NUT COLLECTING AND RETAINING SOCKET FOR POWER TOOLS

A nut socket attachment for a power driven nut fastener. An elongated housing encloses a central drive operably attachable to the output of a powered nut fastener. A wrench socket is rotatably driven by the central drive and includes a hexagonal socket recess in which to collect and retain a received nut. Spring biased to project axially inward of the socket recess, is a peripherally threaded relatively stationary cylindrical nut collecting and retaining member. Rotating the socket initially in a reverse direction draws or collects the received nut onto the retainer inwardly of the socket. Subsequently, rotating the socket in a forward direction forces the collected nut off the retainer outwardly of the socket onto its fastening bolt or stud.