Shawn J Sweat
Electrician in Heber, UT
License number
Utah 259670-5504
Issued Date
Apr 28, 1998
Expiration Date
Jul 31, 2006
Category
Electrician
Type
Journeyman Electrician
Address
Address
Heber, UT
Professional information
Socket For Electrical Conduit Locknuts
US Patent:
2009032, Dec 31, 2009
Filed:
Jun 17, 2009
Appl. No.:
12/486742
Inventors:
Douglas R. Allred - Heber UT, US
Shawn J. Sweat - Heber UT, US
Shawn J. Sweat - Heber UT, US
International Classification:
B25B 13/50, B25B 13/06
US Classification:
811762, 811246
Abstract:
The present invention provides a socket wrench for electrical locknuts that is highly tolerant of size differences of electrical locknuts of a nominal size and the number and spacing of lugs thereon. The socket wrench, in its most simple form, is machined from a single piece of metal, and includes a cylindrical wall that is unitary with a socket ceiling having a square drive aperture centered therein. A pair of diametrically-opposed semi-cylindrical vertical projections extend inwardly from the cylindrical wall. The vertical projections operate on a pair of diametrically-opposed lugs on the electrical locknut. The semi-cylindrical shape of the vertical projections causes the socket to self-center on an engaged locknut when the socket is turned in either clockwise or counterclockwise direction.