Patent ID: 9539719
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: B25B,B25G

Claim:
1. A screwdriver with drive bit storage and a locking, reversible blade, one end of the blade is a hexed drive bit holder, which incorporates a drive bit retainer such as a magnet, “C” clip, spring clip and ball, etc., alone or in combination to retain drive bits, the opposing end is a flat blade, in the center of the blade is a hex ball lock adapter having a ball lock channel, the handle incorporates a blade housing having ball lock housing with a least one ball hole, stop, retaining clip groove and flange on its perimeter, the ball lock housing is surrounded by a rotating ball lock sleeve, this rotating sleeve has a griping surface on it perimeter, a cutout for a stop and spring and at least one lock ball cam cutout, the rotating sleeve is held in place by a retaining clip while the flange covers it contents, a spring and at least one ball, spring pressure keeps the a ball depressed into a hole in at least one of the lock ball adapter's hex points through the ball lock cam, this spring pressure keeps the ball locked in the ball lock channel on the blade ball lock adapter, one hand digital intervention allows the rotating ball lock sleeve to release the ball or balls for removal or insertion of the blade, this allows the blade to be positively locked in the handle until digital intervention allows for its removal.