-travel of a reversing lever for selecting drive directions. In one form, the wrench mechanism includes a ball and spring assembly that cooperate with recesses to define proper positions for the reversing lever, and one or more ramps are provided between the recesses to promote tactile feel and to promote the reversing lever being rotated to a proper position. In some forms, the stop mechanism is formed on a stationary portion, such as a spacer or the wrench body, and a portion of the reversing lever. The design simplifies manufacturing, such as by simplifying assembly and minimizing the need for securements. Additionally, the reversing lever is assembled with the mechanism in a manner to improve sealing.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2007Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Snap-on IncorporatedInventors: Richard Hopper, Michael Foster, Christopher Thompson
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Patent number: 8490521Abstract: A ratchet tool includes a tool head provided with a plurality of ratchet teeth on an inner peripheral surface, a drive body having an outer surrounding surface confronting the ratchet teeth, and a guiding slot for receiving first and second pawls and a biasing member to permit the pawls to be displaced between extending and retracted positions, and an actuator twistable relative to the head and having two inner boundary contours to define two recessed regions to accommodate displaceable engagements of keys of the pawls with the inner boundary contours. The pawl end is configured to extend along an entire axial length of the drive body so as to be fully engaged with the ratchet teeth in the engaging position, thereby permitting transmission of a relatively large torque during rotation of the tool head.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2010Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Inventor: Chin-Tan Huang
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Publication number: 20130180366Abstract: A switching device of a ratchet wrench includes two engaging members respectively mounted to two rods of an operation member. The operation member has a polygonal shank which extends through the board of the head of the wrench and is connected with a switch. The operation member swings by pivoting the switch so as to control the either of the two engaging members to be engaged with the ratchet driving member. The operation member has a positioning tube, and a bead and a spring are located in the positioning tube. The bead is engaged with one of two recesses of a cover fixed to the head of the wrench when the operation member is pivoted. The cover has a flange on which a locking member is pressed. The locking member is engaged with a fixing portion in the inner periphery of the space.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2013Publication date: July 18, 2013Inventors: KUO HSIEN WU, KUAN-JEN HSIEH, DAVID LEE
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Patent number: 8474351Abstract: A ratchet wrench has a through cavity in which a reversing lever is disposed. The reversing lever has a pair of protruding lips formed thereon opposite from one another. A cooperating ledge is formed on the head in the cavity and on the pawl which is adjacent to the reversing lever. A spring-loaded pusher is disposed longitudinally in a blind bore in the reversing lever and the pusher engages a pocket in the pawl. A cover plate is disposed on a shelf recessed on the bottom of the wrench and spaced apart from the reversing lever.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2011Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Easco Hand Tools, Inc.Inventors: Robert L. Arnold, Richard P. Folkenroth
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Patent number: 8468915Abstract: A tool box includes a body having a front end spaced from a force-receiving portion. The body includes first and second sides and two lateral walls. The lateral walls, the front end, and the force-receiving portion are integrally formed as a single and inseparable component of the same material. The front end includes a compartment. A receiving space is defined between the lateral walls and has an opening in the second side or the force-receiving portion. A ratcheting mechanism includes a main body mounted in the body and a ratchet wheel rotatably received in the main body. The ratchet wheel is located in a quarter corner of the body adjacent to the front end and the first side. A driving groove is defined in the ratchet wheel for engaging and driving a shank to rotate. A bit-receiving rack is removably received in the receiving space.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2010Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Inventor: Bobby Hu
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Publication number: 20130152742Abstract: A wrench with ratchet device includes a wrench body, a ratchet and a control set. The wrench body has a receiving room and a switch room defined therein. The switch room has an opening defined at the front side of the wrench body. A ratchet is assembled into the receiving room and the switch room. A control set assembled into the switch room further comprises two driving blocks, a control member and a switch member. Under this arrangement, when the switch member is moved to one direction, the ratchet is only rotated along the one direction incrementally by one driving block boosting. In contrast, when the ratchet is forced to rotate to the opposite direction, the ratchet is free rotating and not working.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2011Publication date: June 20, 2013Inventor: Yi-Fu Chen
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Publication number: 20130126197Abstract: A finger operable, reverse drive holder tool includes an annular knob or handle with a one-way clutch axially retained within the handle and capable of removably receiving a selected holder having a uniform or standard sized body which is insertable into the one-way clutch and may be easily removed and reversed by insertion into the opposite side of the one-way clutch.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2011Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: Lisle CorporationInventors: John C. Lisle, Scotty R. Kurtz
