Ratchet wrench including toothless drive

Details Ratchet wrench including toothless drive Ratchet wrench including toothless drive

1993-11-08

1995-05-23

Smith, James G.

Tools

Wrench, screwdriver, or driver therefor

Handle clutched to head

81 591, 81 631, B25B 1300

Patent

active

054171296

ABSTRACT:
A ratchet wrench mechanism is set forth. It is constructed so that it advances on rotation in one direction and locks when attempting to rotate the ratchet in the opposite direction. It does not require incremental advances as occur with a toothed locking mechanism in the ratchet. Rather, the handle supports a socket which has a surrounding shoulder with upper and lower faces. The socket and shoulder have a gap to permit socket insertion over a bolt. The shoulder passes through wedge shaped chambers or cavities in the housing, and wedges loaded by a bias spring are forced towards the narrow end of the tapered chambers. Rotation in one direction is permitted because the wedges are retracted to the large end of the cavity, but rotation in the opposite direction is forbidden when the wedges move to the opposite and narrow end of the cavity.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1161064 (1915-11-01), Meyer
patent: 2551669 (1951-05-01), Hale
patent: 2699082 (1955-01-01), Viets
patent: 2766648 (1956-10-01), Jazwieck
patent: 3640158 (1972-02-01), Myers
patent: 3823625 (1974-07-01), Myers
patent: 4928558 (1990-05-01), Makhlouf

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