Patent ID: 7836800

Claim:
A socket for use with a wrench having a shaft to drive said socket for tightening or loosening a fastener having at least one gripping notch, comprising: a main body having a recess being of such dimensions that at least a portion of said fastener fills said recess when inserted therein; and at least one removable driver having at least one driving element sized and shaped to fit within said at least one gripping notch, said removable driver being removably disposed within said main body in an orientation in which said at least one driving element at least partially protrudes into said recess; at least one slot formed on a peripheral portion of said main body, said slot defining opposing slot faces of said main body within an interior portion of said slot, each said slot face comprising an L-shaped profile defined by a peripheral guide wall of said main body and an annular stop ledge formed within said recess of said main body, each said slot face further including a first support face portion adjacent to said stop ledge for supporting said removable driver along a horizontal axis direction and a second support face portion formed where said slot traverses said peripheral wall of said main body for supporting said removable driver along a vertical axis direction.