Patent ID: 7658284

Claim:
A socket retaining assembly comprising: a retaining assembly having a seat, and a retaining post; the seat being an approximate U shape structure; a stopper being protruded from an upper middle section of the seat; the stopper being a long plate; the retaining post being installed at an upper end of the stopper; an outer periphery of the retaining post being formed with a confining projection and a plurality of trenches; at least one combination unit including a rotating assembly and a push unit; the stopper serving to confine the rotation range of the combination unit; the rotating assembly having a C ring at a lower end thereof; two ends of an opening of the C ring being concaved inwards so as to form with inward projections; in operation, the inward projections being received in the trenches of the retaining post and being slideably through various trenches so as to adjust the combination unit to have different orientation; the movement of the combination unit being confined by the confining projection; an upper side of the C ring being installed with a rectangular protruding block; an interior of the protruding block being formed with a rectangular receiving groove; the push unit being installed in the receiving groove of the protruding block; wherein when the combination unit rotates along the retaining assembly, the push unit will resist against the trenches of the retaining post.