US 2006/0150778 A1 · Universal cap tool/tool holder

Abstract

An apparatus for facilitating the use of tools on underground pipeline systems including a socket having a polygonal open end, a pliable socket insert having a polygonal outer circumference corresponding to the polygonal socket opening adapted to fit snugly into the polygonal opening and flush with the open end of the socket and a locking device by which the socket insert is maintained within the socket during use. The socket insert is provided with a plurality of pliant inwardly extending projections which deform to the size and geometry of the tool to be employed when the socket is pressed onto the tool.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for facilitating the use of tools on underground pipeline systems comprising:

a cap/tool holder having a cylindrical body closed off on a first end by an end wall, said end wall forming an end wall opening adapted to lockingly connect to a rotatable shaft, and said cylindrical body having an open second end, said open second end forming a polygonal opening;
a pliable donut-shaped cap/tool holder insert having a polygonal outer circumference corresponding to said polygonal opening adapted to fit snugly into said polygonal opening and flush with said second end;
said cap/tool holder insert further comprising a plurality of projections extending from an inner circumferential surface of said cap/tool holder insert into a centralized space formed by said cap/tool holder insert;
and
locking means for securing said cap/tool holder insert within said cylindrical body.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Universal cap tool/tool holder

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Universal cap tool/tool holder

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Abstract

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