Fastener driver
OwnerJohn F. Stephensinventor
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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.
Claims20
A socket comprising:
- a driving portion including 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.
A socket for driving at least two different types of fasteners, comprising:
- a driving portion with an inner surface and an outer surface;
- a plurality of driving surfaces extending longitudinally along the inner surface of the driving portion for driving a first type of fastener;
- and
- a cradle extending inwardly from the outer surface along a continuously curved line for driving a second type of fastener.
A socket comprising:
- a driving portion including an outer side surface and a driving bore;
- a base portion defining a coupling bore, the coupling bore opening to the driving bore;
- a first plurality of driving surfaces extending longitudinally within the driving bore opposite to the side surface, each of the first plurality of driving surfaces positioned with respect to each of the other of the first plurality of driving surfaces to drive a first type of fastener;
- and
- a second plurality of driving surfaces, each of the second plurality of driving surfaces extending along a continuously curved line from the outer surface of the driving portion to the coupling bore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.