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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2016
Tzu-chun Chen, Taichung, TW;
Tzu-Chun Chen, Taichung, TW;
YUNG FONG TOOLS CO., LTD., Taichung, TW;
Abstract
A locking structure for a hand tool contains: a body having a driving head which includes an accommodation chamber and a rib, and between two ends of the rib is defined an opening. The rib has two positioning orifices, the accommodation chamber has an obliquely arcuate groove accommodating a ratchet member which has a toothed rim and two opposite apertures, and a part of each steel ball extends out of each aperture. The ratchet member further has a first trench, a polygonal groove, and a second trench. A cap is covered on the rib and includes a through orifice, an open section, a protruded section, an actuation extension, and two opposite openings so as to house two posts respectively, wherein a part of each post extends out of each opening, and a resilient element is defined between the second trench and the cap.