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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Zachary Machinchick, Dearborn, MI (US);
Joshua Norwood, Detroit, MI (US);
Douglas Michael Smith, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Adam Wirth, Belleville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 13/48 (2006.01); B25B 13/46 (2006.01); B25B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 13/481 (2013.01); B25B 13/467 (2013.01); B25B 17/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A socket assembly includes a socket head, an input member, and a plurality of transfer members. The socket head is disposed about an axis and defines an aperture extending axially through the socket head and through a side of the socket head. The socket head includes external teeth. The input member is coaxial with the socket head. Each transfer member includes a first end drivingly coupled to the input member and a second end configured to engage the external teeth.