Patent ID: 6128983
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: B25B

Abstract:
A drive tool for driving a threaded fastener having a combination head with a flat slot for accommodating a flat-blade screwdriver end and a Phillips slot for accommodating a Phillips-type screwdriver end, said drive tool comprising:a. a shaft having a distal end and a central longitudinal axis;b. said distal end comprising a flat-blade portion having a foot portion positioned thereon for biting into the inner sides of the flat slot of the combination head, said foot portion having a width greater than the distal end of said flat-blade portion and less that the width of the flat slot, said flat-blade portion and said foot portion positioned substantially perpendicular to said central longitudinal axis;c. said distal end further comprising a Phillips-type end portion wherein two Phillips-type blades are distal extensions of said flat-blade portion and the remaining two Phillips-type blades are perpendicularly positioned thereto, said blades positioned perpendicular to said flat-blade portion having Phillips-type foot portions thereon for biting into the Phillips slots of the combination head, said Phillips-type foot portions comprising wedge-like protrusions positioned along the distal ends of said blades, said protrusions being of greater width than said distal ends of said blades and of lesser width than the Phillips slot in said combination head.