Compound tool with screwdriver attachment
AssigneeT3 Innovation LLC
InventorsRon Vogel, Garrick Sillers
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Abstract
A punch down tool, a receiver for a punch down tool, and a work end adapter for a punch down tool, for terminating electrical conductors and turning fasteners, are disclosed. The work end adapter is adapted to receive standard tool bits and standard finned shaft tips. The punch down tool is adapted to receive standard blades and to receive the work end adapter. When installed in the punch down tool, the work end adapter rotates only with the punch down tool, and will not rotate independently of the punch down tool. The punch down tool has an impact mechanism and a lock-out button to prevent the tool's impact mechanism from operating.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a work end adapter comprising a body with a first adapter portion and a second adapter portion;
- the first adapter portion comprising an adapter opening, the first adapter portion comprising a first cavity with a hexagonal cross-section and extending from the adapter opening into the body to a first depth, the first cavity configured to receive hexagonal bits;
- the first adapter portion further comprising a second cavity extending from the adapter opening into the body to a second depth greater than the first depth;
- the first adapter portion further comprising two opposing slots extending from the adapter opening into the body to a depth between the first depth and the second depth, the two opposing slots configured to receive finned shaft bits;
- the second adapter portion comprising a groove extending in a longitudinal direction of the work end adapter along the second adapter portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.