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OT-2026-000001300

Socket systems and methods

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Tools & Tooling › Clamping Tools
Inventors
FRANKS ERIC J
Assignee
IMP NEWTON CORP
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US-12589470-B2, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 31 March 2026
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54b119f5dcc75089784465dc67909ac74dca98bf9adce9706c0742ec62184090

Abstract

A tanker rail car socket tool includes a drive cylinder including a bore sized to receive at least a portion of a threaded bolt configured to secure a tanker car lid to a tanker rail car; a drive opening formed in a first end of the drive cylinder and sized to receive a portion of a tool configured to transmit torque to the drive cylinder when engaged with the drive opening; and a socket head coupled to a second end of the drive cylinder opposite the first end. The socket head includes a nut opening defined by a plurality of torque-transferring surfaces. The torque-transferring surfaces are configured to transfer the torque transmitted to the drive cylinder by the tool to a nut threaded over the threaded bolt to secure the tanker car lid to the tanker rail car.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000001300, “Socket systems and methods,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:04:46 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001300.

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