Locking, reversible blade screwdriver
OwnerRonald James Geibelinventor
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A locking, reversible blade, screwdriver is provided. The screwdriver incorporates a reversible blade; one end is a flat blade for latches or any application that requires a durable flat blade screwdriver, the opposing end is a drive bit holder which could be a magnetic bit holder, C clip bit holder, ball type bit holder etc., or any combination which will accept a variety of drive bit types. The blade can be inserted into the handle with the desired end exposed, where it is secured in place with a ball lock. One hand digital intervention releases the blade. A threaded removable end cap at the opposite end of the handle exposes a selector. This selector, when rotated allows access to one of several tubes holding drive bits for the bit holder end of the blade. The end cap has a wide comfortable flat base with a perimeter recess which acts as a finger grip and the flat base allows the screwdriver to sit on its end for one handed fastener loading on a drive bit.
A screwdriver with drive bit storage and a locking, reversible blade, one end of the blade is a hexed drive bit holder, which incorporates a drive bit retainer such as a magnet, “C” clip, spring clip and ball, etc., alone or in combination to retain drive bits, the opposing end is a flat blade, in the center of the blade is a hex ball lock adapter having a ball lock channel, the handle incorporates a blade housing having ball lock housing with a least one ball hole, stop, retaining clip groove and flange on its perimeter, the ball lock housing is surrounded by a rotating ball lock sleeve, this rotating sleeve has a griping surface on it perimeter, a cutout for a stop and spring and at least one lock ball cam cutout, the rotating sleeve is held in place by a retaining clip while the flange covers it contents, a spring and at least one ball, spring pressure keeps the a ball depressed into a hole in at least one of the lock ball adapter's hex points through the ball lock cam, this spring pressure keeps the ball locked in the ball lock channel on the blade ball lock adapter, one hand digital intervention allows the rotating ball lock sleeve to release the ball or balls for removal or insertion of the blade, this allows the blade to be positively locked in the handle until digital intervention allows for its removal.
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