US6450338B1
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Fast-accessible socket retainer
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 2000-10-18
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Granted: 2002-09-17
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Expires: 2020-10-18
Abstract
Abstract A fast-accessible socket retainer mainly comprises a socket holder and at least a snap fastener, wherein the snap fastener further comprises: a main body having at least a through hole; a flexible buckling portion coupled to the main body; a depressing portion jointed to the buckling portion; at least a protruding part on the outer surface of the buckling portion; and a resilient member disposed between the depressing portion and the main body. When a wrench socket is collared onto a snap fastener, the protruding part of the buckling portion will be choked in a pit in the inner wall of a buckling concavity. The socket holder comprises a flexible bar and a holding means disposed at two ends of the flexible bar, wherein the flexible bar is arranged penetrating the through holes of the snap fasteners and fixed with the holding means for easy storing, collecting, or displaying of the wrench sockets.
Inventors
- 👤 Andrew Chen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 01:02
CPC Classifications
B; B25; B25H; B25H3/00; B25H3/003; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S206/00; Y10S206/806
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
A fast-accessible socket retainer, comprising: at least one snap fastener having a main body with a through hole formed therein, a U-shaped flexible buckling portion having a fixed end connected to said main body, and a depressing portion having a slanted segment extended from a free end of said buckling portion and a flat segment extended from said slanted segment, said buckling portion having a protruding part formed on an outer surface; and a socket holder comprising a flexible bar for passing through said through hole of said main body, said flexible bar having a first end connected to an anchoring head and a second end formed with an anchoring device, said anchoring head having a receptacle for receiving said anchoring device; wherein said receptacle of said anchoring head comprises a plurality of humps formed on an inner surface of said receptacle, said anchoring device comprises a plurality of retaining holes, and said humps are coupled to said retaining holes when said anchoring device is received in said receptacle.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
169 words
A fast-accessible socket retainer, comprising: at least one snap fastener having a main body with a through hole formed therein, a U-shaped flexible buckling portion having a fixed end connected to said main body, and a depressing portion having a slanted segment extended from a free end of said buckling portion and a flat segment extended from said slanted segment, said buckling portion having a protruding part formed on an outer surface; and a socket holder comprising a flexible bar for passing through said through hole of said main body, said flexible bar having a first end connected to an anchoring head and a second end formed with an anchoring device, said anchoring head having a receptacle for receiving said anchoring device; wherein said receptacle of said anchoring head comprises a plurality of humps formed on an inner surface of said receptacle, said anchoring device comprises a plurality of retaining holes, and said humps are coupled to said retaining holes when said anchoring device is received in said receptacle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The fast-accessible socket retainer as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a first resilient member between said main body and said free end of said buckling portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The fast-accessible socket retainer as claimed in claim 2 , said first resilient member being extended from an outer surface of main body towards said free end of said buckling portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The fast-accessible socket retainer as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a second resilient member between said main body and said flat segment of said depressing portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The fast-accessible socket retainer as claimed in claim 4 , said second resilient member being extended from an inner surface of said flat segment of said depressing portion towards said main body.
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