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OT-2026-000002689

Ratchet control for a tool

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Tools & Tooling › Clamping Tools
Inventors
ARENDT JEFFREY M, EGGERT DANIEL M
Assignee
SNAP ON INCORPORATED
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AU-2024287158-A1, the AU patent office, 19 February 2026
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Abstract

AH25(45288703_1):MSD RATCHET CONTROL FOR A TOOL The present disclosure relates to a tool that includes a head having a cavity, and a ratchet assembly carried within the cavity and rotatable about a centerline. The ratchet assembly including a gear portion and a drive portion aligned along the centerline, and a pawl carrier rotatable within the cavity relative to the gear portion, and wherein the pawl carrier is rotatable between a first position and a second position, wherein the first position corresponds to a first pawl mechanically positioned along a groove to engage the gear portion and the second position corresponds to a second pawl mechanically positioned along the groove to engage the gear portion. The tool further includes a ratchet control including a ratchet lever configured to engaged a back surface of the head and a and a ratchet base disposed within the cavity, wherein the ratchet lever mechanically engages the ratchet base. RATCHET CONTROL FOR A TOOL

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000002689, “Ratchet control for a tool,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:14:41 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002689.

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