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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2022
Black & Decker Inc., New Britain, CT (US);
Abstract
A tool includes an elongated shaft and a socket positioning assembly disposed on the shaft. A rear end portion of the shaft is configured to be mounted for rotation by a hand tool or a power tool. The shaft is configured to support a first socket and a second socket. Each socket is selectively positionable on the shaft in either a use configuration or in a storage configuration. The socket positioning assembly includes a socket support member configured to support the first socket in its use configuration proximate the front end portion of the shaft, and a socket retainer configured to retain at least the second socket in its storage configuration on the shaft. The storage configuration is between the socket retainer and the rear end portion of the shaft. The socket retainer is positioned between the first socket and the second socket.