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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marco E. DeVecchis, Racine, WI (US);
Walter Gedgaudas, Kenosha, WI (US);
Assignee:
Snap-on Tools Company, Kenosha, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 1/346 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 1/346 ;
Abstract
An insulating ratcheting screwdriver includes an elongated composite shank formed of electrically insulating material and provided with a bit holder at a working end thereof. The other end of the shank has an axial recess in which is disposed one end of a hexagonal connecting pin, the other end of which is press-fitted in an axial bore in one end of a metal coupler for joining the coupler to the shank. The metal coupler is removably received in a receptacle formed in a ratchet mechanism disposed in one end of an elongated, electrically insulating handle.