> > Some things are best purchased from Mac or Snap On believe it or not. Sockets > would be a good example. Snappy's "patented technology" is called > "Flank-Drive" I think, and it works quite well.
But for many years now, I've been buying sockets from HF with broached-out corners that look just like Flank Drive. I think you're right in that it was patented instead of copyrighted. I've got Flank Drive sockets dating back to the late 1970s so I'm sure the patent is long gone. Mitch. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
