Global Patent Index - EP 0237626 B1

EP 0237626 B1 19891102 - RATCHET WRENCH

Title (en)

RATCHET WRENCH

Publication

EP 0237626 B1 19891102 (DE)

Application

EP 86116045 A 19861120

Priority

  • DE 3609118 A 19860315
  • DE 3610508 A 19860325

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO8705553A1] A ratchet spanner includes a handle; an arcuate jaw-like head connected with the handle, the jaw-like head including a side wall defining a space therein, an upper wall, a lower wall, a plurality of first apertures in the upper wall and a plurality of second apertures in the lower wall in alignment with the first apertures; a plurality of pawls; a plurality of posts, each secured to a respective one of the pawls for pivotally mounting the respective pawl in a first aperture and second aperture in the jaw-like head adjacent the side wall; a ratchet insert member positioned within the space and rotatable with respect to the jaw-like head, the ratchet insert member including a plurality of teeth engageable by the pawls, and spaced gripping surfaces; and a sheet-like arcuate strip of sheet metal positioned against the side wall and a plurality of leaf spring members partially cut-out from the arcuate strip and biased into engagement with the pawls to pivot the pawls into engagement with the teeth.

IPC 1-7

B25B 13/46

IPC 8 full level

B25B 13/10 (2006.01); B25B 13/46 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

B25B 13/06 (2013.01 - KR); B25B 13/107 (2013.01 - EP US); B25B 13/463 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0237626 A1 19870923; EP 0237626 B1 19891102; AU 7089887 A 19871009; CA 1300932 C 19920519; DE 3610508 A1 19870917; DE 3666676 D1 19891207; FI 874995 A0 19871112; FI 874995 A 19871112; KR 880701157 A 19880725; SU 1611210 A3 19901130; US 4926720 A 19900522; WO 8705553 A1 19870924

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 86116045 A 19861120; AU 7089887 A 19870312; CA 532028 A 19870313; DE 3610508 A 19860325; DE 3666676 T 19861120; EP 8700145 W 19870312; FI 874995 A 19871112; KR 870701057 A 19871116; SU 4202212 A 19870313; US 25620088 A 19881011