Patent ID: 9216496
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
1. A driving tool comprising: a) a housing having an open end; b) a shaft operably connected to the housing and disposed at least partially within the open end; c) a gear assembly at least partially disposed within the housing and engaged with the shaft; d) a gear ratio switching mechanism engaged with the gear assembly, the switching mechanism including a collar slidably connected to the gear assembly; and e) at least one of a ratcheting mechanism or a torque limiting mechanism at least partially disposed within the housing and operably engaged with the shaft, wherein the collar is moveable only in an axial direction, wherein the gear assembly includes at least one detent engageable with the collar to hold the collar in an engaged or disengaged position respect to the gear assembly and wherein the collar includes a pair of locking grooves that are each selectively engageable with the at least one detent.