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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7788997 | Magnetic device for holding and driving bits and fasteners A tool is provided for slidably receiving, magnetically holding, and mechanically engaging fasteners, tool bits, and nuts. The tool comprises one or more magnetic annuluses in stacked relation to each other. The tool defines an inner periphery that matches the shape... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7757590 | Fastener holding device The present invention relates generally to a fastener retaining system (FRS) and kit for securing a fastener (such as a screw) to a driver (such as a screwdriver) to facilitate one-handed use of the driver in both fastening and un-fastening operations. ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7574946 | Magnetic assembly of a screwdriver head rod The present invention provides an improved magnetic assembly of a screwdriver head rod. The assembly includes a cylindrical body, available with a trepan boring for sleeving onto the screwdriver head rod. The first end of the cylindrical body is provided with a magn... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7475618 | Screw gun extension and screw keeper An extension device attached to a screw gun providing for an extension of the driver tip of the screw gun and retaining a screw at a flexible end of the extension device holds a screw in a position for insertion into a surface of an object with the flexible end bend... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7425112 | Tamper resistant screw An improved tamper resistant screw and driver tool. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a tamper resistant screw and screw driver tool. The screw head features a unique tamper resistant design. The screw cannot be turned successfully with standard scre... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7406899 | Automatic feed medical screwdriver A fastener placement system for placement of screws into bone structure during a medical procedure comprises a power driven screw driver, a fastener carrier system with a series of fasteners temporarily attached thereto and an elongated band structure carried by the... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7374377 | Bit holding apparatus for use with a power tool An apparatus includes a rotatable device, which may be a keyless chuck, a keyless chuck adapter, a collet chuck, a collet adapter, a set screw bit retaining chuck, or a set screw bit retaining adapter. The rotatable device is configured to be mounted to a power tool... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7354230 | Bit holding apparatus for use with a power tool An attachment (10) for use with a power tool (12) which can conveniently convert a rotatable chuck (14) or adapter (78) used with a first bit device (22) to usage with a second bit device (36) and vice versa. Either first or... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7334970 | Fast change bit holder device A method and apparatus for forming apertures and inserting fasteners in a workpiece is disclosed. One embodiment relates generally to a bit holder device for forming apertures and inserting fasteners into a workpiece. This embodiment comprises a tool bit, a hex hold... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325470 | Self-centering screw and retaining screw driver for use in surgery The present invention relates to an orthopedic screw and a corresponding screw driver wherein the screw has a torque driving head with a rounded side a spherical wall for multiaxial use, a self starting, self tapping insertion tip and a threaded portion including a ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7311026 | Strip resistant screw head and screwdriver tip in combination A screw head and screwdriver for use in combination are provided to reduce the occurrence of stripping a screw head during tightening or removing the screw. The head slot employs slot walls that indent in some portion of the wall, the indent portion forming a ledge ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311020 | Tool for operating subterranean utility valves A tool for operating a subterranean utility valve having limited accessibility includes a hollow housing with a plurality of elongated members mounted for sliding movement within the housing. Each elongated member is movable in a direction away from the first open e... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7296499 | Mushrooming expandable anchor installation tool The installation tool for a mushrooming expandable anchor has a hollow cylindrical sleeve with an inside diameter, the top having slots for engaging the base of the mushrooming component and a means for engaging and turning a threaded component, which compresses the... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7290470 | Multi-bit driver with rotatable sleeve A rotary tool includes a tool holder, a reversible bit, and an outer rotatable sleeve. The tool holder includes a socket and a shank. The socket includes an opening extending rearwardly from an end thereof. The shank is integral with and extends rearwardly from the ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287452 | Screw fastener assembly A screw fastener assembly includes a resilient sleeve sleeved on a head portion of the screw fastener in a close-fitting manner such that a free end of a shank portion of the screw fastener extends outwardly of a first end of the sleeve. The sleeve permits extension... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7261023 | Bit holder device Provided is a bit holder device which is capable of driving a screw into a workpiece, while holding the screw having a groove in which a bit body is inserted, and which makes it possible to change the bit body without removing it from a chuck of an electric tool, et... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7249544 | Screw holding type screwdriver bit and combination thereof with screws A screw holding screwdriver bit capable of effectively preventing a come-out from occurring by improving the structure of the blade portions thereof, capable of being manufactured in a simple structure at a low cost, and capable of remarkably increasing a working ef... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7243579 | Universal cap tool/tool holder An apparatus for facilitating the use of tools on underground pipeline systems including a socket having a polygonal open end, a pliable socket insert having a polygonal outer circumference corresponding to the polygonal socket opening adapted to fit snugly into the... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7222862 | Tool holder A tool holder for a power tool, in particular a drilling and/or hammering tool comprising a manually actuable sleeve (40) wherein components of the tool holder are held within the sleeve by a snap ring (100) which snap ring is fitted within the sleeve.... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216566 | Screwdriver-and-nut wrench-combined tuning tool for radio frequency filter Provides is a screwdriver-and-nut wrench-combined tuning tool for radio frequency filter which is capable of preventing a movement of a tuning screw occurred when locking it with a tuning nut by making their combined body, preventing a difficulty of tuning resulted ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210382 | Screw guide device Screw guide is provided and includes a cylindrical member having a first end adapted to rotate a fastener and a second end adapted to receive torque from an external source and transfer the torque to the fastener, a stop ring engaged with the cylindrical member that... