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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2004
Applicants:
Richard L. Hopper, Jr., Kenosha, WI (US);
Dennis M. Rockwell, Kansasville, WI (US);
Inventors:
Richard L. Hopper, Jr., Kenosha, WI (US);
Dennis M. Rockwell, Kansasville, WI (US);
Assignee:
Snap-on Incorporated, Pleasant Prairie, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 13/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A ratchet tool has a ratchet body with a cavity therein and a ratchet gear and a pawl disposed in the cavity and a bias spring disposed for resiliently urging the pawl into engagement with the gear, and a retaining member disposed in a recess formed in one or the other of the body and the gear and engaging the spring for retaining it in place.