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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 04, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Derek Richner, Whatley, MA (US);
Assignee:
Hand Tool Design Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
81 60 ;
Abstract
A cover plate for a ratchet wrench having a flat body and a plurality of spaced-apart segments formed on a lower surface of the cover plate. Each segment has a chamfered protrusion and a step formed on the protrusion. The protrusion engages a channel formed within the opening in the head of the ratchet wrench to lock the cover plate to the ratchet wrench.