Magnetic clearance socket

Claim 1

A MAGNETIC CLEARANCE SOCKET FOR DRIVING DRIVEN ELEMENTS SUCH AS NUTS, SHEET METAL FASTENERS AND THE LIKE COMPRISING: A SUBSTANTIALLY TUBULAR BODY MEMBER HAVING A FRONT END AND A REAR END AND HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING BORE EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY FROM THE FRONT END TO THE REAR END; MEANS ON THE FRONT END OF SAID BODY MEMBER FORMED WITH A NON-CIRCULAR OUTLINE FOR ROTATING ONE OF SAID ELEMENTS, AND MEANS ON SAID REAR END OF SAID MEMBER FORMED FOR ATTACHMENT TO A DRIVING MEMBER BY WHICH THE TOOL MAY BE ROTATED; A NON-MAGNETIC SLEEVE SLIDABLY MOUNTED IN SAID BORE; A MAGNET SECURED WITHIN THE HOLLOW OF SAID SLEEVE; MAGNET RETAINING AND POSITIONING MEANS COMPRISING A COIL SPRING IN SAID BORE AND SECURED AT ITS REAR END TO SAID BODY MEMBER AND HAVING ITS FRONT END EXTENDING INTO THE HOLLOW OF SAID SLEEVE AND CONNECTED TO SAID SLEEVE AT SAID HOLLOW FOR RESILIENTLY POSITIONING SAID MAGNET IN SIAD BORE SUBSTANTIALLY AT THE FREE LENGTH OF SAID SPRING AND CONSISTING THE SOLE MEANS FOR RETAINING SAID MAGNET WITHIN SAID BORE, AND SAID FRONT END OF SAID SRING BEING FORMED WITH A PAIR OF SUBSTANTIALLY CONCENTRIC TURNS INCLUDING AN OUTER TURN ENGAGING SAID SLEEVE IN THE HOLLOW THEREOF AND AN INNER TURN LYING CLOSELY WITHIN THE INNER DIMENSIONS OF SAID OUTER TURN RESISTING CONTRACTING OF SAID OUTER TURN UNDER STRESS.