Patent ID: 9156146
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
1. A wrench adapter device comprising: a wrench having a closed end and an open second end; a housing having a top face, a bottom face, and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending between said top face and said bottom face, said perimeter wall comprising a plurality of planar faces wherein said housing is configured for insertion into said closed end of said wrench wherein said housing is engaged to be rotated by said wrench; a lip extending outwardly from said perimeter wall of said housing, said lip being adjacent to said bottom face of said housing; a socket extending into said top face of said housing, said socket being defined by a plurality of planar sides extending into said top face of said housing; a drive of a ratchet being insertable into said socket wherein said wrench is coupled to said housing between said ratchet and said lip and said wrench is operable by manipulation of said ratchet; and a plurality of indentations, each indentation extending into an associated one of said planar sides of said socket wherein said socket is configured for being engaged by a spring loaded ball detent mechanism of the drive, said indentations being arranged into a plurality of columns, each column being aligned at a center of a respective one of said planar sides of said socket, said indentations being arranged into a plurality of spaced planar rows, each row extending around said socket, each said column having a pair of outer indentations, each of said outer indentations being positioned along a respective edge of said respective one of said planar side of said socket such that each of said outer indentations extends into said socket from a respective one of said top face and said bottom face of said housing.