A ratchet lever for actuating a car jack

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EP 0 873 822 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	04.08.1999 Bulletin 1999/31

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	28.10.1998 Bulletin 1998/44

(21)	Application number: 98101326.1

(22)	Date of filing: 27.01.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁶: B25B 13/46, B66F 3/14

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

31.01.1997 IT TO970022 U

(71)	Applicant: Proma S.r.l.
	81020 San Nicola la Strada (Caserta) (IT)

(72)	Inventor:
	Nicola, Giorgio Pino 81020 San Nicola La Strada (CE) (IT)

(74)	Representative: Fioravanti, Corrado et al
	Ing. Barzano & Zanardo Milano S.p.A., Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 61 10128 Torino 10128 Torino (IT)

(54)	A ratchet lever for actuating a car jack

(57) There is disclosed an actuating lever for a car jack having a rotating element driving the lifting movement of the car. The lever comprises a ratchet mechanism with a toothed wheel (5) having a central polygonal opening (6) for insertion of the rotating jack element. At least the toothed wheel is made of a pressed metal material. The ratchet mechanism is contained within a housing constituted by two half-shells (1, 2) made of plastic or thin plate.

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