Socket and ratchet wrench
US5626062A · kind A · utility
70Cited by
12References
9Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 6, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25B23/0035
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A socket and ratchet wrench combination (20) disclosed has a socket (22) and a ratchet wrench (24) that are detachably connectible to each other through a retainer (58) preferably embodied by a split ring (68) to provide nut driving even when a threaded shank of a relatively long length extends outwardly from the nut being torqued.
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