Handle socket adapter
CA 1284409 C · Owner: Bristol-Myers Company · Inventors: Lewis, John C. Jr.
Overview
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A socket adapter for use with a broom block the socket, adapter for receiving a threaded handle such that the release torque required to remove the handle is aggrandized i.e. greater than the, application torque required to attach the handle. The socket adapter comprises a tube having an annular lip for abutting against a corresponding lip adjacent the threads of the handle and at least one thread on the tube. The thread begins a predetermined distance below the annular lip such that an expansion space is formed above the thread to provide a space into which the handle thread material may expand. Upon tightening the handle in the socket adapter with a predetermined amount of attachment …
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Why it's free to use
- Granted May 28, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 28, 2008.
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