Patent ID: 9314906
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: B25B

Claim Text:
1. A socket for performing work on a fastener, the socket comprising: a body having first and second ends and defining a longitudinal axis, the body having an elongated outer sidewall between the first and second ends; a non-cylindrical receptacle, shaped for receiving the fastener, formed in the first end of the body; and an aperture the through the elongated outer sidewall of the body positioned between the first and second ends, the aperture extending through at least one planar surface of the receptacle, wherein the aperture includes a width oriented transverse to the longitudinal axis and a length oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis and longer than the width, wherein the aperture includes first and second sides between which the length is defined, and wherein the first side is positioned adjacent but not coinciding with the first end of the body, and wherein, in absence of the fastener, the aperture and the receptacle are devoid of any structure to provide an unobstructed view into the receptacle through the aperture, anywhere along the length of the aperture.