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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 1981
Filed:
Oct. 17, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lloyd T Smith, Newton, KS (US);
Alan E Bartholomew, Newton, KS (US);
Robert W Fee, Wichita, KS (US);
Michael L Meister, Wichita, KS (US);
Richard J Robbins, Derby, KS (US);
Richard E Ten Eyck, Wichita, KS (US);
Assignee:
S/V Tool Company, Inc., Newton, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
8117 / ; 81438 ; 145 62 ;
Abstract
A screwdriver or the like has a shank adapted to hold any one of a number of double ended bits together with a handle for the shank having storage slots for those bits not being held in place by the shank. A split ring, rotatable on the stem of the handle, holds the stored bits against displacement until the ring is rotated to place the space between the ends of the ring into alignment with a selected slot.