Patent ID: 6354177
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: B25B,Y10T

Abstract:
A rotary tool comprising:a tool holder including a socket and a shank, the socket having a first end, a second end, and an opening extending rearwardly from said first end toward said second end, the shank being integral with and extending rearwardly from said second end, said shank having a non-circular cross-section and a circumferential groove; and a reversible bit having a sleeve, a first reversible bit driver, and a second reversible bit driver, said sleeve including a first axial cavity, a second axial cavity, and a web separating said first and second axial cavities, said first bit driver disposed in said first axial cavity and coupled to rotate with the sleeve, said second bit driver disposed in said second axial cavity and coupled to rotate with the sleeve, said first and second axial cavities being of sufficient axial length to accommodate said first and second reversible bit drivers, and wherein said sleeve is disposed within said socket opening such that said sleeve rotates with the tool holder and one of said first and second bit drivers extends axially out of said opening.