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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2023
Applicants:
Daniel Cheveralls, Raleigh, NC (US);
Peter Nguyen, Euless, TX (US);
Bennett G. Records, Branford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Cheveralls, Raleigh, NC (US);
Peter Nguyen, Euless, TX (US);
Bennett G. Records, Branford, CT (US);
Assignee:
BLACK & DECKER INC., New Britain, CT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 13/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 13/463 (2013.01);
Abstract
One or more embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to a ratchet tool including a ratchet head having a drive gear, a pawl, and a spring plunger system that applies an even and consistent distribution of loading to the pawl at a contact interface between the pawl and the drive gear during a ratcheting operation.