초록 ▼

An adapter is provided to enable conventional post driven sockets to be used in conjunction with through-hole ratchets, which adapter includes a housing sized and shaped for nested engagement in the socket holding member of the through-hole ratchet, a square post which is sized for snug fitting disp

An adapter is provided to enable conventional post driven sockets to be used in conjunction with through-hole ratchets, which adapter includes a housing sized and shaped for nested engagement in the socket holding member of the through-hole ratchet, a square post which is sized for snug fitting disposition in the post hole of a conventional socket, a release actuator slidably mounted in the housing and post, a pair of lock balls movably disposed in the post in such manner that said lock balls are urged outwardly from the post and into contact with the sides of the conventional socket's post hole when the release actuator is in its fully outward position with respect to the housing and which are free to move when the actuator is in the fully depressed position, and a spring in biasing engagement with the housing and the release actuator for providing a biasing force which normally biases the release actuator to its fully outward position with respect to the housing.

대표청구항 ▼

[ We claim:] [1.] For use with a through-hole ratchet tool having a rotatable member adapted for holding through-hole sockets, an adapter comprisinga housing including an enlarged shell and an outwardly extending post,first means for retaining the housing in the rotatable member during rotation ther

[ We claim:] [1.] For use with a through-hole ratchet tool having a rotatable member adapted for holding through-hole sockets, an adapter comprisinga housing including an enlarged shell and an outwardly extending post,first means for retaining the housing in the rotatable member during rotation thereof, andsecond means for selectively holding a post driven device on the post during rotation of the rotatable member, said second means also including means for selectively releasing the post driven device from its held engagement with the post,said second means including a pair of lock balls movably disposed in the post on opposing sides thereof, a plunger movably disposed in the housing, and holding means for forcibly urging the lock balls outwardly from the post when the plunger is in the normal position, said holding means also including means for removing the outwardly directed force from the lock balls when the plunger is depressed.