Retention socket
US7311022B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D1/101
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tool for torquing threaded fasteners includes a socket body having formed therein a fastener-receiving receptacle with an axis of rotation, the receptacle having a plurality of interior faces arranged in a generally polygonal configuration and substantially parallel to the axis, with each of the interior faces having projecting laterally inwardly therefrom a pair of fastener-engaging surfaces with inner and outer ends spaced apart in use substantially axially, each fastener-engaging surface being arcuate and sloping away from the axis from a closed end toward an open end of the socket.
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