Abstract:
A handheld device for rotating a drive shaft including a housing comprising a handle extending from a gear housing; a first shaft that extends rotatably through the housing; a first drive gear secured to the first shaft; a trigger pivotably connected to the first shaft to position the trigger adjacent to the handle, wherein the movement of the trigger rotates the first shaft and first drive gear; a second shaft gear in contact with the first drive gear and supported on a second shaft that extends rotatably through the housing; a second drive gear positioned on the second shaft; a third shaft gear in contact with the second drive gear and supported on a slidable third shaft that extends rotatably through the housing and is slidable in the housing and the third shaft gear remains in contact with the second drive gear when slid and a third forward gear attached to the slidable third shaft on one side of the third shaft gear; a third reverse gear attached to the slidable third shaft on the other side of the third shaft gear;

Description:
PRIORITY 
       [0001]    The present invention claims priority and is a continuing application of a pending application with a Ser. No. 13/417,049 which was filed on Mar. 9, 2012. 
     
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
       [0002]    The present invention relates in general to the field of handheld drive devices and, in particular, to a squeeze driver comprising a housing that encloses a gear body with a variety of gears mounted on a protruding shaft that optionally locks for bidirectional movement of a top and bottom gear upon trigger. A rotatable shaft extends outwardly from the housing and comprises cylinders with a pinion gear that engages with the top and bottom gear to pull-out or push-in screws. 
       BACKGROUND ART 
       [0003]    Without limiting the scope of the invention, its background is described in connection with screwdrivers and related devices. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/567,152 to Shiyu Sun discloses a screwdriver handle having a storage compartment comprising a connecting rod, a handle body and a rear cap connected in series. The connecting rod includes rod body, which is equipped with hollow plug hole inside, and the other end of the rod body is connected to the handle body. The handle body is provided with a storage compartment that can hold precision screwdriver and spare sleeve. 
         [0004]    U.S. Pat. No. 4,114,663 issued to Brynley Viner (1978) discloses a screwdriver body including a tubular housing axially movable with respect to the remainder of the body. 
         [0005]    An automatic screwdriving and feeding apparatus has a screwdriver body with a tubular housing axially moveable thereon. Screw holding elements are mounted in the tubular housing and are resiliently biased inwardly, or are resiliently deformable, so as to hold a screw for driving. Drive means in the body can move axially relatively to engage the screw and apply rotary drive. Feed means supply screws one at a time to the screw holding elements. 
       DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION 
       [0006]    The present invention provides a squeeze screwdriver device with a mechanism that triggers an optionally locking shaft perpendicular to a bottom and top gear. The squeeze screwdriver of the present invention comprises a) a housing having i) a rotatable extension shaft with cylindrical pieces and a pinion gear, and ii) a handle, b) a gear body with a bottom gear, a protruding shaft, top gear, and c) an engaging mechanism between the cylindrical pieces and gears. The trigger engages the gears connected to the shafts. The gears can then engage and optionally lock the shaft to pull-out or push-in screws. 
         [0007]    In one embodiment the present invention provides a handheld device for rotating a drive shaft comprising: a housing comprising a handle extending from a gear housing; a first shaft that extends rotatably through the housing; a first drive gear secured to the first shaft; a trigger pivotably connected to the first shaft to position the trigger adjacent to the handle, wherein the movement of the trigger rotates the first shaft and first drive gear; a second shaft gear in contact with the first drive gear and supported on a second shaft that extends rotatably through the housing; a second drive gear positioned on the second shaft; a third shaft gear in contact with the second drive gear and supported on a slidable third shaft that extends rotatably through the housing and is slidable in the housing and the third shaft gear remains in contact with the second drive gear when slid; a third forward gear attached to the slidable third shaft on one side of the third shaft gear; a third reverse gear attached to the slidable third shaft on the other side of the third shaft gear; a pinion gear positioned between the third forward gear or the third reverse gear to engage selectively the third forward gear or the third reverse gear as a result of the position of the slidable third shaft; and a pinion shaft extending outwardly from the pinion gear through the housing, wherein the movement of the trigger rotates the gears to rotate the pinion shaft. 
         [0008]    The housing is constructed from a metal, an alloy, a plastic, a composite material or any combinations thereof. The pinion shaft comprises a head to fit a socket, a hex or a bit. The pinion shaft turns at a ratio of 1.5:1, 2.5:1, 3.5:1, 4.5:1, 5.5:1, 6.5:1, 7.5:1, 8.5:1, 9.5:1, 10.5:1, 1:1, 2:1, 3:1, 4:1, 5:1, 6:1, 7:1, 8:1, 9:1, 10:1, 11:1, 12:1, 13:1, 14:1, 15:1, 20:1, 25:1, 50:1, 60:1, 70:1, 80:1, 90:1, 100:1, 125:1, 150:1, 175:1, 200:1, 225:1, 250:1, 275:1, 300:1, 325:1, 350:1, 375:1, 400:1, 450:1, 475:1, 500:1, or more when compared to the trigger motion. The pinion shaft further comprises a direct drive gear to lock the pinion shaft. 
         [0009]    In one embodiment the present invention provides a handheld device for rotating a drive shaft comprising: a housing comprising a handle extending from a gear housing; a first shaft that extends rotatably through the housing; a first drive gear secured to the first shaft; a trigger pivotably connected to the first shaft to position the trigger adjacent to the handle, wherein the movement of the trigger rotates the first shaft and first drive gear; a second shaft gear in contact with the first drive gear and supported on a slidable second shaft that extends rotatably through the housing and is slidable in the housing and the second shaft gear remains in contact with the first drive gear when slid; a second forward gear attached to the slidable second shaft on one side of the second shaft gear; a second reverse gear attached to the slidable second shaft on the other side of the second shaft gear; a pinion gear positioned between the second forward gear or the second reverse gear to engage selectively the second forward gear or the second reverse gear as a result of the position of the slidable second shaft; a pinion shaft extending outwardly from the pinion gear through the housing, wherein the movement of the trigger rotates the gears to rotate the pinion shaft. 
         [0010]    In one embodiment the present invention provides a device for pulling-out or pushing-in a screw comprising: a housing; a gear body disposed in the housing wherein a protruding shaft moveably secures perpendicular to a bottom gear and a top gear; a trigger that engages the bottom gear and the top gear, wherein the trigger moves the top gear and the bottom gear; the trigger selectively engages the bottom gear wherein rotation of the bottom gear in a first rotational direction rotates the top gear and rotation of the bottom gear in a second rotational direction rotates the top gear in an opposite 
         [0000]    direction; a rotatable shaft extending outwardly from the housing body; one or more cylindrical pieces comprising a pinion gear and a screw opposite the pinion gear disposed in the rotatable shaft; the rotatable shaft selectively rotates the pinion gear in a first rotational direction or a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction; a handle to grip while the trigger sets in motion the bottom gear and the top gear and the one or more cylindrical pieces and the screw. 
     
