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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2018
Applicant:
Snap-on Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US);
Inventor:
Christopher D. Thompson, Franklin, WI (US);
Assignee:
Snap-on Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 13/46 (2006.01); B25B 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 13/463 (2013.01); B25B 23/0007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pawl mechanism with a bias member that biases the pawl into engagement with the drive gear. The bias member can be a tube spring disposed within a bore to bias the pawl into engagement with the drive gear while eliminating the need for a spacer, as required by prior art ratchet wrenches.