Patent ID: 8069984
Filing Date: 2011-12-06
Classification: B25H

Abstract:
1. A bit holder comprising: a body having a top and a bottom defining at least one cavity wherein said cavity is formed at least in part by opposed sidewalls, said cavity comprising a first pathway for receiving a bit wherein said first pathway is formed at least in part by a wall that is dimensioned and shaped to closely receive a bit from the top and includes an extending flexible free end that extends toward the bottom in a cantilevered fashion from said body such that the bit is supported in the first pathway in a first orientation where a longitudinal axis of the bit extends along the axis of the first pathway; and a second pathway for holding a bit wherein the second pathway is defined at least in part by a bottom wall having a flexible free end; said first and second pathways intersecting and defining an open area between said first pathway and said second pathway such that a bit can be rotated between said first pathway and said second pathway, said first pathway being disposed at an angle relative to said second pathway; protrusions formed on the sidewalls in the open area between the first pathway and the second pathway arranged opposite one another to create a constricted space between the protrusions wherein the sidewalls flex to increase the spacing between the protrusions to allow a bit to pass between the protrusions where the bit is locked in the second pathway in an interference fit.