US 6,742,417 B2Granted

Socket wrench

OwnerYong-Su Hainventor

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a socket wrench of simple structure, easy to manufacture, having minimum size and weight on the whole so that one can tighten up or loosen easily, with small strength, a bolt for use in fixing the tire wheel of compact cars such as a jeep and a passenger car to a hub. The socket wrench of the present invention is comprised of an operation axis which is rotated by operation of a handle, a cylinder on the inner surface of which a saw-toothed orbital gear is formed around, a first transmission which is installed within the cylinder for reducing the speed of the torque of the operation axis firstly while strengthening the torque, a second transmission for reducing the speed of the torque secondly while strengthening the torque, thereby rotating, with strong force, a socket for receiving a bolt to be tightened or loosened, and an auxiliary socket which is fixed to a bracket that is extended from a front cap installed in the line end of the cylinder, for receiving other bolt adjacent to the bolt to be tightened or loosened so that the cylinder is not vibrated upon usage.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A socket wrench, comprising:

a cylinder having a first open end and a second open end, said cylinder having an inner surface having first teeth;
a first cap covering said first open end, said first cap having a bracket extended from said first cap, said first cap having a first hole on a center of said first cap;
a second cap covering said second open end of said cylinder, said second cap having a second hole on a center of said second cap;
an axis inserted in said second hole of said second cap, said axis having second teeth on an outer surface of an end section of said axis;
an auxiliary socket mounted on said bracket, a mounted location of said auxiliary socket being adjustable by moving said auxiliary socket on said bracket, said auxiliary socket assisting in maintaining a position of said cylinder and preventing a vibration of said cylinder when said socket wrench is in use;
a first transmission installed within said cylinder, said first transmission comprising:
a first plate having first pins protruding from one side of said first plate;
first epicyclic gears mounted on said first pins, each of said first epicyclic gears engaging with said first teeth of said cylinder and said second teeth of said axis;
and
a central gear mounted on the other side of said first plate;
a second transmission installed within said cylinder, said second transmission comprising:
a second plate having second pins protruding from one side of said second plate;
second epicyclic gears mounted on said second pins, said second epicyclic gears engaging with said central gear and said first teeth of said cylinder;
and
a connecting part protruding from the other side of said second plate, said connecting part inserted in said first hole of said first cap and exposed out of said first cap for releasably connecting to a main socket;
and
a handle mounted on said axis, said handle comprising a gripping tube, a rod inserted into said gripping tube, one end of said rod connected to said axis, and a spring mounted between said gripping tube and said rod.

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A socket wrench set, comprising:

a socket wrench comprising:
a cylinder having a first open end and a second open end, said cylinder having an inner surface having first teeth;
a first cap covering said first open end, said first cap having a bracket extended from said first cap, said first cap having a first hole on a center of said first cap, said bracket having a driver tip;
a second cap covering said second open end, said second cap having a second hole on a center of said second cap;
an axis inserted in said second hole of said second cap, said axis having second teeth on an outer surface of an end section of said axis;
a first transmission comprising:
a first plate having first pins protruding from one side of said first plate;
first epicyclic gears mounted on said first pins, each of said first epicyclic gears engaging with said first teeth of said cylinder and said second teeth of said axis;
and
a central gear mounted on the other side of said first plate;
a second transmission comprising:
a second plate having second pins protruding from one side of said second plate;
second epicyclic gears mounted on said second pins, said second epicyclic gears engaging with said central gear and said first teeth of said cylinder;
and
a connecting part protruding from the other side of said second plate, said connecting part inserted in said first hole of said first cap and exposed out of said first cap;
and
a handle mounted on said axis;
a plurality of auxiliary sockets, each of said plurality of auxiliary sockets having a different opening size, each of said plurality of auxiliary sockets being mountable to said bracket, a mounted location of said auxiliary socket being adjustable by moving said auxiliary socket on said bracket, said auxiliary socket assisting in maintaining a position of said cylinder when said socket wrench is in use by engaging with a second object which is adjacent to a first object to be tightened or loosened;
and
a plurality of main sockets, each of said sockets having one end releasably engaging with said connecting part and the other end releasably engaging with said first object, each of said main sockets having a different opening size.

