US 11,981,017 B2
Ratchet with toggle trigger
Joshua M. Beer, Kenosha, WI (US)
Assigned to Snap-on Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US)
Filed by Snap-on Incorporated, Kenosha, WI (US)
Filed on May 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/308,352.
Prior Publication US 2022/0355459 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. B25F 5/02 (2006.01); B25B 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC B25F 5/02 (2013.01) [B25B 21/004 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
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1. A reversing mechanism for a tool having a motor adapted to drive a ratchet mechanism in either one of first and second rotational drive directions, the reversing mechanism comprising:
a toggle trigger operably coupled to the motor and the ratchet mechanism and rotatable in first and second toggle directions, wherein:
initial rotation of the toggle trigger in the first toggle direction causes the ratchet mechanism to select the first rotational drive direction, and further rotation of the toggle trigger in the first toggle direction causes the motor to drive the ratchet mechanism in the first rotational drive direction, and
initial rotation of the toggle trigger in the second toggle direction causes the ratchet mechanism to select the second rotational drive direction, and further rotation of the toggle trigger in the second toggle direction causes the motor to drive the ratchet mechanism in the second rotational drive direction.