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Publication number: 20130112048Abstract: A screwdriver-used torque transmission apparatus includes a frame including a slot, an aperture and four cavities. The slot is in communication with the aperture and cavities. A gear includes a non-circular aperture axially defined therein, teeth formed on a side thereof, and teeth formed on an opposite end thereof. The gear is located in the slot. A pawl formed with at least one tooth and a block is located in each of the cavities. A shell includes two pushers formed on an internal side thereof. The shell is rotationally provided around the frame between two one-way modes in each of which a related one of the pushers pushes the blocks of two related ones of the pawls to disengage the teeth of the two pawls from the teeth of the gear.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2011Publication date: May 9, 2013Inventor: Jack LIN
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Patent number: 8434390Abstract: A wrench has a socket defined by a plurality of flat faces and a handle. A first threading tool is provided having a shape and dimension to fit into the socket. An adapter that retains a second threading tool includes a connector having the same shape and the dimension as the first threading tool that fits into the socket. A retaining member is rotatably mounted to the body for movement between a first position and a second position for locking the adapter and the die in the socket. The retaining member has a second plurality of flat faces defining an opening where the second plurality of faces are coextensive with the faces of the socket when the retaining member is in the first position and are offset from the faces of the socket when the retaining member is in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2009Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Irwin Industrial Tool CompanyInventors: Brandon Seth Cross, Matthew Steven Larson, Derek James Nash, James Joseph Uttley, Ronald A. Wenzel, Jr.
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Patent number: 8413550Abstract: A ratchet wrench (10) includes a head (12) having a compartment (121) rotatably receiving a drive member (12). An annular groove (126) is formed in an inner periphery of the compartment (121) and in communication with a recess (13) formed in a side (F2) of the head (12). A flange (2121) is formed on an outer periphery of the drive member (21) and intermediate a toothed portion (213) of the drive member (21) and an annular groove (214) formed in the outer periphery of the drive member (21). A flange (2121) is formed on the outer periphery of the drive member (21) and includes an inner end face (2122) facing a bottom face (133) of the recess (13). A C-clip (24) is received in the annular grooves (126, 214) and has two clamping portions (241) received in the recess (13). A dustproof cap (30) engaged in the recess (13) and located intermediate a bottom face (133) and the recess (13) and the inner end face (2122) of the flange (2121).Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Inventor: Bobby Hu
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Patent number: 8408098Abstract: A ratchet device includes a body having a compartment extending along a first axis. A ratchet member is rotatably received in the compartment about the first axis. The body includes first and second sides each having a receptacle in communication with the compartment. A ratchet block is received in each receptacle. A control member is received in a groove in a top side of the body. The groove is in communication with the compartment via an opening. The control member is movable between three positions along an axis perpendicular to but spaced from the first axis to disengage a toothed portion of either of the ratchet blocks from teeth on the ratchet member so as to control the driving direction of the ratchet device.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2010Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Inventor: Bobby Hu
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Patent number: 8397606Abstract: A ratchet wrench includes a connecting section between a head and a handle. The connecting section includes a vertical connecting portion integrally connected to a first side of the head. An extension extends outward from a section of an outer periphery of the head. A first compartment extends from the first side of the head through a second side of the head and rotatably receives a drive member. A second compartment is formed in a portion of the inner periphery of the first compartment aligned with the extension and receives two pawls releasably engaged with the drive member. The second compartment extends towards the extension. A first radius from the outer periphery of the head to a rotating axis defined by the head is smaller than a second radius from the extension to the rotating axis.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2011Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Inventor: Bobby Hu
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Publication number: 20130061721Abstract: A wrench having a handle and ratchet assembly and a socket wheel. The handle and ratchet assembly has a handle and a first drive member that is rotatable relative to the handle. The socket wheel has a plurality of tool members, a plurality of first lugs and a plurality of second lugs. Each tool member is fixedly coupled to a pair of the first lugs and a pair of the second lugs. An adjacent pair of the tool members share a single one of the second lugs and no adjacent pair of the tool members shares any of the first lugs.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2012Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: BLACK & DECKER INC.Inventor: Black & Decker Inc.