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A socket wrench, comprising:

a cylinder having a first open end and a second open end, said cylinder having an inner surface having first teeth;
a first cap covering said first open end, said first cap having a bracket extended from said first cap, said first cap having a first hole on a center of said first cap, said bracket having a driver tip;
a second cap covering said second open end of said cylinder, said second cap having a second hole on a center of said second cap;
an axis inserted in said second hole of said second cap, said axis having second teeth on an outer surface of an end section of said axis;
an auxiliary socket mounted on said bracket, a mounted location of said auxiliary socket being adjustable by moving said auxiliary socket on said bracket, said auxiliary socket assisting in maintaining a position of said cylinder and preventing a vibration of said cylinder when said socket wrench is in use;
a first transmission installed within said cylinder, said first transmission comprising:
a first plate having first pins protruding from one side of said first plate;
first epicyclic gears mounted on said first pins, each of said first epicyclic gears engaging with said first teeth of said cylinder and said second teeth of said axis;
and
a central gear mounted on the other side of said first plate;
a second transmission installed within said cylinder, said second transmission comprising:
a second plate having second pins protruding from one side of said second plate;
second epicyclic gears mounted on said second pins, said second epicyclic gears engaging with said central gear and said first teeth of said cylinder;
and
a connecting part protruding from the other side of said second plate, said connecting part inserted in said first hole of said first cap and exposed out of said first cap for releasably connecting to a main socket;
and
a handle mounted on said axis.

14 more elements

A socket wrench set, comprising:

a socket wrench comprising:
a cylinder having a first open end and a second open end, said cylinder having an inner surface having first teeth;
a first cap covering said first open end, said first cap having a bracket extended from said first cap, said first cap having a first hole on a center of said first cap;
a second cap covering said second open end, said second cap having a second hole on a center of said second cap;
an axis inserted in said second hole of said second cap, said axis having second teeth on an outer surface of an end section of said axis;
a first transmission comprising:
a first plate having first pins protruding from one side of said first plate;
first epicyclic gears mounted on said first pins, each of said first epicyclic gears engaging with said first teeth of said cylinder and said second teeth of said axis;
and
a central gear mounted on the other side of said first plate;
a second transmission comprising:
a second plate having second pins protruding from one side of said second plate;
second epicyclic gears mounted on said second pins, said second epicyclic gears engaging with said central gear and said first teeth of said cylinder;
and
a connecting part protruding from the other side of said second plate, said connecting part inserted in said first hole of said first cap and exposed out of said first cap;
and
a handle mounted on said axis, said handle comprising a gripping tube, a rod inserted into said gripping tube, one end of said rod connected to said axis, and a spring mounted between said gripping tube and said rod,
a plurality of auxiliary sockets, each of said plurality of auxiliary sockets having a different opening size, each of said plurality of auxiliary sockets being mountable to said bracket, a mounted location of said auxiliary socket being adjustable by moving said auxiliary socket on said bracket, said auxiliary socket assisting in maintaining a position of said cylinder when said socket wrench is in use by engaging with a second object which is adjacent to a first object to be tightened or loosened;
and
a plurality of main sockets, each of said sockets having one end releasably engaging with said connecting part and the other end releasably engaging with said first object, each of said main sockets having a different opening size.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 10/246,714Filed 19 Sep 2002
Priority: KR 2002-17810 U4 Jun 2002
Published: US 2003/0221520 A14 Dec 2003
Granted: 1 Jun 2004
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

B25B 13/06
With rigid jaws: of socket type
B25B 23/0078
Details of, or accessories for, spanners, wrenches, screwdrivers: reaction arms
B25B 23/1427
Torque indicators or adjustable torque limiters: by mechanical means
B60B 29/003
Apparatus or tools for mounting or dismounting wheels: wrenches, e.g. of the ratchet type