---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000002404"
title: "Flip socket adapters"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:12:46.092405Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002404"
categories:
  - "tools-tooling/clamping-tools"
keywords:
  - "b25b13/065"
  - "b25b23/0035"
  - "b25b23/0035"
  - "b25b13/06"
  - "b25b13/065"
  - "b25b13/065"
---

# Flip socket adapters

## Abstract

A tool includes a reversable first socket having a pair of opposed first socket ends and a first engagement portion therebetween, and a reversable second socket having a pair of second opposed socket ends and a second engagement portion therebetween. The tool includes an elongated first adapter having a driven end, a first drive end opposite the driven end, and an extending length therebetween. The tool includes an elongated second adapter having a receiving end opposite a second drive end. The receiving end includes a first interior portion, a second interior portion connected to the first interior portion, and a third interior portion connected to the second interior portion. In a first configuration, the first drive end is engaged to the first engagement portion. In a second configuration, the second drive end is engaged to the second engagement portion. In a third configuration, the second drive end is engaged to the second engagement portion, and the first drive end is engaged with the third interior portion.