US 12,337,449 B2
Foreign object removal socket adapter
Paul Kukucka, Brandon, FL (US); and Thomas Stefan Kukucka, Brandon, FL (US)
Assigned to GRIP HOLDINGS LLC, Brandon, FL (US)
Filed by GRIP HOLDINGS LLC, Brandon, FL (US)
Filed on Nov. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/054,354.
Application 18/054,354 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/997,621, filed on Aug. 19, 2020, granted, now 11,511,409.
Application 16/997,621 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/514,117, filed on Jul. 17, 2019, abandoned.
Application 16/997,621 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/255,341, filed on Jan. 23, 2019, granted, now 11,154,969, issued on Oct. 6, 2021.
Application 16/997,621 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/107,842, filed on Aug. 21, 2018, granted, now 10,780,556, issued on Sep. 22, 2020.
Application 16/514,117 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/650,768, filed on Jul. 14, 2017, granted, now 10,081,094, issued on Sep. 25, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/888,656, filed on Aug. 19, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/733,507, filed on Sep. 19, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0076724 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B25B 27/18 (2006.01)
CPC B25B 27/18 (2013.01) 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A foreign object removing socket adaptor comprising:
a pusher;
an adaptor;
an external thread;
an internal thread;
a stop;
at least one retaining assembly;
the pusher comprising a drive head and a main shaft;
the adaptor comprising a tool body, a socket attachment body, and a main channel;
the retaining assembly comprising a cavity and a retaining body;
the pusher, the adaptor, the external thread, and the internal thread being concentrically positioned around a rotational axis;
the drive head and the main shaft being adjacently connected to each other;
the external thread being laterally connected around the main shaft;
the stop being connected to the main shaft, opposite of the drive head;
the tool body and the socket attachment body being adjacently connected to each other;
the main channel concentrically traversing through the tool body and the socket attachment body;
the internal thread being laterally connected within the main channel;
the main shaft being threadedly engaged with the main channel through the external thread and the internal thread;
the cavity laterally traversing into the main channel through the socket attachment body; and
the retaining body being engaged with the cavity.