A flexible magnetic mat is disclosed having a flexible mat having a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall. The top wall has a plurality of openings each adapted to expose a magnet. The bottom wall has a retaining member extending downwardly from the bottom wall and adapted to receive the magnet by friction fit. The magnet is inserted in the retaining member through an opening in the retaining member. The top wall of the flexible magnetic mat is adapted to magnetically hold the tools on the top of the mat and the bottom wall of the flexible mat is adapted to magnetically attach to different shaped ferrous surfaces.

A fastening tool includes a gear train and a socket. The gear train rotates as the fastening tool moves between a non-operated position and an operated position. The socket receives a fastener at a first end of the fastener. The socket is rotatably supported to the gear assembly so that the socket rotates as the gear assembly rotates.

A wrench head for a universal wrench is disclosed that may include a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion. The wrench head may further include a base plate positioned inside the housing towards the upper portion of the housing, and a plurality of push-rods positioned inside the housing. The wrench head may further include a resilient member positioned inside the housing between the base plate and the distal end of each of the plurality of push-rods. In the default position, the resilient member biases each of the plurality of push-rods, and in the retracted position, the proximal end of each of the plurality of push-rods is pushed against the resilient member to be received along with a portion of the resilient member by a compartment of the plurality of compartments defined at the bottom surface of the base plate.

A driving shank assembly includes a tube, a drive head, a connector, and two quick release nuts. The tube has two enlarged portions each having a mounting recess and an external thread. Each of the enlarged portions has a plurality of slits and a plurality of elastic clamping pieces between the slits. The drive head has a driving recess and a mounting shaft. The mounting shaft of the drive head is inserted into the mounting recess of the tube. The connector has a mounting shaft and a connecting shank. The mounting shaft of the connector is inserted into the mounting recess of the tube. The connecting shank of the connector has a retaining groove for mounting an actuating tool. Each of the quick release nuts has an internal thread screwed onto the external thread of the tube.

A wrench includes a ratchet unit located in the head and includes a mount hole. A collar is connected to the head and includes a slot and an aperture. A C-shaped engaging member includes a first end thereof inserted into the aperture. A second end of the engaging member protrudes beyond the collar. The engaging member includes a second section which is a curved section and resiliently protruded into the slot. A rotary member is mounted to outer periphery of the collar and includes a notch defined in the underside thereof. The second end of the engaging member is located in the notch and covered by the rotary member. When the rotary member is rotated, the engaging member is deformed to insert or remove the second section relative to the mount hole via the slot to position a socket in the head of the wrench.

The invention relates to a locking device (300) comprising: a shaft (24) comprising a first thread (22); and a nut (12) and a ring (13) to be assembled on the shaft; the nut comprising a first inner thread (18) defining a first radial clearance with the first thread of the shaft; the nut further comprising a second inner thread (20) in the opposite direction to the first inner thread, the ring (13) comprising a second thread (40) defining a second radial clearance with the second inner thread of the nut; the ring comprising a third inner thread (38) defining a third radial clearance with the first thread of the shaft. The inner threads and the first and second threads have an identical and constant thread pitch; and each of the second and third radial clearances is greater than the first radial clearance.

The invention relates to a locking device (300) comprising: a shaft (24) comprising a first thread (22); and a nut (12) and a ring (13) to be assembled on the shaft; the nut comprising a first inner thread (18) defining a first radial clearance with the first thread of the shaft; the nut further comprising a second inner thread (20) in the opposite direction to the first inner thread, the ring (13) comprising a second thread (40) defining a second radial clearance with the second inner thread of the nut; the ring comprising a third inner thread (38) defining a third radial clearance with the first thread of the shaft. The inner threads and the first and second threads have an identical and constant thread pitch; and each of the second and third radial clearances is greater than the first radial clearance.

A socket includes a socket body, a teeth structure, and a stopping structure and is engageable with a tool member. The socket body has an opening and an inner wall. The teeth structure is disposed on, and along the circumference of, the inner wall of the socket body and includes alternating inner teeth and concave portions. The stopping structure is disposed on, and along the circumference of, the inner wall of the socket body, is farther away from the opening than is the teeth structure, and includes a through hole and an inner surrounding wall. The through hole corresponds to the opening and is surrounded by the inner surrounding wall, which has a thickness. The distance from each concave portion to the hole wall surface of the through hole is defined as a stopping distance to be considered in relation to the thickness of the inner surrounding wall.

A socket includes a socket body, a detent rod, and a pushing element. The socket body includes an opening, a teeth structure disposed on, and along the circumference of, the inner wall of the socket body, and an abutting structure farther away from the opening than is the teeth structure and including a first and a second through hole. The first through hole penetrates two sides of the abutting structure and is perpendicular to the axial direction of the socket body. The second through hole is at the center of the abutting structure and communicates with the first through hole. The detent rod is movably disposed through the first through hole and has a diminishing portion that tapers from two ends of the detent rod toward the center. The pushing element is movably disposed through the second through hole and has one end abutting against the diminishing portion.

A socket includes a socket body, a detent rod, and a pushing element. The socket body includes an opening, a teeth structure disposed on, and along the circumference of, the inner wall of the socket body, and an abutting structure farther away from the opening than is the teeth structure and including a first and a second through hole. The first through hole penetrates two sides of the abutting structure and is perpendicular to the axial direction of the socket body. The second through hole is at the center of the abutting structure and communicates with the first through hole. The detent rod is movably disposed through the first through hole and has a diminishing portion that tapers from two ends of the detent rod toward the center. The pushing element is movably disposed through the second through hole and has one end abutting against the diminishing portion.