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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2016
Black & Decker Inc., New Britain, CT (US);
Ashok Samuel Baskar, Lutherville, MD (US);
Drake L. Fisher, Baltimore, MD (US);
James W. Richards, Baltimore, MD (US);
BLACK & DECKER INC., New Britain, CT (US);
Abstract
A screwdriving including a housing with a handle section and a motor housing section. A longitudinal axis of the handle section is at an offset angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the motor housing section. A motor is housed in the motor housing section. An output tool holder is selectively driven by the motor. A user actuatable trigger activates the motor. The screwdriver further includes a bit holder rotatably held on the housing, the bit holder including a first section which includes a plurality of bit retainers; and a second section including a plurality of detents. The screwdriver further includes a pin which engages with the plurality of detents to hold the bit holder in one of a plurality of rotational positions.