MULTI-SPEED POWERED RATCHET TOOL

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MULTI-SPEED POWERED RATCHET TOOL

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18885124 titled 'MULTI-SPEED POWERED RATCHET TOOL

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A power tool comprising a housing, a motor disposed in the housing, a battery, a head coupled to the housing, a transmission, a shift actuator, and a spring lever. The housing includes a battery receptacle configured to receive the battery. The motor includes a motor shaft driven by the motor about a first axis. The battery powers the motor. The head containing a ratchet mechanism, which is configured to drive an output drive about an axis orthogonal to the first axis. The transmission is configured to transmit rotation from the motor shaft to the ratchet mechanism and is shiftable between a high-speed, low-torque configuration and a low-speed, high torque configuration. The shift actuator is positioned partially within the housing and is moveable along an axis parallel to the first axis. The spring lever is coupled to the head and transmits motion from the shift actuator to the transmission.