Patent · US Expired

Tool-bit magazine for hand tool

US6293173A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 19, 1999
Grant dateSep 25, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 19, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB25G1/085
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A sleeve is rotated to a position in which an aperture is in register with a tool-bit receiving recess in a body rotatably mounted on the shaft of a hand tool such as a screwdriver, so that a tool-bit can be removed from or inserted into that recess in a direction transverse to the axis of the shaft. The sleeve surrounds a rear end portion of the body so as to prevent escape of tool-bits from the recesses while leaving the tool-bits partly visible.

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