Socket for a socket wrench

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a socket for a socket wrench attached to a conventional socket wrench shown in dashed lines;

FIG. 2 is a further perspective view of the socket for a socket wrench;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the socket for a socket wrench, the rear view being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a top view of the socket for a socket wrench showing the drive end of the socket with the quadrilateral opening for attaching a socket wrench shown in dashed lines; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the socket for a socket wrench.

The dashed line drawing portions showing a socket wrench in FIG. 1 and a quadrilateral opening for the socket's drive end in FIGS. 4 and 5 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a socket for a socket wrench, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D689352
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 4, 2012
Date of Patent: Sep 10, 2013
Assignee: Best Bolt Products, Inc. (Indianapolis, IN)
Inventor: Larry D. Cecil (Shelby Township, MI)
Primary Examiner: Randall Gholson
Application Number: 29/438,833
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/29