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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 1994
Filed:
Jul. 09, 1993
Edward V Nick, Fox River Grove, IL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A fastener support apparatus for facilitating the installation of individual screws into a work surface which includes a rotatable bit for engaging the head of the screw; a housing borne by the rotatable bit and defining a passageway, and wherein the bit is received in the passageway and the housing simultaneously rotates with the bit; a screw support assembly movably borne by the housing, the screw support assembly including a passageway defining a screw receiving station and which is operable to receive the head of the screw; a locking assembly movably borne by the screw support assembly and operable to travel from a first, partially occluding position relative to the screw receiving station to a second, substantially nonoccluding position; and an actuating assembly movably borne by the screw support assembly and which positions the locking assembly in the first or second positions.