Fastener driving device with multiple bits
First Claim
1. A driving device for driving rotatable fasteners, said driving device comprising a handle, a plurality of driving bits spaced about said handle, pivot means pivotally connecting each of said bits to said handle adjacent to one end thereof for movement of each of said bits from a stored position in which said bit lies alongside said handle to an operative position in which said bit extends beyond said one end of said handle and lock means rotatably supported on said handle and operable between said bit and said handle to lock said bit in said operative position, said lock means including a passageway selectively alignable with each of said bits by rotation of said lock means relative to said handle, said bit passing through said passageway in moving from said stored to said operative position said lock means having an abutment surface adjacent said passageway, rotation of said lock means relative to said handle moving said abutment surface into alignment with said bit to prevent pivotal movement thereof about said pivot means, said pivot means being located on said handle relative to said lock means for movement of said bits from said stored position toward said operative position regardless of the position of said lock means.
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Abstract
A screwdriver comprises a handle having four screwdriver blades pivotally connected adjacent one end. The blades may be pivoted from a stored position alongside the handle to an operative position in advance of the handle. A locking device locks the blade in an operative position and comprises a disc rotatably mounted on the one end of the handle with a slot to engage the blade. The slot has a radial portion and a circumferential position so that the blade first enters the radial portion and the disc is then rotated to hold the blade in the circumferential portion.
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- 1. A driving device for driving rotatable fasteners, said driving device comprising a handle, a plurality of driving bits spaced about said handle, pivot means pivotally connecting each of said bits to said handle adjacent to one end thereof for movement of each of said bits from a stored position in which said bit lies alongside said handle to an operative position in which said bit extends beyond said one end of said handle and lock means rotatably supported on said handle and operable between said bit and said handle to lock said bit in said operative position, said lock means including a passageway selectively alignable with each of said bits by rotation of said lock means relative to said handle, said bit passing through said passageway in moving from said stored to said operative position said lock means having an abutment surface adjacent said passageway, rotation of said lock means relative to said handle moving said abutment surface into alignment with said bit to prevent pivotal movement thereof about said pivot means, said pivot means being located on said handle relative to said lock means for movement of said bits from said stored position toward said operative position regardless of the position of said lock means.
- 15. A driving device for driving rotatable fasteners, said device comprising a handle, a plurality of bits spaced about said handle, pivot means pivotally connecting each of said bits to said handle for pivotal movement from a stored position in which said bit lies alongside said handle to an operative position in which said bit extends in advance of one end of said handle, lock means to hold said bit in said operative position, and a flashlight assembly located in said handle and producing a beam of light in advance of said handle to illuminate a bit in said operative position, a plurality of said bits being moveable about said pivot means to a position intermediate said stored position and said operative position to project outwardly from said handle, said plurality of bits and said handle constituting a tripod, to provide a stable support for said handle, in an inclined position on the ground and permit said beam of light to illuminate an elevated location and permit use thereof as a flashlight.
- 24. A driving device for driving rotatable fasteners, said device comprising a handle, a plurality of bits connected to said handle adjacent one end thereof and moveable from a stored position in which said bits lie alongside said handle to an operative position in which said bits extend beyond said one end of said handle, a flashlight assembly located in said handle and providing a source of light to illuminate a bit in said operative position, and lock means to hold said bits in said operative position.
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