A ratchet includes a handle and a head, the head has an open receiving surface wherein an insert is disposed therein and of a size smaller than the open receiving surface. A portion of the open receiving surface includes a bearing surface against which the insert rotates, the insert configured for engaging a conventional head of bolt or the like. A movable stop is disposed within another portion of the open receiving surface adjacent the insert and the bearing surface in a manner such that when ...

A ratchet mechanism for a ratchet tool includes a pawl received in a recess of the head and biased by a bead which is biased by a spring received in a notch defined in an inner periphery of the recess. The pawl has a toothed surface which is matched with outer threaded surface of a driving wheel which is rotatably received in a through hole of the head. A receiving hole is defined through the pawl and opens a top surface of the pawl. A peripheral groove is defined radially outward in an inner pe...

A ratchet tool a shank and a head which has a hole and a recess is defined in an inside of the hole. Two identical plates are respectively connected to two sides of the head and each plate has a ring portion engaged with the hole. A ring member with a toothed outer periphery is received in the hole of the head and retained by the two ring portions. A tongue portion extends from each the ring portion and is engaged with the recess. A slot and an aperture are respectively defined through the tongu...

A ratchet screwdriver includes a handle, a ratchet, a shaft and a finger ring. The handle has a body having a receiving chamber and a front through hole. The receiving chamber is formed in the body and communicates with the front through hole. The ratchet is mounted in the receiving chamber and has a keyed driving protrusion and a drive selector. The shaft is mounted rotatably in the body and has a proximal end being mounted securely on the keyed driving protrusion. The finger ring is mounted se...

A ratchet assembly includes a threaded rod and a support collar that defines a bore. A portion of the threaded rod is disposed in the axial bore of the support collar. A ratchet pawl is pivotable carried by the support collar between locked and unlocked positions. The ratchet pawl has at least one tooth that threadably engages the threaded rod when the ratchet pawl is in the locked position to allow the threaded rod to threadably rotate with respect to the support collar for fine position adjust...

A ratchet tool is provided. The ratchet tool includes a body having a head and an elongated handle. A gear train and pawl assembly are contained within the head of the body. A switching mechanism also extends into the head of the body and interacts with the pawl assembly. The arrangement and interaction of the body, gear train, pawl assembly and switching mechanism provides for transmission of torque from the ratchet tool in a single direction when the handle is rotated both in clockwise and cou...

An offset ratchet wrench for loosening and tightening nuts connecting copper tubing to faucet connections comprises a wrench body portion having a circular hole extending through it, the wrench body portion having a passageway or gap portion between the circular hole and an outer front side portion of the wrench body portion, the wrench body portion having a recess in its top surface next to and in partial contact with the circular hole, a pawl mechanism mounted on the body portion inside the re...

A ratchet spinner comprises a centrally apertured disk with a serrated peripheral edge. An integral segmented collar surrounds the central disk aperture and protrudes axially therefrom. The segmented collar defines a plurality of flat sided flanges arranged tangentially with respect to the circumference of the central aperture.

A ratchet handle includes a handle that can be angularly adjusted relative to the tool carrying head. A moving part having teeth which engage teeth on the head is provided to lock the handle and head in the desired angular relationship. An arrangement is provided whereby the engaged teeth may be temporarily separated so that any desired adjustment may be made.

A ratchet wrench has a chain drive and three separate operating handles enabling the wrench to be operated in three different modes providing various degrees of torque and various speed ratios.