Patent ID: 6128982
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
A spring-loaded screwdriver with cover and changeable heads for covering an entire screw to guide it directly into its threading hole comprising, in combination:a handle portion having a substantially cylindrical configuration, the handle portion having an outer end and an inner end;an outer cylinder secured to the outer end of the handle portion, the outer cylinder having an inner end, an open outer end and a cylindrical side wall therebetween, the open outer end having a peripheral flange disposed therearound, the outer cylinder having a spring disposed interiorly thereof;an inner cylinder slidably received within the open outer end of the outer cylinder, the inner cylinder having an open inner end and an open outer end, the inner cylinder having a rubber star grommet disposed interiorly thereof inwardly of the open outer end thereof, the open inner end of the inner cylinder abutting an outer end of the spring;a magnetized shaft secured to the inner end of the handle portion and extending within the outer cylinder and through the spring, the magnetized shaft having a hexagonal shaped recess formed within a free end thereof; anda plurality of changeable heads each having inner hexagonal shaped end portions for being removably received within the hexagonal shaped recess of the magnetized shaft, the changeable heads including a Phillips head screwdriver, a slot head screwdriver, a square adapter, and a hex adapter.