Patents Assigned to Socket Retainer Systems, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6164169
    Abstract: A socket mounting arrangement to receive a socket or other driving tool which may be mounted to a drive shaft, rigid extension, flexible extension, screwdriver handle having a rigid extension, screwdriver handle ratchet, screw driver handle flexible extension or incorporated within a driving tool such as a ratchet wrench or other ratcher driver. The socket mounting arrangement may be utilized with an extension for such a driving tool, whereby the extension defines a female drive tool end with a selected geometrically configured cross section for cooperative removable attachment to a mating male shaft of a driving tool. The socket mounting arrangement extension utilizes a coaxial sleeve on the extension shaft which is pushed outwardly toward the socket to release the socket. The socket mounting arrangement locks the socket onto the extension or other tool so that the socket cannot fall off without disengagement by movement of the coaxial sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Socket Retainer Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas R. Goff
  • Patent number: 5566595
    Abstract: A drive shaft socket mounting arrangement to receive a socket or other tool having a tool end with a selected geometrically configured cross section to receive a tool to be attached to the shaft where a central, axial, bore is provided in the shaft and adapted to receive a slide. A first hole of selected first diameter is provided diametrically through the shaft a selected distance from the end of the shaft and passes through the axial bore. An elongate ring forms a sleeve having a cross drilled hole of second diameter smaller than the first diameter where the ring has a selected internal diameter larger than the diameter of the shaft is provided so that the sleeve is received on the shaft and so the cross drilled hole can be aligned with the first hole and where the sleeve has a lip adjacent the end opposite the end of the shaft so a portion of the sleeve forms an annular opening between the shaft surface and the inner surface of the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Assignee: Socket Retainer Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas R. Goff