OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000001300

Socket systems and methods

Published: 2026-09-15T19:04:46.892069Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001300
Categories: Tools & Tooling > Clamping Tools

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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
Published 2026-09-15T19:04:46.892069Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001300