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OT-2026-000002221

Recessed spring for a ratchet tool

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Tools & Tooling › Clamping Tools
Inventors
FRYE OATY A
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HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS USA INC
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US-2026061572-A1, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 5 March 2026
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Abstract

A ratchet tool including a ratchet head attached to a handle is disclosed. The ratchet tool includes a ratchet assembly cavity operable to receive a ratchet gear including ratchet teeth, a pawl including pawl teeth, and a selector switch. The ratchet tool further includes an alignment spring positioned within a spring recess. The alignment spring is compressed when a cover plate is fastened to the ratchet head. The compression of the alignment spring contributes to preventing undesired rotation of the ratchet gear within the ratchet assembly cavity to ensure parallelism of the ratchet teeth and the pawl teeth.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000002221, “Recessed spring for a ratchet tool,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:11:33 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002221.

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