Patent ID: 8156847
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
1. A screwdriver system comprising: a handle having a proximal end and a distal end; a shaft including a proximal and a distal end, wherein a proximal end of said shaft is coupled to said distal end of said handle; a cap member disposed on said proximal end of said handle; a pin slidably positioned within said shaft; a tip disposed on said distal end of said shaft; an actuation member disposed on said handle, wherein said actuation member is configured to selectively actuate said pin, transitioning said pin between an extended locked position and an unlocked position; a retention orifice defined on said actuation member; and a protrusion disposed on a distal end of said cap member; wherein said cap member is configured to engage said actuation member via said retention orifice when engaged; wherein said cap member is configured to release said actuation member from an engaged position when said rotatable cap is slideably translated from said handle; wherein said tip further comprises a plurality of tip engagement pieces, each of said tip engagement pieces including a proximal end, a distal end, an inner surface, and an outer surface, wherein said proximal end of said tip engagement pieces is rotatably coupled to said distal end of said shaft; each of said tip engagement pieces further comprising an engagement protrusion formed on said inner surface of said tip engagement piece, said engagement protrusion being configured to engage said pin when in said extended locked position to rotate said tip engagement pieces.