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Publication number: 20130042723Abstract: The ratchet tool has a housing, a ratchet mechanism and a locking plate. The housing includes a chamber and multiple locking grooves. The ratchet mechanism is mounted rotatably through the housing. The locking plate is mounted in the chamber of the housing and has multiple wings. The wings correspond to and engage the locking grooves of the housing in order to lock the ratchet mechanism and the housing. Therefore, users can easily assemble and disassemble the ratchet mechanism and the housing by taking out the locking plate when a broken component needs to be repaired or changed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2011Publication date: February 21, 2013Inventor: Tzu-Chien Wang
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Publication number: 20130014613Abstract: A wrench for rotating a drive member such as a socket, the wrench having a housing including a head portion and a handle portion, the head portion having an inner peripheral wall defining an internal cavity; a set of drive teeth circumscribing the inner peripheral wall of the head portion of the housing and extending into the internal cavity; a drive gear disposed within the internal cavity of the head portion of the housing; a socket engaging drive member connected to the drive gear and extending outwardly from the head portion of the housing; a set of opposition gears disposed within the internal cavity of the head portion of the housing, the opposition gears being disposed between and interconnected with the drive gear and the drive teeth; and an operating assembly carried by the housing and operably associated with the drive gear, the operating assembly including a novel quick turn mechanism for controllably changing the operating mode of the wrench from a tightening mode to a loosening mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2011Publication date: January 17, 2013Inventors: Stephen Adams, Frank Baer
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Patent number: 8347760Abstract: A ratchet device with stable structure includes a control unit, at least three receiving spaces defined on the top plane of the control unit, the receiving spaces communicating with each other, a pair of blockers and a elastomer located in each receiving space, a ratchet unit connected to the control unit, the ratchet unit having a spindle formed at one end thereof, a plurality of teeth formed around the periphery of the ratchet unit, the teeth engaged with the blockers of the control unit; a switching unit connected to the ratchet unit, at least three push sticks extruded from the bottom of the switching unit for pushing against the blockers. Therefore, the amounts of engaging faces among the blockers and the teeth are as enough as possible to make the engagement between the blockers and the teeth stable during an external torsion.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2011Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Inventor: Hon Tsao Yu
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Patent number: 8342059Abstract: A ratchet wrench includes a head having a compartment rotatably receiving a drive member. Two gaps are defined between the head and the drive member. The drive member includes a dust groove intermediate the gaps along an axis. The dust groove includes first and second faces spaced along the axis and a third face extending between the first and second faces. A dustproof seal is compressed and received in the dust groove to block communication between the gaps. The seal includes a ring having first and second surfaces spaced along the axis. An outer periphery of the seal presses against a peripheral wall of the compartment. A wing extends from one of the first and second surfaces of the ring, presses against one of the first and second faces of the dust groove, and is not in contact with the third face of the dust groove.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2010Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Inventor: Bobby Hu
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Publication number: 20120318104Abstract: A ratchet screwdriver includes an adjusting assembly. The adjusting assembly is selectively changable between a first position, a second position, and a third position. When the adjusting assembly is in the first position, a rib is located between the first and second ends of a slanting slot. First and second pawls are engaged with a ratchet portion. A position assembly is engaged in a first bore. A shank is able to drive the screwdriver bit in a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction. When the adjusting assembly is in the second position, the shank is able to drive the screwdriver bit in the clockwise direction. When the adjusting assembly is in the third position, the shank is able to drive the screwdriver bit in the counterclockwise direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2011Publication date: December 20, 2012Inventor: Zu-Shung Shu
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Publication number: 20120304831Abstract: A steering device for a ratchet screwdriver includes a base. The base has a receiving hole defined therein. Two receiving grooves are defined in the base. A moving slot is comparted from receiving hole. A ratchet rod is partially received in the base. The ratchet rod includes a spindle and a ratchet wheel disposed on the spindle. Two blockers are respectively received in the two receiving grooves. Each blocker has unidirectional teeth formed on one end thereof for selectively engaging with the ratchet wheel. A housing is sleeved on the base. The housing has a protrusion disposed on an interior thereof for inserting into the moving slot.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2012Publication date: December 6, 2012Inventor: Yi-Fu Chen
