Self-adjusting socket for a wrench handle

Details Self-adjusting socket for a wrench handle Self-adjusting socket for a wrench handle

1996-12-16

1998-06-23

Meislin, D. S.

Tools

Wrench, screwdriver, or driver therefor

Sliding jaw, cam-closing

81 591, 279 71, 279 81, B25B 1318

Patent

active

057689610

ABSTRACT:
A self-adjusting socket (14) for a wrench handle (16) having a drive end (18) with a ratchet reverse lever (20) and a square peg (21). The socket (14) comprises a cylindrical wall (22). A component (24) is rotatively carried in a top end (26) of the cylindrical wall (22, for coupling the square peg (21) of the wrench handle (16) thereto. A plurality of movable pins (28) are provided. A structure (30) is rotatively carried below the coupling component (24) in the cylindrical wall (22), for engaging with the movable pins (28). Elements (32) are for connecting the coupling component (24) to the movable pin engaging structure (30). A facility (34) is fixed within a bottom end (36) of the cylindrical wall (22) below the movable pin engaging structure (30), for guiding the movable pins (28) radially inwardly towards the center, to contact a hex nut/hex bolt head (38) when the hex nut/hex bolt head (38) is inserted into the movable pin guiding facility (34) and the wrench handle (16) is turned to apply torque thereto.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2701724 (1955-02-01), Harris
patent: 5315902 (1994-05-01), Ragland et al.
patent: 5390573 (1995-02-01), Mann
patent: 5577743 (1996-11-01), Kanaan et al.

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