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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:
Mar. 16, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1998
Stephen L Brantley, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Tim S Moore, Las Vegas, NV (US);
JS Products, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A socket extension is provided with a internal light assembly and power supply and is joined together with a socket handle and a socket tool to form a socket wrench so that light may be provided directly to the work area when the socket wrench is being used. The socket extension has a hollow socket body which encases a battery, a light assembly mounted adjacent to the battery and a socket tool connection head which surrounds the light assembly. The light assembly is an assembled part having a flat light mounting disk, a bulb holder attached to a first side of the light mounting disk and a bulb attached to the bulb holder. The second side of the light mounting disk has a spring mounting disk attached thereto. A coil spring is attached to the spring mounting disk. The socket tool connection head function as a mounting element for the socket tool and the socket tool connection head comprises a hexagonal body sized to press fit into the hollow extension body and is securely held therein by any suitable connection, such as a ball and detent assembly. An annular channel is provided in the socket tool connection head to receive an O-ring that assists in joining the socket tool to the socket tool connection head.