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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 1989
Filed:
May. 19, 1987
Robert L Arnold, Lancaster, PA (US);
William G Mader, York, PA (US);
Philip A Desmarais, Gastonia, NC (US);
Easco Hand Tools, Inc., Hunt Valley, MD (US);
Abstract
A molded elastomeric sleeve is secured on the rear portion of a conventional socket for a hand ratchet wrench. Size indicia are carried by the sleeve for ready identification of the socket, and knurls on the sleeve facilitate a manual gripping of the socket for rotation thereof, whenever desired. In a preferred embodiment, the sleeve has a readily-projecting boss provided with a rim and a recess therein. A pressure-sensitive adhesive label, which carries the size indicia, is disposed within the recess below the rim on the boss. An internal annular groove is formed in the sleeve adjacent to the socket, and an adhesive is injected into the internal annular groove via at least one passageway formed in the sleeve. The passageway opens into the recess in the boss on the socket, and the passageway is subsequently covered by the pressure-sensitive adhesive label.