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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2005
Frank Hennessey, Harwood Heights, IL (US);
Dennis Jarnecke, River Forest, IL (US);
John Steven Roxworthy, Chicago, IL (US);
Angie Wood, Harwood Heights, IL (US);
Frank Hennessey, Harwood Heights, IL (US);
Dennis Jarnecke, River Forest, IL (US);
John Steven Roxworthy, Chicago, IL (US);
Angie Wood, Harwood Heights, IL (US);
Gas Technology Institute, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for facilitating the use of tools on underground pipeline systems including a socket having a polygonal open end, a pliable socket insert having a polygonal outer circumference corresponding to the polygonal socket opening adapted to fit snugly into the polygonal opening and flush with the open end of the socket and a locking device by which the socket insert is maintained within the socket during use. The socket insert is provided with a plurality of pliant inwardly extending projections which deform to the size and geometry of the tool to be employed when the socket is pressed onto the tool.