Patent ID: 7246540
Filing Date: 2007-07-24
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
1. A hand-held apparatus for starting nuts and bolts, comprising: a) a substantially cylindrical handle having a proximal end and a distal end and comprising a concentric, cylindrical, hollow region disposed therein open at said distal end and adapted to receive and secure a main shaft tube therein; b) an elongated, hollow, cylindrical main shaft tube having a proximal end fixedly retained within said cylindrical hollow region, and a distal end; c) a prop rod having external threads disposed thereupon disposed within said hollow main shaft tube and slidably movable therein along a major axis thereof between a first, retracted position and a second, extended position; d) means threadably affixed upon said external threads of said prop rod for centering and supporting said prop rod within said main shaft tube; e) at least two resilient prongs disposed around and along said main shaft tube, each of said at least two resilient prongs having a proximal end affixed to said main shaft tube proximate said distal end of said main shaft tube, each of said at least two resilient prongs having a notched distal end biased outwardly away from said distal end of said main shaft tube; and f) an operating sleeve circumferentially disposed around said at least two resilient prongs and slidable along said major axis of said main shaft tube to selectively adjust said outward bias of said notched proximal ends of said at least two resilient prongs.