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Fastener driver

US7802499B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 18, 2008
Grant dateSep 28, 2010
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 9, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB25B13/5091
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A socket for driving two different types of fasteners in one embodiment includes a driving portion with an outer surface and a driving bore, a base portion, a plurality of lands extending along the driving bore and configured to drive a first type of fastener, and a cradle positioned within the driving bore and defining a driving surface for a second type of fastener, the driving surface curved within a first plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the socket and curved within a second plane in which the longitudinal axis extends.

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