Patent ID: 6095018
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: B25B,B25G

Abstract:
A manually rotated hand tool employed to drive threaded style rotary fasteners, comprising: a shaft having an engaging distal end to couple with said fasteners, an opposite end retained in a gripable handle that provides said shaft with increased rotational torque, said handle having a continuous rotating means, wherein the handle further includes a storage pocket positioned along its longitudinal axis and end, having adequate dimensions to store an operating crank, said crank having one end pivotably mounted within the end of said pocket, said mounting located so the crank can be rotated from a non-working position within the pocket, to a detented working position where a operating knob of the crank is at a given distance from said axis, such that the hand tool can be operated in either a conventional or continuous fashion when driving a fastener.