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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2001
Gregory A. Phillips, La Grange, KY (US);
Carl W. Risen, Jr., Louisville, KY (US);
Kevin M. Ward, Louisville, KY (US);
Steven H. Taylor, Crestwood, KY (US);
Credo Technology Corporation, Broadview, IL (US);
Abstract
A screw holding and driving device ( ) for a power drill ( ) is characterized by a body ( ), a guide tube ( ) reciprocatingly retained by the body, a drive assembly ( ) held by the body ( ) and operatively coupled to the guide tube ( ), and, in certain embodiments, a screw depth adjuster ( ). The guide tube ( ) is configured to allow individual, top loading of screws for driving. The depth adjuster ( ) is rotatable on the body to variably set screw driving depth. The body ( ) can also include an integrally formed, bit storage caddie ( ).