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

Claim 13:
14. A socket adapter for limiting torque delivered from a tool to a socket piece, the socket adapter comprising:
a clutch mechanism that is removably coupled to the tool and disposed between an output member of the tool and an output member of the socket adapter, the clutch mechanism includes:
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 adjustment mechanism is only accessible for adjustment by removing the clutch mechanism from the tool.