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US 9,533,407 B1Granted
Pivotal double-ended multisockets
AssigneeGary Dean Ragner
InventorGary Dean Ragner
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Abstract
A pivotal multisocket comprising an outer socket body with two socket ends, at least one slidable sleeve with a interior passage, and a pivot hinge for pivoting the multisocket to multiple operational positions and a stowed position. The sleeves are user slidable between at least two usable positions to provide four or more gripping surface sizes for the pivotal multisocket.
Claims20
A wrench tool, comprising:
- a) a multisocket comprising:
- i) a socket body comprising a first and second socket ends, an elongated channel extending through the socket body from the first socket end to the second socket end, and a longitudinal slot in the socket body, wherein the first and second socket ends define a first and second rotary fastener gripping surfaces respectively within the elongated channel;
- ii) a first slidable sleeve with a first and second sleeve ends defining a third and forth rotary fastener gripping surfaces respectively, wherein the first slidable sleeve is slidably mounted in sliding contact with the elongated channel and slidable between a first and second operational positions, wherein the first and second sleeve ends define a third and fourth rotary fastener gripping surfaces respectively, wherein the wall thickness of the first slidable sleeve is insufficient to support general use in turning a rotary fastener without structural support from the first and second rotary fastener gripping surfaces;
- iii) a control mechanism connected to the first slidable sleeve and extending through the longitudinal slot to an exterior of the socket body, wherein the control mechanism is adjustable by a user for alternately sliding the first slidable sleeve between the first and second operational positions;
- iv) wherein the first end of the first slidable sleeve when in the first operational position is substantially supported by the first rotary fastener gripping surface of the socket body and allows the third rotary fastener gripping surface to be used for turning the third rotary fastener size without damage to the first slidable sleeve;
- v) wherein the second end of the first slidable sleeve when in the second operational position is substantially supported by the second rotary fastener gripping surface of the socket body and allows the forth rotary fastener gripping surface to be used for turning the forth rotary fastener size without damage to the first slidable sleeve, and
- b) a first handle comprising a pivot hinge end, wherein the pivot hinge end is pivotally attached to the socket body, wherein the first handle can be used to turn the multisocket for tightening and loosening a rotary fastener.
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A wrench tool, comprising:
- a) a pivotal double-ended multisocket, comprising:
- i) a socket body comprising a first and second socket ends, an elongated channel extending through the socket body from the first socket end to the second socket end, and a first and second longitudinal slots defined on the socket body, wherein the first and second socket ends define a first and second rotary fastener gripping surfaces respectively within the elongated channel;
- ii) a pivotal means defined on the exterior of the socket body for pivotally mounting the socket body to a handle for use;
- iii) a thick slidable sleeves comprising two ends defining a third and forth rotary fastener gripping surfaces and a thin slidable sleeve comprising two ends defining a fifth and sixth rotary fastener gripping surfaces, wherein the thick and thin slidable sleeves are mounted in sliding contact with the elongated channel and slidable between a left and right operational positions, wherein the thick and thin slidable sleeve are structurally supported by the socket body when used to turning a rotary fastener;
- iv) a first and second control mechanisms connected to the thick and thin slidable sleeves respectively and extending through the first and second longitudinal slots respectively to an exterior of the socket body, wherein the first and second control mechanisms are adjustable by a user for sliding the thick and thin slidable sleeves respectively between four unique positional combinations to provide the multisocket with up to eight different gripping surface sizes for use.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.