Patent ID: 6216570
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: A61B,A61M,B25B

Abstract:
A driver for captively engaging a fastener for assembling a first part having a shoulder to a mating fitting having an aperture comprising:a shaft having a fastener-engaging end;a handle connected to the shaft;means for adjusting maximum torque transmittable from said handle to said fastener including a conical washer disposed between a threaded locking collar and a first slip washer set on a shoulder of said handle, wherein the means for adjusting maximum torque further includes a roller clutch bearing annularly disposed on said shaft and a second slip washer set on an annular flange on said shaft, such that said roller clutch is disposed between said first and second slip washers; andmeans, operably engageable between the shaft and the first part, for holding the fastener in a full forward position against the shoulder of the first part during driving of said fastener with respect to the aperture of the mating fitting.