Patent ID: 9498872
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: B25C,B25F

Claim Text:
1. A tool for driving a fastening element into an underlying surface, the tool comprising an energy transmission element, movable along a setting axis between an initial position and a setting position, for transferring energy to the fastening element; a clutch device for temporarily holding the energy transmission element in the initial position, wherein the clutch device comprises a locking element movable transversely to the setting axis and an inner sleeve oriented along the setting axis with a cutout running transversely to the setting axis for housing the locking element, and an outer sleeve surrounding the inner sleeve, with a support face for bracing the locking element; and, an energy transmission device for conveying the energy transmission element from the setting position to the initial position, the energy transmission element having an actuating element that is suitable for closing the clutch device, wherein the actuating element is suitable for moving the outer sleeve relative to the inner sleeve, when the clutch device and the energy transmission element are moved toward one another.