Patent ID: 6092441
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: B25B,B25G

Abstract:
An articulating adapter for connecting a socket to a square drive comprising:a first drive section having a square drive at a first end and a skirt section at a second end, said skirt section defining a cavity;a second drive section, said second drive section having a square drive at a first end and a rounded base section at a second end, said rounded base section being pivotally seated in said cavity;a biasing spring within said cavity to exert an outward positioning force on said second drive section;a pivot pin extending through said skirt and said rounded base section of said second drive section to pivotally retain said second drive section within said cavity;said square drive of said first drive section has a detent means for the removable attachment of a socket or straight adapter, said square drive of said second drive section has a detent means for the removable attachment of a socket or straight adapter;said square drive of the first drive section being of a different dimension than the square drive of said second drive section;a socket for connecting to said articulating adapter;a straight adapter for connecting to said articulating adapter;each said socket and straight adapter having different sized openings at each of their opposite ends thereof;wherein said articulating adapter may insert its square drives into one end of each of said socket and straight adapters, and upon reversing said articulating adapter its square drives fit within the different sized openings at the opposte ends of each socket and straight adapter.