Reinforced drive tool

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9827654-B2
Application number	US-201514805578-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 22, 2015
Priority date	Jan 17, 2013
Publication date	Nov 28, 2017
Grant date	Nov 28, 2017

Abstract

A socket includes a hole having a hexagonal cross section and defining six abutting sides and an included angle between any of the two adjacent abutting sides. Any of the two opposite abutting sides are spaced at a first distance. Any of the two opposite included angles are spaced at a second distance. The socket has first, second, and third sections having first, second and third external diameters, respectively. The second external diameter is smaller than the first external diameter, and the third external diameter is smaller than the second external diameter, respectively. A difference between the second and third external diameters is not less than a difference between the first and second distances. A drive bit is mounted to the second end of the socket.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A reinforced drive tool, comprising:
a socket having a first end adapted for a user to operate and a second end opposite the first end adapted to be used to drive an object to be driven by the reinforced drive tool, with the socket having a hole extended along a longitudinal axis and defined at the second end of the socket, with the hole having a hexagonal cross section and defining six abutting sides and an included angle between any two adjacent sides of the six abutting sides, with any two opposite sides of the six abutting sides spaced at a first distance, with the included angles of the any two opposite sides of the six abutting sides spaced at a second distance, with the socket having first, second, and third sections, with each of the first, second, and third sections having a circular periphery, with the first section disposed at the first end, the second section defining a reinforcing section disposed at the second end, and the third section defining a neck disposed between the first and second sections respectively, with the first, second and third sections having first, second and third external diameters respectively, with the third external diameter smaller than the second external diameter, and with a difference between the second and third external diameters not less than a difference between the first and second distances; and
a drive bit adapted to be used to drive the object to be driven mounted to the second end of the socket.

2. The reinforced drive tool as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first, second, and third sections of the socket has first, second, and third lengths along the longitudinal axis of the socket respectively, and wherein a total of the second and third lengths is less than the first length.

3. The reinforced drive tool as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the third external diameter is greater than 0.8 times the second external diameter.

4. The reinforced drive tool as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the third length is less than 1.2 times the second length, and wherein the third length is greater than 0.8 times the second length.

5. The reinforced drive tool as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the third length is less than 1.2 times the second length, and wherein the third length is greater than 0.8 times the second length.

6. The reinforced drive tool as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the drive bit has a first end defining a joint end and a second end opposite the first end defining a working end for engaging with the object to be driven, and wherein the joint end is engaged in the hole and has a hexagonal shape.

7. The reinforced drive tool as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an air channel is circumferentially extended on an outer periphery and disposed at the first end of the socket.

8. A set of a plurality of reinforced drive tools, comprising:
a plurality of sockets each having a first end adapted for a user to operate and a second end opposite the first end adapted to be used to drive an object to be, driven by the reinforced drive tool, with a hole extended along a longitudinal axis and defined at the second end of each of the plurality of sockets, with the hole having a hexagonal cross section and defining six abutting sides and an included angle between any two adjacent sides of the six abutting sides, with any two opposite sides of the six abutting sides spaced at a first distance, with the included angles of the any two opposite sides of the six abutting sides spaced at a second distance, with each of the plurality of sockets having first, second, and third sections, with each of the first, second, and third sections having a circular periphery, with the first section disposed at the first end, the second section defining a reinforcing section disposed at the second end, and the third section defining a neck disposed between the first and second sections respectively, with the first, second and third sections having first, second and third external diameters respectively, with the third external diameter smaller than the second external diameter respectively, and with a difference between the second and third external diameters not less than a difference between the first and second distances; and
a plurality of drive bits adapted to be used to drive the object to be driven mounted to the second end of the plurality of sockets respectively.

9. The set of a plurality of reinforced drive tools as claimed in claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of sockets includes the first, second, and third sections having first, second, and third lengths along the longitudinal axis of the socket respectively, and wherein a total of the second and third lengths is less than the first length.

10. The set of a plurality of reinforced drive tools as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the third external diameter is greater than 0.8 times the second external diameter.

11. The set of a plurality of reinforced drive tools as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the third length is less than 1.2 times the second length, and wherein the third length is greater than 0.8 times the second length.

12. The set of a plurality of reinforced drive tools as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the third length is less than 1.2 times the second length, and wherein the third length is greater than 0.8 times the second length.

13. The set of a plurality of reinforced drive tools as claimed in claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of drive bits has a first end defining a joint end and a second end opposite the first end defining a working end for engaging with the object to be driven, and wherein the joint end is engaged in the hole and has a hexagonal shape.

14. The set of a plurality of reinforced drive tools as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the working ends of the plurality of the drive bits have shapes different from each other.

15. The set of a plurality of reinforced drive tools as claimed in claim 8 , wherein an air channel is circumferentially extended on an outer periphery and disposed at the first end of each of the plurality of sockets.

Assignees

• Hong Ann Tool Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Su Cheng-Wei

Classifications

• B25B13/56 Primary

  Spanner sets · CPC title

• B25B13/06

  of socket type · CPC title

• B25B15/008 Primary

  Allen-type keys · CPC title

• B25B23/0007

  Connections or joints between tool parts · CPC title

• B25B23/0035 Primary

  Connection means between socket or screwdriver bit and tool · CPC title