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(11) | EP 1 136 186 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | Pawl for a ratchet-type spanner |
| (57) A ratchet-type spanner includes a handle and a box end extended from the handle and
having a hole. A slant hole is defined in a web between the handle and the box end
and communicated with the hole of the box end. A ratchet gear includes an inner periphery
for driving a fastener. The ratchet gear is rotatably mounted in the hole of the box
end. A pawl is mounted in the slant hole and includes a first end with teeth for releasably
engaging with teeth of the ratchet gear. A plug is securely mounted in the slant hole
by force-fitting engagement with an inner periphery defining the slant hole. An elastic
member is mounted in the slant hole and has a first end attached to the second end
of the pawl and a second end attached to the plug for biasing the pawl to engage with
the ratchet gear. The first end of the pawl includes a beveled face that faces the
inner periphery of the slant hole. |