Tools – Wrench – screwdriver – or driver therefor – Machine
Patent
1994-09-16
1996-07-23
Smith, James G.
Tools
Wrench, screwdriver, or driver therefor
Machine
81 582, 81 911, B25B 1700
Patent
active
055378978
ABSTRACT:
A split socket having movable fitting contacting facets and a drive transfer assembly are disclosed which are particularly well suited for manipulating line fittings. The split socket preferably includes first and second movable dogs pivotably mounted at opposite surfaces of an opening in a rotatable socket. The socket opening is at least as wide as the point-to-point diameter of the fitting to be received thereat. Each of the dogs has a facet configured for engaging and thereby, in conjunction with one another, rotating the fitting when the socket is rotated in a first direction, the dogs being movable by the fitting away from engagement when the socket is rotated in the opposite direction, thus allowing rotation of the socket in the opposite direction while the fitting remains substantially still. The drive transfer assembly includes a housing and drive gear or gear train, the housing being configured to admit the fitting to the socket opening directly therethrough and to assure proper orientation of the fitting, once admitted, relative to the socket.
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Burdick Harold A.
Smith James G.
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