Adjustable ratcheting socket tool

摘要

A ratcheting tool and a method of using the same, the ratcheting tool being formed by a handle, a substantially perpendicular cylinder and a ratcheting mechanism. The cylinder is adapted to be positioned over a nut or bolt head and comprises jaws adapted to engage the nut or bolt head when pushed laterally theretowards. When the arm is squeezed with the handle, a slider block is pushed towards the nut or bolt head causing the jaws to laterally engage the nut or bolt head. The ratcheting mechanism is between the cylinder and the jaws and allows torque to be applied to the nut or bolt head in a desired direction when the handle is moved in a circular motion around the main axis of the cylinder. The jaws are allowed to rotate within the cylinder in a direction opposite to the desired direction.

主权项

1. An apparatus for tightening or un-tightening a nut on a bolt comprising:
a handle with an arm; a cylinder substantially perpendicular to the handle, the cylinder being adapted to be positioned over a nut or bolt head, the cylinder comprising jaws adapted to engage the nut or bolt head when pushed laterally theretowards, wherein, when the arm is squeezed with the handle, a slider block is pushed towards the nut or bolt head causing the jaws to laterally engage the nut or bolt head; a pusher assembly defining a plurality of downward diagonal prisms; a block defining a plurality of diagonal sliding channels corresponding to said prisms; a ratcheting mechanism between the cylinder and the jaws that allows torque to be applied to the nut or bolt head in a desired direction when the handle is moved in a circular motion around the main axis of the cylinder, wherein the jaws are allowed to rotate within the cylinder in a direction opposite to the desired direction; wherein the diagonal prisms each engaging one of the jaws within a diagonal sliding channel, the jaws moving inwardly by sliding within the sliding channels when the slider block is pushed towards the nut or bolt head.