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US 2023/0057724 A1Published application
Screwdriver and tool holder
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorsOleksiy P. Sergyeyenko, JianHui Jiang, JianFeng Zhang, Ana Garcia, Paul Gerard Gross
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a powered screwdriver. The powered screwdriver includes a housing, a motor housed in the housing and a tool holder driven by the motor. The tool holder selectively holds both a screwdriver bit and a hex key. The hex key includes a bend such that legs of the hex key are transverse to one another.
Claims20
A power tool, comprising:
- a housing;
- a motor housed in the housing;
- and
- a tool holder driven by the motor;
- wherein the tool holder is configured to selectively hold one of a screwdriver bit and a hex key, wherein the hex key comprises a first leg, a second leg and a bend between the first leg and the second leg;
- wherein the tool holder comprises a rotational axis;
- and
- further comprising a magnet offset from the rotational axis.
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A power tool comprising:
- a housing;
- a motor housed in the housing;
- and
- a tool holder driven by the motor;
- wherein the tool holder is configured to selectively hold one of a screwdriver bit, a first hex key and a second hex key;
- wherein the first hex key has a first diameter and comprises a first key bend;
- wherein the second hex key has a second diameter and comprises a second key bend;
- and wherein the second diameter is different than the first diameter;
- wherein the tool holder comprises a side opening;
- wherein the tool holder is configured such that when the tool holder holds the first hex key, a first leg of the first hex key projects out of the side opening and a second leg of the first hex key projects forward.
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A power tool comprising:
- a housing;
- a motor housed in the housing;
- and
- a tool holder driven by the motor;
- wherein the tool holder is configured to selectively hold one of a screwdriver bit and a hex key, wherein the hex key includes a first leg, a bend and a second leg transverse to the first leg;
- wherein the tool holder comprises a side opening;
- wherein the tool holder is configured such that when the tool holder holds first hex key, the first leg of the hex key projects out of the side opening and the second leg of the hex key projects forward;
- wherein the tool holder is configured such that rotation of a lock member is operable to cause the tool holder to move from a secure position in which the one of the screwdriver bit and the hex key are secured by the tool holder to a release position in which the one of the screwdriver bit and the hex key may be removed from the tool holder.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.