US2701491A - Interchangeable wrench socket - Google Patents
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- B25B13/00—Spanners; Wrenches
- B25B13/02—Spanners; Wrenches with rigid jaws
- B25B13/06—Spanners; Wrenches with rigid jaws of socket type
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
- B25B—TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING
- B25B23/00—Details of, or accessories for, spanners, wrenches, screwdrivers
- B25B23/02—Arrangements for handling screws or nuts
- B25B23/08—Arrangements for handling screws or nuts for holding or positioning screw or nut prior to or during its rotation
- B25B23/10—Arrangements for handling screws or nuts for holding or positioning screw or nut prior to or during its rotation using mechanical gripping means
- B25B23/105—Arrangements for handling screws or nuts for holding or positioning screw or nut prior to or during its rotation using mechanical gripping means the gripping device being an integral part of the driving bit
- B25B23/108—Arrangements for handling screws or nuts for holding or positioning screw or nut prior to or during its rotation using mechanical gripping means the gripping device being an integral part of the driving bit the driving bit being a Philips type bit, an Allen type bit or a socket
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- This invention relates to a readily applicable and removable socket type attachment for the shank of a socket driver, wherein said attachment is constructed to serve as a holder and starter for a bolt or nut.
- An important object of the invention is to provide a resilient socket for self-adjustment within a limited range to effectively grip either the head of a bolt or a nut, as the case may be, without damage thereto.
- Another object is to provide a tool of this character of simple and practical construction, which is efiicient and reliable in operation, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purpose for which the same is intended.
- Figure 1 is a side elevational view showing a doubleended socket attached to a handle
- Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary longitudinal sectional view taken on a line 2-2 of Figure 1;
- Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on a line 3-3 of Figure 2;
- Figure 4 is a perspective view
- Figure 5 illustrates a modification shown in longitudinal section
- Figure 6 is a perspective view thereof.
- the numeral 5 designates a substantially cylindrical-shaped body of rubber or other resilient material having a square-shaped bore 6 at its central portion and cylindrical sockets 7 and 8 at its end portions which are internally fluted, as shown at 9, and internally tapered toward the outer ends of the sockets.
- the sockets 7 and 8 are of different diameters to fit bolts or nuts of different sizes and the central bore 6 is of a Width substantially less than the diameters of the sockets 7 and 8 to increase and strengthen the walls of the body in the region of the bore and the bore is adapted to receive the squared end 10 of a wrench handle 11.
- the end 10 is provided at one side with a ball 12 rotatably or other- 2,701,491 Patented Feb. 8, 1955 ice wise suitably held recessed in the end portion 10 and the ball partially protrudes from end 10 to enter a lateral opening or recess 13 in body 5 to lock the handle therein with a snapping action.
- the central portion of the body 5 may be reinforced (not shown) or otherwise suitably stiffened to provide the necessary rigidity for stresses subjected thereto by the handle.
- the socket 8 of lesser internal diameter is also constructed of reduced external diameter to retain the desired resiliency in the walls thereof.
- the outer surface of the body is knurled, as shown at 14, to provide an efiective finger grip.
- the body 15 is formed with a tapered cylindrical socket portion 16 at one end only for use with smaller size bolts or nuts where the width of the bolt or nut is equal to or less than the width of the bore 17 for the wrench handle.
- the body 5 is attached at either end to the wrench handle 11 and the outermost socket may then receive a bolt or nut 18 of predetermined size to cause an expansion of the socket when the bolt or nut is inserted to elfectively grip the bolt or nut.
- An interchangeable socket wrench comprising a substantially cylindrical body of resilient material, at least one end of said cylindrical body having a coaxial and expansible work-engaging socket, and said body having a non-circular handle-engaging bore communicating with an inner end of said expansible work-engaging socket, the cross sectional area of said socket adjacent its inner end being greater than the cross sectional area adjacent its outer end, whereby the interior wall of said socket between its inner and outer ends slopes toward the axis of the cylindrical body.
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Feb. 8, 1955 o 2,701,491
INTERCHANGEABLE WRENCH SOCKET Filed Jan. 27, 1955 Fig Fig. 2
l I 7 F 4 5 f""""l I I Fig. 5 I7 I James E Ross INVENTOR.
United States Patent INTERCHANGEABLE WRENCH SOCKET James P. Ross, Bellefontaine, Ohio Application January 27, 1953, Serial No. 333,583
2 Claims. (CI. 8164) This invention relates to a readily applicable and removable socket type attachment for the shank of a socket driver, wherein said attachment is constructed to serve as a holder and starter for a bolt or nut.