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Publication number: 20120279363Abstract: A ratchet device with stable structure includes a control unit, at least three receiving spaces defined on the top plane of the control unit, the receiving spaces communicating with each other, a pair of blockers and a elastomer located in each receiving space, a ratchet unit connected to the control unit, the ratchet unit having a spindle formed at one end thereof, a plurality of teeth formed around the periphery of the ratchet unit, the teeth engaged with the blockers of the control unit; a switching unit connected to the ratchet unit, at least three push sticks extruded from the bottom of the switching unit for pushing against the blockers. Therefore, the amounts of engaging faces among the blockers and the teeth are as enough as possible to make the engagement between the blockers and the teeth stable during an external torsion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2011Publication date: November 8, 2012Inventor: Yu Hon Tsao
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Patent number: 8297152Abstract: A ratchet wrench includes a head having a compartment rotatably receiving a drive member. A pawl groove is formed in an inner periphery of compartment and slideably receives a pawl. A switch is received in a switch groove in the head and pivotable about a pivoting axis. A control member is movable between two positions to control engagement between the pawl and the drive member through sliding movement of a guide of the switch in a control groove in the control member. The guide of the switch contacts the contact groove at a contact point when the control member is in either operative position. A tangent to an outer surface of the guide at the contact point has an angle not larger than 45° relative to a reference line extending perpendicularly to the pivoting axis and intersecting a longitudinal axis of the guide.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2010Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Inventor: Bobby Hu
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Patent number: 8291792Abstract: The present invention relates a ratchet wrench which comprises a main body, a ratchet wheel, a pawl, an elastic element and a clip. The main body has a first housing and a second housing. The ratchet wheel is rotatably lodged within the first housing and has a plurality of ratchet teeth. The pawl is confined within the second housing and a plurality of first retaining cogs and curved second retaining cogs are successively arranged on the front side of the pawl. The first and the second retaining cogs are defined to engage with the ratchet teeth. A recess, a first convex surface and a second convex surface are defined on the pawl. The second convex surface abuts against the wall of the second housing. The elastic element pushes the pawl with a particular angle so that the second convex surface is forced to abut against the wall of the second housing and the cogs of the pawl are engaged with the ratchet teeth.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2011Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Inventor: Cheng-Pu Yang
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Patent number: 8272298Abstract: A steering device for a ratchet screwdriver includes a base. The base has a receiving hole defined therein. Two receiving grooves are defined in the base. A moving slot is comparted from receiving hole. A ratchet rod is partially received in the base. The ratchet rod includes a spindle and a ratchet wheel disposed on the spindle. Two blockers are respectively received in the two receiving grooves. Each blocker has unidirectional teeth formed on one end thereof for selectively engaging with the ratchet wheel. A housing is sleeved on the base. The housing has a protrusion disposed on an interior thereof for inserting into the moving slot.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2010Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Inventor: Yi-Fu Chen
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Patent number: 8261637Abstract: An improved redirection structure of a ratchet wrench is disclosed. A driving head accommodates a connector body that has a knob. The accommodating room of the connector body accommodates a brake block with a notch. The urging element of the knob urges against the brake block in the notch.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2009Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: New Way Tools Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ping-Wen Huang
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Patent number: 8261636Abstract: A quick-turn wrench includes a driving head with an axle hole. One side of the axle hole has a claw. A ratchet ring is accommodated in the axle hole. One end of the ratchet ring extends outside the axle hole and connects to a wrench handle. The ratchet ring is surrounded by a ratchet part that correspondingly engages the claw. A transmission rod is inserted into the ratchet ring, with one end having a transmission part. A bottom plate is disposed at the bottom of the axle hole. The end surface of the bottom plate facing the axle hole has a sliding groove. A pushing element is disposed in the sliding groove corresponding to the claw. The transmission part of the transmission rod connects to the pushing element. As the transmission rod rotates, the pushing element is driven to push the claw to release the fixing state between the claw and the ratchet ring.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2011Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Advance Team Power Inc.Inventor: Chun-Lang Lin
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Patent number: RE44655Abstract: A ratcheting tool such as a reversible dual-pawl ratchet wrench is disclosed that minimizes wasted motion during ratchet slip or counter-rotation. The ratchet wrench includes a bias assembly that biases the pawls apart to bias a first, selected pawl for a selected drive direction towards engagement with a ratchet gear, and that the biases the selected pawl into a concentric alignment with the ratchet gear. In this manner, non-ratcheting initial rotation of the pawl due to counter-rotation prior to the pawl camming out of engagement with the ratchet gear is eliminated, thus eliminating wasted motion and maximizing the available angular sweep for the wrench.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2012Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: Snap-On IncorporatedInventors: David T. Ross, Steven R. Wente