Patent · US Expired

Screwdriver with torque measuring scale and method of making same

US6799480B1 · kind B1 · utility

12Cited by
22References
13Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateFeb 24, 2003
Grant dateOct 5, 2004
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 24, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB25B23/1422
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A screwdriver with a spring and a torque measuring scale and a limit stop, useful in the medical arts. A connector provides attachment to a workpiece tool and to a screw which, when fastened, non-rotatably holds the connector which in turn pilots a handle for the driving rotation of the screwdriver. The handle is short and the spring is a helical spring. A method of assembling the screwdriver is disclosed along with the embodiment disclosure.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.