Patent ID: 7841261

Claim:
A low weight impact socket comprising: an aluminum socket blank having a socket end and a drive end, the socket end having an interior configuration with a polygonal cross section; a socket insert made from high strength steel alloy inserted into the socket end of said aluminum socket blank, said socket insert having an exterior configuration being generally the same configuration as the interior configuration of said socket end being slightly smaller than said socket end, said socket insert cooperating with the inside of said socket end of said aluminum socket blank, said socket insert having a predetermined interior configuration and dimensions for engaging particular sized nuts or bolts; and a high strength steel alloy drive end insert operatively connected to the drive end of said aluminum socket blank, said drive end insert comprising: an inner drive end portion for being inserted into the drive end of said blank; and an outer drive end portion for protruding beyond the drive end of the socket blank for providing a high strength fitting for a gun to be used to rotate said impact socket.