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US 2007/0295173 A1Published application
Fastener Holding Device
OwnerDarian Swartzinventor
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Abstract
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.
Claims14
A system for retaining a fastener against a driver bit comprising:
- a resiliently flexible sleeve for frictional engagement against a driver shaft, the sleeve including at least three inwardly projecting arcuate leaflets adjacent a first end of the sleeve for engagement over and around the head of a fastener.
A system for retaining a fastener against a driver bit comprising:
- a resiliently flexible sleeve for frictional engagement against a driver shaft, the sleeve having a triangular cross section having three inwardly convex surfaces, the sleeve further including at three inwardly projecting arcuate leaflets adjacent a first end of the sleeve for engagement over and around the head of a fastener and wherein each leaflet has a horizontal length that is less than the vertical displacement of each leaflet from the first end of the sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.