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US 6,295,896 B1Granted
Socket wrench having two engaging rods
OwnerLiao I-Heinventor
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Abstract
A socket wrench includes a head with two engaging rods respectively extending from two sides of the head. Each engaging rod has a disk connected thereto and a spring is connected between the two disks. A release pin extends through the two engaging rods and has two notches for respectively receiving two balls embedded in the two engaging rods. A pawl member is pivotally received in the head and engaged with either one of the two disks. The two engaging rods are connected to two sockets with different sizes.
Claims8
A wrench socket comprising:
- a head connected to a handle and a chamber defined in said head, two plates respectively connected to two sides of said head and closing said chamber, each plate having a first hole defined therethrough, a first engaging rod and a second engaging rod respectively extending through said two first holes in said two plates, a first toothed disk connected to said first engaging rod and a second toothed disk connected to said second engaging rod, a spring connected between said first toothed disk and said second toothed disk, a pawl member pivotally received in said chamber and engaged with said first toothed disk and said second toothed disk, a first passage defined through said first engaging rod and said first toothed disk, a second passage defined through said second engaging rod and said second toothed disk, a first ball movably engaged with a side of said first engaging rod and a second ball movably engaged with a side of said second engaging rod, and
- a release pin movably inserted in said first passage and said second passage, said release pin having a first notch and a second notch for respectively receiving said first ball and said second ball.
A socket wrench comprising:
- a head connected to a handle and a chamber defined in said head, two plates respectively connected to two sides of said head and closing said chamber, each plate having a first hole defined therethrough, a first engaging rod and a second engaging rod respectively extending through said two first holes in said two plates, a first disk connected to said first engaging rod and a second disk connected to said second engaging rod, a spring connected between said first disk and said second disk, said second disk having a toothed outer periphery, a frame pivotally received in said chamber and having a first flange and a second flange extending therefrom, said first flange having a slot and said second flange having a split plate, an aperture defined in said frame and located between said first flange and said second flange, a tubular member received in said aperture and biased by a spring in said aperture, a pawl member pivotally received in said chamber and engaged with said toothed outer periphery of said second disk, said pawl member having a protrusion on a side thereof and said protrusion movably received in said slot in said first flange, a ridge extending from an end of said pawl member and said tubular member engaged with a side of said ridge, a recess defined in a side of said second disk and located opposite to said second engaging rod, said first disk securely engaged with said recess in said second disk, a first passage defined through said first engaging rod and said first disk, a second passage defined through said second engaging rod and said second disk, a first ball movably engaged with a side of said first engaging rod and a second ball movably engaged with a side of said second engaging rod, and
- a release pin movably inserted in said first passage and said second passage, said release pin having a first notch and a second notch for respectively receiving said first ball and said second ball.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.