Patent ID: 6098504
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
A nut holding device adapted to be mounted in a ratcheting tool of the type including a compartment defined by a polygonal inner periphery, the nut holding device comprising, in combination:a body adapted to be mounted in the compartment, wherein the body includes an outer periphery and an upper side;a holding means formed on the upper side of the body for holding a nut to be loosened, wherein the holding means includes a plurality of annularly spaced elastic plates extended upward and inward from the outer periphery of the body; anda positioning means formed on the body to position the body in the compartment, wherein the positioning means includes a plurality of positioning members extended outward and upward from the outer periphery of the body, each said positioning member abutting against the polygonal inner periphery of the ratcheting tool when the nut holding device is received in the compartment of the ratcheting tool;wherein each said elastic plate includes a distal upper end that extends outward for guiding the nut into a holding space defined by the elastic plates.