Screwdriver handle
First Claim
1. A screwdriver handle comprising:
- a base portion;
at least one arm pivotally connected to said base portion; and
a locking sleeve mounted on said base portion,wherein a tip of said at least one arm comprises an indented lip adapted to engage said locking sleeve.
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Abstract
A screwdriver handle comprises a base portion; a pair of arms pivotally connected to the base portion; a locking sleeve mounted around the base portion and adapted to engage the pair of arms; a spring member mounted around the base portion and adapted to engage the locking sleeve; a torsion spring connected to the base portion and each of the pair of arms; and a pin connecting the pair of arms to the base portion. The base portion comprises at least one gripping indent feature and a hollow inner shaft chamber having a locking indent feature. The pair of arms are adapted to articulate from a first position planar to a longitudinal axis of the base portion to a second position transverse to the longitudinal axis of the base portion. The locking sleeve is adapted to move along a longitudinal axis of the base portion.
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20 Claims
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1. A screwdriver handle comprising:
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a base portion; at least one arm pivotally connected to said base portion; and a locking sleeve mounted on said base portion, wherein a tip of said at least one arm comprises an indented lip adapted to engage said locking sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A screwdriver handle comprising:
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a base portion; a pair of arms connected to said base portion, wherein said pair of arms are diametrically opposed to one another at a position transverse to a longitudinal axis of said base portion; and locking means operatively connected to said base portion, wherein a tip of each of said pair of arms comprises an indented lip adapted to engage said locking means. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A screwdriver handle comprising:
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a base portion; a pair of arms pivotally connected to said base portion; locking means for locking said pair of arms in a first position planar to a longitudinal axis of said base portion, wherein a tip of each of said pair of arms comprises an indented lip adapted to engage said locking means; first energy means for providing energy to said locking means to articulate from a locked to an unlocked position; and second energy means for providing energy to said pair of arms to articulate from said first position planar to said longitudinal axis of said base portion to a second position transverse to said longitudinal axis of said base portion.
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