US 12,251,796 B2
Lineman's socket
Aaron Shropshire, Hedgesville, WV (US)
Assigned to MADI, LLC, Greenville, SC (US)
Filed by MADI, LLC, Greenville, SC (US)
Filed on Jun. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/830,553.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/196,289, filed on Jun. 3, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0388128 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. B25B 13/50 (2006.01); B25B 23/00 (2006.01); H02G 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC B25B 13/50 (2013.01) [B25B 23/0035 (2013.01); H02G 1/02 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A socket tool, comprising:
a body extending between a first end and a second end and having a centerline along a longitudinal axis of the socket tool;
a socket bounded by a peripheral wall and formed at the first end, the socket including:
a first driving element extending through the peripheral wall, bisecting the peripheral wall into first and second wall sections, the first driving element extending axially inward from an end face of the socket and is bounded by opposed, parallel side faces which blend into concave, arcuate bottom faces; and
a second driving element positioned adjacent to the end face, the second driving element being defined by two opposed triangular slots formed in the peripheral wall of the socket, each of the triangular slots terminating at a bottom face that is oriented normal to the centerline and positioned between the end face of the socket and the bottom faces of the first driving element; and
a drive recess at the second end of the body to receive a nose of a driving tool.