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publication_id: "OT-2026-000001953"
title: "Flexible head joints for cordless ratchet tools"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:09:43.689210Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001953"
categories:
  - "tools-tooling/clamping-tools"
keywords:
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  - "b25b13/481"
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# Flexible head joints for cordless ratchet tools

## Abstract

14 20691572_1 (GHMatters) P118585.AU.1 A flexible head joint for a tool, such as a motorized ratcheting-type tool. The flexible joint also allows an output mechanism of the tool, such as a ratchet head, to be disposed at an angle with respect to a housing to the tool, which houses a motor. For example, the first shaft is pivotably coupled to a first connector, which may have a tongue shaped portion. The second shaft is pivotably coupled to a second connector, which may have a slotted portion adapted to receive the tongue portion. This provides two pivot points that have parallel axes.