OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000001759

Ratcheting tool

Published: 2026-09-15T19:08:30.584626Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001759
Categories: Tools & Tooling > Clamping Tools

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ABSTRACT

A powered ratchet tool includes a housing, an output member having a toothed
surface, and a drive mechanism for driving the output member. The drive
mechanism includes a yoke in which the output member is arranged. A first pawl
is in the yoke and is biased toward the toothed surface of the output member
and a second pawl is in the yoke and is biased toward the toothed surface of
the output member. A selection ring having a circumferential wall is arranged
between the yoke and the toothed surface of the output member. The
circumferential wall has a first window and a second window and the selection
ring is moveable between a first position and a second position.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000001759
Published 2026-09-15T19:08:30.584626Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001759