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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2017
Apex Brands, Inc., Apex, NC (US);
Alan D. Anderson, Willow Spring, NC (US);
Yongsheng Xu, Shanghai, CN;
Tsung-Hsien Shen, Taichung, TW;
APEX BRANDS, INC., Apex, NC (US);
Abstract
Example ratcheting tools are provided. One example ratcheting tool includes a head, a gear ring, a first pawl, and a second pawl. The gear ring may include a plurality of gear ring teeth disposed about an outer circumference of the gear ring. The plurality of gear ring teeth may define a plurality of gear ring troughs with each gear ring trough being disposed adjacent to a gear ring tooth, and the gear ring may be disposed within the head. The first pawl and the second pawl may also be disposed within the head. The first pawl may include a plurality of first pawl teeth disposed on a first front face of the first pawl. The second pawl may include a plurality of second pawl teeth being disposed on a second front face of the second pawl. The first pawl and the second pawl may be biased towards the gear ring.