Patent ID: 8359955

Claim:
A torque socket for use with a ratchet tool, said torque socket comprising an outer cylinder having markings on an outer surface thereof; a receptacle including a male ratchet member at one distal end, and a plurality of cavities and a central channel at an opposite end; a plurality of balls each adapted to fit within a respective cavity of said receptacle; a spring seat including a release pad, a central pin extending axially therefrom from one end and adapted to fit within said central channel of said receptacle, thereby holding said balls within said cavities, and a disk at an opposite end; a coiled spring received upon said spring seat; a cylinder head having a female ratchet portion, and is adapted to compress said coiled spring and releasably and adjustably attach to an inside surface of said outer cylinder, thereby holding said receptacle, said balls, and said spring seat together and between said outer cylinder and said cylinder head; a locking ring releasably and adjustably attach to an outer surface of said cylinder head and adapted to limit the distance said cylinder head can be placed within said outer cylinder; a calibration ring releasably and adjustably attached to an outer surface of said cylinder head and having an indicium on an outside surface thereof and adapted to correlate to a chosen one of said outer cylinder markings, such that said torque socket is adapted to be fit between a ratchet tool and a ratchet socket to thereby adapt said ratchet tool to offer a means for ratchet torque control.