Patent ID: 6079846
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
A socket comprising:a barrel including a chamber formed therein and including a first end having at least one opening formed therein and communicating with said chamber of said barrel, said first end of said barrel including a stem extended therefrom,a cap including an orifice for engaging with a driving tool and for allowing said cap to be driven by the driving tool,a light device received in said chamber of said barrel and including a switch extendible outward through said orifice of said cap for allowing said switch to be depressed by the driving tool when the driving tool is engaged into said orifice of said cap, andmeans for securing said cap to said barrel, said barrel being rotated in concert with said cap,said light device being energized when said switch of said light device is depressed by the driving tool and a light generated by said light device may emit through said at least one opening of said barrel.