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US 2003/0192409 A1Published application
Protective wrench socket
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InventorRussell A. Wallace
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A wrench socket for use with a conventional ratchet wrench system to attach or remove a nut or bolt on a surface area. Such wrench socket comprising an elongated hollow cylinder having a first end portion, a recessed end portion having a shoulder, a nut or bolt engaging end in communication with the recessed end portion, a hexagonally shaped socket opening sized to receive said nut or bolt, and disposed midway in the nut or bolt engaging end, and an outer protective sleeve pressed on the recessed end portion, so that when attaching or removing the nut or bolt with the socket wrench system, should the wrench socket slip off the nut or bolt, the outer protective sleeve surrounding the socket opening will contact the surface area.
A wrench socket comprising;
A wrench socket for use with a conventional ratchet wrench system to attach or remove a nut or bolt on a surface area, said wrench socket comprising:
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With rigid jaws: of socket type
Tools or bench devices not otherwise provided for, for fastening, connecting, disengaging
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1. Field of the Invention.
This invention relates to wrench sockets used to attach and remove nuts or bolts, particularly on a finished surface, and more specifically a wrench socket having a protection surface portion that prevents the exterior metal surface of the wrench socket to make contact with the finished surface.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, namely a protective wrench socket.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the three (3) components of the wrench socket of FIG. 1, namely, a first end portion, a recessed end portion and an outer protective sleeve.
FIG. 3 illustrates a sectional perspective view of the outer protective sleeve of the wrench socket of FIG. 2.
FIG. 1 illustrates a preferred embodiment of a protective wrench socket 1 made in accordance with the present invention. The wrench socket 1 of the present invention is for use with a conventional socket wrench system or impact wrench system to remove a nut or bolt from a surface area. Internal details of the conventional socket wrench system are not shown in the drawings since the ratchet system used with the wrench socket 1 is of conventional, commercially-available wrenches.
As shown in FIG. 2, the wrench socket 1 has an elongated body and includes a first end portion 2, a recessed end portion 2D, and an outer protective sleeve 3. The first end portion 2, the recessed end portion 2D, and the outer protective sleeve 3 have a generally cylindrical configuration. Said recessed end portion 2D having a longitudinally positioned interior bore 2F that extends the length of the body of the wrench socket 1. As will be discussed, the outer protective sleeve 3 is pressed onto the recessed end portion 2D of the wrench socket 1.
Further referring to FIG. 2, the wrench socket 1 includes a nut or bolt engaging end 2B, which said nut or bolt engaging end 2B is in communication with the recessed end portion 2D. The nut or bolt engaging end 2B having an opening to the interior bore 2F of the recessed end portion 2D and defining a hexagon socket 2A sized to fit said nut or bolt (not shown). The hexagon socket 2A sized to fit said nut or bolt is hexagonally shaped. Said wrench socket 1 having a second end 2E opposite the first end 2B. Said second end 2E including an opening (not shown) sized and shaped to receive the conventional socket wrench.