Screwdriver having a retractable and flexible shank
US6044733A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25B23/0021
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A screwdriver includes a handle and a shank retractably received in the handle, the shank having a flexible section and a bit removably attached to the distal end thereof. A tube securely extends from the handle and a second spring is mounted to the tube with a ball movably received in a passage radially defined through the tube. The shank has two annular grooves respectively defined on the outside thereof. A sleeve is movably mounted on the tube and has a recess defined in the inside thereof. The shank can be extended from the handle by pulling the sleeve toward the handle to release the ball from one of the two annular grooves and drop in the recess of the sleeve.
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