Reversible ratchet wrench having linear sliding manually actuated pawls

Claim 1

A RATCHET WRENCH, COMPRISING: A DRIVING HEAD HAVING A HANDLE; A DRVEN BODY BODY ROTATABLE WITHIN THE HEAD AND INCLUDING A WORK-ENGAGING MEMBER; PAWL MEANS CARRIED BY THE BODY AND MOVABLE BETWEEN TWO POSITIONS IN EACH OF WHICH THE PAWL MEANS ENGAGE THE DRIVING HEAD TO ESTABLISH A TORQUE TRANSMITTING RELATION BETWEEN THE HEAD AND THE BODY IN ONE DIRECTION OF TORQUE DRIVE BY THE HEAD AND RATCHET IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION; A PAWL ACTUATOR ANGULARLY MOVABLE TO SHIFT THE PAWL MEANS FROM ONE POSITION TO THE OTHER, SAID ANGULAR MOVEMENT NORMALLY BEING LIMITED BY SAID ENGAGEMENT OF THE PAWL MEANS AND WITH THE DRIVING HEAD; A PAIR OF DIAMETRICALLY DISPOSED, ARCUATE SHAPED, OVERHANGING SHOULDERS ON THE BODY: AND A PAIR OF RADIALLY PROJECTING LUGS ON THE ACTUATOR AT DIAMETRICALLY SPACED POSITIONS ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID SHOULDERS TO HOLD THE BODY AND PAWL ACTUATOR AGAINST AXIAL DISPLACEMENT; SAID LUGS BEING MOVABLE BEYOND AND OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SHOULDERS BY SAID ANGULAR MOVEMENT OF THE ACTUATOR BEYOND THAT MOVEMENT REQUIRED TO SHIFT THE PAWL MEANS BETWEEN SAID TWO POSITIONS.