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207248 | Threaded screw fastener characterized by high pull-out resistance, reduced installation torque, and unique head structure and drive socket implement or tool therefor A threaded screw fastener is provided with a head portion that has integrally incorporated therein dual drive structure whereby the single threaded screw fastener can be rotatably driven by alternative rotary drive socket implements or tools, such as, for example, h... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204177 | Magnetic device for attracting and retaining fasteners A magnetic device for attracting and retaining a fastener which has a bit, a generally ring-shaped keeper having a bottom surface, at least some portion of which bottom surface is magnetized, at least one pair of magnets, each pair of magnets having two magnets with... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7197961 | Battery-driven screwdriver with a two-part motor housing and a separate, flanged gear unit A cordless screwdriver, having a housing (12, 18) equipped with a handle (14), having an in particular permanently installed rechargeable battery (40), and having a transmission (72), is particularly compact, lightweight, and strong becau... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7174812 | Driving tool having fastener retaining device A driving tool includes a driving shank having a handle for rotating the driving shank and having an engaging hole formed by two or more spring blades for receiving a fastener, and an actuating device for actuating the spring blades to move radially inward and to fo... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175185 | Bit holder A bit holder comprises a shank, a sleeve placed over the shank, and an adjusting sleeve coupled to the sleeve. The shank has a combination part for incorporating with a hand tool, a C-shaped retaining groove for engaging with a C-shaped buckle, and a combination gro... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165482 | Fastener and driving tool with retaining blade A combination fastener driver and fastener, the fastener driver including a generally hourglass-shaped tip which flares from the shank to the tip and the fastener includes a generally hourglass-shaped slot in the fastener head with under cut side walls. The flared w... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159491 | Oil drain plug socket for a wrench assembly A ratchet wrench, the ratchet wrench having a head portion defining a substantially cylindrical inner engaging surface and a plurality of ribs extending radially inward therefrom. The socket includes a first portion defining a plurality of depressions axially aligne... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7131357 | Universal golf spike removal tool The golf spike removal tool includes a primary shank with opposite proximal and distal ends. A handle is secured to the proximal end of the primary shank and projections extend from the distal end of the primary shank for engaging apertures in a golf spike. A supple... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7124665 | Screw positioning device for a screwdriver A screw positioning device for a screwdriver comprises a connecting rod assembly, a screw positioning sleeve and a magnetic member. The screw positioning sleeve is axially defined with a slide hole for insertion of an end of the connecting rod assembly, the magnetic... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7117763 | Tool for installing threaded knives with lock nuts A tool for installing threaded parts with lock nuts onto a machine is disclosed. The tool includes an outer tube and an inner mechanism that rotate together or independently using cogs. When the outer tube and inner mechanism rotate together, the threaded part is ti... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7107882 | Slip-resistant magnetic sheath for a screwdriver A slip-resistant magnetic sheath includes a hollow sleeve that can be fit onto the screwdriver's shank. A magnetic part positioned at least on one end of the hollow sleeve, provides auxiliary attraction to improve the connection between the shank and the screw with ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7096768 | Extension rod assembly The present invention relates to an extension rod assembly for a screw driving tool, which includes a base, a slide sleeve, a rear compression spring, a front compression spring, a fixing ring and a magnetic iron. The rear and front compression springs are disposed ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7082864 | Tool with protective sheath A protective sheath for tools to prevent marring of finished surfaces when the tool is being used. The sheath is integrally formed as a one-piece elastomeric body that is applied to the exterior surface of the tool, with at least one end of the sheath projecting sli... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077037 | Apparatus and method for removing a bolt from an assembly A method and apparatus for removing a fastener from an assembly in which the fastener is aligned with a concave end of the apparatus. A socket bit holder has a first end and a second end, with the first end being a concave end, and having a socket bit receptacle. Th... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073415 | Instrument system for pedicle screws The invention relates to an instrument system for pedicle screws having a thread in their head which has a clamping screw in the direction of their screw axes, which can be actuated by a power screw driver, with holders for the absorbing of a torque contacting the h... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7069820 | Wire connector fastening tool A wire connector fastening tool comprises an elongate body having a first end, a second end, an outer hand-engaging surface and an interior surface. The outer hand-engaging surface has a generally uniform outside diameter from its first end to its second end. The in... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069826 | Screwdriver attachment An attachment for drivers of screw type fasteners for releasably holding the fastener in place at the end thereof for inserting or removing. The attachment comprises a shaft collar, a spring, and a grasper, the grasper comprising an upper and a lower guide ferrule, ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7051630 | Insulated magnetic screwdriver Disclosed is an insulated magnetic screwdriver, including a shank having a tip at an end or each end thereof and a peripheral groove formed around a central portion thereof so that the central portion of the shank has a diameter smaller than that of each end thereof... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044034 | Slide stop device of a hexagonal spanner A slide stop device of a hexagonal spanner serves for preventing a rounded edged inner hexagonal screw to slide as the hexagonal spanner drives the inner hexagonal screw. The slide stop device comprises a spanner body; one end of the spanner body having a driving po... | 05/16/2006 |
