Patent ID: 11878393
Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A socket adapter for limiting torque delivered from a tool to a socket piece, the socket adapter comprising:
a female receiver that is coupleable to and driven by the tool;
a male drive that is coupled to and driven by the female receiver for transferring torque to the socket piece; and
a clutch mechanism having
a first clutch surface,
a second clutch surface that engages the first clutch surface, and
an adjustment mechanism for adjusting a clamping force between the first clutch surface and the second clutch surface,

wherein the second clutch surface slides relative to the first clutch surface when a reaction torque exerted on the clutch mechanism exceeds a predetermined torque limit, and
wherein the male drive is rotatable relative to the female receiver about a longitudinal axis, and wherein the first clutch surface and the second clutch surface are flat, planar surfaces that extend along a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.