Composite socket with dual inserts and annular reinforcing member
US6029547A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 12, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 29, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25B13/06
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A socket tool has an elongated body with driving and driven inserts, respectively, embedded in the opposite ends thereof, the inserts being flush with or recessed inwardly from the ends of the body. The inserts may be knurled around all or a portion of the outer surfaces thereof. Metal or non-metallic annular reinforcing members encircle at least one of the inserts. In one embodiment the reinforcement is a non-metallic sleeve which encircles the body along its entire length, and which may have end flanges overlapping the ends of the body. In other embodiments the reinforcement is entirely embedded in the body and in contact with the inner end surface and/or the peripheral side surface of at least one insert. In one embodiment the reinforcement extends from the insert to the outer surface of the body.
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