Remote bolt installation tool

Apparatus for holding a fastener, and for moving the fastener between an uninstalled condition, and an installed condition in a structural member, comprising:

• a. a chassis, a shaft, and a retainer;
• b. said chassis comprising a first end and a second end;
• c. said shaft connected to said chassis, and having a driver portion extending from a surface on said second end adapted to mate with the fastener;
• d. said retainer connected to said chassis and moveable between a closed position and an open position;
• e. said retainer having a contact means for holding a fastener against said driver portion when said retainer is in a closed position, and for releasing the fastener when said retainer is in an open position;
• f. a cam means for moving said retainer from the closed to the open position when the fastener is moved from the uninstalled condition to the installed condition.

Fastener gripping apparatus for gripping a fastener and moving the fastener between an uninstalled condition, and an installed condition in a structural member, comprising:

• a. a chassis, a shaft, and a retainer;
• b. said chassis having a first end, a second end, and a passage extending therebetween;
• c. said shaft rotatably positioned in said passage and having a driver portion extending from a surface on said second end, said driver portion adapted to engage the fastener;
• d. a retainer connected to an external surface of said chassis and having a retaining end adjacent the driver portion, said retainer normally biased into a closed position and moveable between the closed position and an open position;
• e. a contact surface on said retaining end positioned to hold the fastener in engagement with said driver portion when said retainer is in the closed position;
• f. a cam surface on said retaining end, positioned at a cam angle to slidingly engage the structural member and move said retainer from the closed position to the open position when the fastener is moved from the uninstalled condition to the installed condition.