Screw with breakaway and methods of using the same

A releasably coupled screw and extension, comprising:

• a screw, having a screw head, comprising:
• a threaded first portion and a non-threaded second portion extending from the distal end of the threaded first portion and a breakaway therebetween,
• wherein a proximal end of the threaded first portion is mechanically and physically coupled to a second surface of the screw head so that it is not releasably coupled to the second surface of the screw head,
• wherein the physical coupling between the second surface of the screw head and the proximal end of the threaded first portion is not a breakaway,
• wherein the breakaway releasably couples the non-threaded second portion to the distal end of the threaded first portion, and
• wherein a length of the non-threaded second portion is greater than or equal to a length of the threaded first portion, resulting in a user having greater leverage to break off and discard the non-threaded second portion at the breakaway.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a screw, having a screw head, comprising:
• a threaded first portion and a non-threaded second portion extending from the distal end of the threaded first portion and a breakaway therebetween,
• wherein a proximal end of the threaded first portion is mechanically and physically coupled to a second surface of the screw head so that it is not releasably coupled to the second surface of the screw head,
• wherein the screw is adapted to be manipulated by hand by a user without the use of a tool,
• wherein the physical coupling between the second surface of the screw head and the proximal end of the threaded first portion is not a breakaway,
• wherein the breakaway releasably couples the non-threaded second portion to the distal end of the threaded first portion,
• wherein the breakaway releasably couples the non-threaded second portion to the distal end of the threaded first portion,
• wherein at least the distal end of the non-threaded second portion extends out of a threaded channel of a hinge,
• enabling the screw to be directly pulled into the threaded channel by hand, by a user, without the use of a tool.

A screw, comprising:

• a screw, having a screw head, comprising:
• a threaded first portion and a non-threaded second portion extending from the distal end of the threaded first portion and a breakaway therebetween,
• wherein a proximal end of the threaded first portion is mechanically and physically coupled to a second surface of the screw head so that it is not releasably coupled to the second surface of the screw head,
• wherein the screw is adapted to be manipulated by hand by an user without the use of a tool,
• wherein the physical coupling between the second surface of the screw head and the proximal end of the threaded first portion is not a breakaway,
• wherein the breakaway releasably couples the non-threaded second portion to the distal end of the threaded first portion,
• wherein at least the distal end of the non-threaded second portion extends out of a threaded channel of a hinge,
• enabling the screw to be aligned by manipulating the non-threaded second portion directly by hand by a user without the use of a tool.

A screw, comprising:

• a screw, having a screw head, comprising:
• a threaded first portion and a non-threaded second portion extending from the distal end of the threaded first portion and a breakaway therebetween,
• wherein a proximal end of the threaded first portion is mechanically and physically coupled to a second surface of the screw head so that it is not releasably coupled to the second surface of the screw head,
• wherein the physical coupling between the second surface of the screw head and the proximal end of the threaded first portion is not a breakaway,
• wherein the breakaway releasably couples the non-threaded second portion to the distal end of the threaded first portion,
• wherein the diameter of the breakaway is less than or equal to 0.015 in.,
• enabling the non-threaded second portion of the elongated stem of the screw to be directly decoupled cleanly from the threaded first portion of the elongated stem at the breakaway by hand, without the use of a tool.

A screw, comprising:

• a screw, having a screw head, comprising:
• a threaded first portion and a non-threaded second portion extending from the distal end of the threaded first portion and a breakaway therebetween,
• wherein a proximal end of the threaded first portion is mechanically and physically coupled to a second surface of the screw head so that it is not releasably coupled to the second surface of the screw head,
• wherein the physical coupling between the second surface of the screw head and the proximal end of the threaded first portion is not a breakaway,
• wherein the breakaway releasably couples the non-threaded second portion to the distal end of the threaded first portion,
• wherein a diameter of the non-threaded second portion is smaller than a diameter of the threaded first portion of the elongated stem,
• wherein an axial cross-section of a distal end of the non-threaded second portion is substantially circular,
• enabling the screw to be manipulated by the non-threaded second portion directly by hand by a user without the use of a tool.

A screw, comprising:

• a screw, having a screw head, comprising:
• a threaded first portion and a non-threaded second portion extending from the distal end of the threaded first portion and a breakaway therebetween,
• wherein a proximal end of the threaded first portion is mechanically and physically coupled to a second surface of the screw head so that it is not releasably coupled to the second surface of the screw head,
• wherein the physical coupling between the second surface of the screw head and the proximal end of the threaded first portion is not a breakaway,
• wherein the breakaway releasably couples the non-threaded second portion to the distal end of the threaded first portion,
• wherein the breakaway releasably couples the non-threaded second portion to the distal end of the threaded first portion,
• wherein a diameter of the non-threaded second portion is smaller than a diameter of the threaded first portion of the elongated stem, and
• wherein an outer surface of the non-threaded second portion is substantially smooth,
• enabling the screw to be inserted into a threaded channel of a hinge by the non-threaded second portion directly by hand by a user without the use of a tool, so that threads of the threaded channel are not engaged by the non-threaded second portion as the non-threaded second portion is removed from the threaded channel.

A screw, comprising:

• a screw head, comprising:
• a first surface having a driver slot thereon, and a second surface, wherein the second surface of the screw head faces away from
• the first surface;
• an elongated stem, comprising:
• a threaded first portion and a non-threaded second portion extending from the distal end of the threaded first portion and a breakaway therebetween,
• wherein a proximal end of the threaded first portion is mechanically and physically coupled to the second surface of the screw head,
• wherein the physical coupling between the second surface of the screw head and the proximal end of the threaded first portion is not a breakaway,
• wherein the breakaway releasably couples the non-threaded second portion to the distal end of the threaded first portion,
• wherein a diameter of the non-threaded second portion is smaller than a diameter of the threaded first portion of the elongated stem enabling the non-threaded second portion to pass through a threaded channel of a hinge without contacting a wall of the threaded channel, enabling the screw to be manipulated by the non-threaded second portion directly by hand by a user without the use of a tool as the non-threaded second portion is removed from the threaded channel.