Hexalobular fastener drive tool with shroud
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJay Robert Degenkolb, Eric Emil Jackson
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Abstract
A fastener drive tool includes a hexalobular drive bit and a shroud concentrically disposed about the hexalobular drive bit. In addition, a fastener driving arrangement includes a screw fastener having a drive head with a cavity defined by a hexalobular sidewall. The fastener driving arrangement also includes a fastener drive tool including a hexalobular drive bit received in the cavity and a shroud received concentrically around the drive head of the screw fastener.
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The fastener drive tool of claim 10, wherein said socket drive section includes a sidewall defining a bore with a square cross-section.
The fastener drive tool of claim 10, wherein said shroud and said socket drive section are integral.
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The fastener drive tool of claim 10, wherein said hexalobular drive bit has a first distal end and said shroud has a second distal end wherein said first distal end projects past said second distal end.
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A fastener drive tool, comprising:
- a hexalobular drive bit:
- a shroud concentrically disposed about said hexalobular drive bit;
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- a socket drive section wherein said shroud and said socket drive section are a single, one-piece component and said hexalobular drive bit is fixed to said socket drive section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.