An important object of the invention is to provide a resilient socket for self-adjustment within a limited range to effectively grip either the head of a bolt or a nut, as the case may be, without damage thereto.
Another object is to provide a tool of this character of simple and practical construction, which is efiicient and reliable in operation, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purpose for which the same is intended.
These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:
Figure 1 is a side elevational view showing a doubleended socket attached to a handle;
Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary longitudinal sectional view taken on a line 2-2 of Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on a line 3-3 of Figure 2;
Figure 4 is a perspective view;
Figure 5 illustrates a modification shown in longitudinal section; and,
Figure 6 is a perspective view thereof.
Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designates a substantially cylindrical-shaped body of rubber or other resilient material having a square-shaped bore 6 at its central portion and cylindrical sockets 7 and 8 at its end portions which are internally fluted, as shown at 9, and internally tapered toward the outer ends of the sockets. The sockets 7 and 8 are of different diameters to fit bolts or nuts of different sizes and the central bore 6 is of a Width substantially less than the diameters of the sockets 7 and 8 to increase and strengthen the walls of the body in the region of the bore and the bore is adapted to receive the squared end 10 of a wrench handle 11. The end 10 is provided at one side with a ball 12 rotatably or other- 2,701,491 Patented Feb. 8, 1955 ice wise suitably held recessed in the end portion 10 and the ball partially protrudes from end 10 to enter a lateral opening or recess 13 in body 5 to lock the handle therein with a snapping action. The central portion of the body 5 may be reinforced (not shown) or otherwise suitably stiffened to provide the necessary rigidity for stresses subjected thereto by the handle.
The socket 8 of lesser internal diameter is also constructed of reduced external diameter to retain the desired resiliency in the walls thereof.
The outer surface of the body is knurled, as shown at 14, to provide an efiective finger grip.
In Figures 5 and 6, the body 15 is formed with a tapered cylindrical socket portion 16 at one end only for use with smaller size bolts or nuts where the width of the bolt or nut is equal to or less than the width of the bore 17 for the wrench handle.
In the use of the invention, the body 5 is attached at either end to the wrench handle 11 and the outermost socket may then receive a bolt or nut 18 of predetermined size to cause an expansion of the socket when the bolt or nut is inserted to elfectively grip the bolt or nut.
From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device will be readily understood and further explanation is believed to be unnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction shown and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the appended claims.
What is claimed as new is as follows:
1. An interchangeable socket wrench comprising a substantially cylindrical body of resilient material, at least one end of said cylindrical body having a coaxial and expansible work-engaging socket, and said body having a non-circular handle-engaging bore communicating with an inner end of said expansible work-engaging socket, the cross sectional area of said socket adjacent its inner end being greater than the cross sectional area adjacent its outer end, whereby the interior wall of said socket between its inner and outer ends slopes toward the axis of the cylindrical body.
2. The structure defined in claim 1 and wherein the wall of said socket is internally fluted.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,360,500 Coll Nov. 30, 1920 1,478,736 Gadberry Dec. 25, 1923 1,660,989 Carpenter Feb. 28, 1928 1,954,422 McIntyre Apr. 10, 1934 1,960,531 Driscoll May 29, 1934 2,491,089 Cowden Dec. 13, 1949 2,554,410 Horton May 22, 1951 2,558,479 Miller June 26, 1951
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US2723694A (en) * | 1953-01-23 | 1955-11-15 | James P Ross | Screw driver attachment |
US2820383A (en) * | 1955-02-11 | 1958-01-21 | Jr Calvin Jackson Red | Nut starters and dispenser |
US2834240A (en) * | 1956-06-11 | 1958-05-13 | Acf Ind Inc | Relieved wrench socket for holding either a nut or headed fastener |
US2857794A (en) * | 1954-11-30 | 1958-10-28 | Jr Calvin Jackson Red | Nut starter with elastic dispensing nozzle |
US2985208A (en) * | 1954-07-23 | 1961-05-23 | Rowland G Hibbard | Device for holding screws, bolts and the like |
US3025734A (en) * | 1960-04-13 | 1962-03-20 | Raymond J Ash | Tire valve cap tool |
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US3025734A (en) * | 1960-04-13 | 1962-03-20 | Raymond J Ash | Tire valve cap tool |
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US3253485A (en) * | 1963-07-05 | 1966-05-31 | Grote Mfg Company | Radiator cap remover |
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US3780604A (en) * | 1971-07-01 | 1973-12-25 | G Wood | Split socket wrench and method of using same |
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US4006653A (en) * | 1975-09-22 | 1977-02-08 | Allen-Bradley Company | Lamp inserting and extracting tool |
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