Striking tool

A device, for holding and aligning an impact tool subjected to impact forces in a longitudinal axial direction, comprising:

• a handle (17) having a driver head socket (2) pivotally mounted in a recess (19, 25) in at least one end of the handle (1) for pivotal motion in at least one plane, and a driver head (3) mounted in the driver head socket (2) for selectively pivotally mounting a desired impact tool bit (10) to said handle;
• wherein the driver head socket (2) comprises first (4) and second (21) axle necks extending from opposite sides of the driver head socket along a pivoting axis of the driver head socket (2), the first axle neck defining a push-and-turn knob (4) having a toothed rim (6), the second axle neck (21) has an axial recess therein defining a spring housing (8);
• and
• a spring is compressed between a bottom surface of the spring housing (8) in the driver head socket (2) and a bottom surface of the recess (25) in the handle (1), for biasing the driver head socket away from the recess (25) in the handle and engaging the toothed rim (6) on the first axle neck with corresponding teeth (7) fixedly provided on an inner peripheral surface of the recess (25) in the handle (1), thereby to pivotally lock the driver head socket in a desired position, the toothed rim (6) on the driver head socket and the teeth (7) in the handle (1) are provided with axial lengths such that, when the knob (4) is depressed inward relative to the recess (25), in opposition to the spring, the driver head socket moves inwardly relative the recess (25) and the toothed rim (6) on the driver head socket disengages the teeth (7) in the handle (1), such that the driver head socket (2) may be freely pivoted into a new desired position by turning the knob (4), and upon release of the knob (4) the toothed rim (6) reengages the teeth (7), pivotally locking the driver head socket (2) in the new desired position.