Socket wrench with illumination

摘要

A socket extension is provided with a internal light assembly and power supply and is joined together with a socket handle and a socket tool to form a socket wrench so that light may be provided directly to the work area when the socket wrench is being used. The socket extension has a hollow socket body which encases a battery, a light assembly mounted adjacent to the battery and a socket tool connection head which surrounds the light assembly. The light assembly is an assembled part having a flat light mounting disk, a bulb holder attached to a first side of the light mounting disk and a bulb attached to the bulb holder. The second side of the light mounting disk has a spring mounting disk attached thereto. A coil spring is attached to the spring mounting disk. The socket tool connection head function as a mounting element for the socket tool and the socket tool connection head comprises a hexagonal body sized to press fit into the hollow extension body and is securely held therein by any suitable connection, such as a ball and detent assembly. An annular channel is provided in the socket tool connection head to receive an O-ring that assists in joining the socket tool to the socket tool connection head.