Patent ID: 9592594
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: B25B

Claim:
1. A socket wrench, comprising: a wrench body having a handle and a head; a driving seat disposed in the head of the wrench body, and having a central hole, an aperture defined in and through an inner wall of the central hole of the driving seat, and a cutout defined in an outer periphery of the driving seat and in communication with the central hole of the driving seat, a switch ring mounted around the driving seat and having a slot; a retaining ring mounted around the driving seat, and defining a hook portion and a straight leg, the hook portion having a distal end extending through the aperture of the driving seat and into the central hole of the driving seat, the straight leg rested in the cutout of the driving seat and partially exposed in the central hole of the driving seat, the straight leg having a distal end which is bent upward and extends outside the cutout of the driving seat, the distal end of the straight leg being accommodated in the slot of the switch ring, the distal end of the straight leg configured to be operated to drive the retaining ring to an open position where the distal end of the hook portion is retracted in the aperture of the driving seat, and a C-ring mounted around the driving seat to retain the switch ring.