    
     
       DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0011]    For a more complete understanding of the features and advantages of the present invention, reference is now made to the detailed description of the invention along with the accompanying figures: 
           [0012]      FIG. 1  shows a top side perspective view, of the gear body with a bottom gear and protruding shaft within the housing which has a rotatable extension shaft and handle, of the present invention; 
           [0013]      FIG. 2  shows a top side perspective view, of the gear body with a bottom and top gear attached to a protruding shaft within the housing which has a rotatable extension shaft with two cylindrical pieces, a handle, squeeze trigger and engaging mechanism between trigger and gears, of the present invention; 
           [0014]      FIG. 3  shows a lateral perspective view of the gear body with a bottom and top gear attached to a protruding shaft within the housing which has a rotatable extension shaft with two cylindrical pieces, a handle, squeeze trigger and engaging mechanism between trigger and gears; the pinion gear attached to the cylindrical pieces and in contact with the top and bottom gears of the present invention is also shown; 
           [0015]      FIG. 4  shows a top side perspective view of the gear body with a bottom and top gear attached to a protruding shaft within the housing which has a rotatable extension shaft with two cylindrical pieces, a handle, squeeze trigger and engaging mechanism between trigger and gears; the pinion gear attached to the cylindrical pieces and in contact with the top and bottom gears is also shown along with the opposite facing screw protruding from the cylindrical pieces of the present invention; 
           [0016]      FIG. 5  shows how to mount the gears on the moveable locking shaft of the present invention; 
           [0017]      FIG. 6  shows a lateral view of the locking shaft in the locked and unlocked positions of the present invention. 
           [0018]      FIG. 7  is an exploded isometric image of the gearing system with a multiplier gear set used as a drive extension; 
           [0019]      FIG. 8  is an exploded isometric image of the gearing system with a double multiplier gear set used as a drive extension; 
           [0020]      FIGS. 9A and 9B  are images of a gear driven squeeze ratchet wrench; 
           [0021]      FIGS. 10A and 10B  are images of a gear driven squeeze ratchet wrench having a pair of face gears; 
           [0022]      FIG. 11  is an image of one embodiment of the present invention that includes a 1:1 direct drive used to apply torque; 
           [0023]      FIG. 12  is an image of one embodiment of the squeeze driver of the present invention; 
           [0024]      FIG. 13  is a top view of a gear driven squeeze gear body; 
           [0025]      FIG. 14  is a view of the pinion gear setup set of gears of the present invention; 
           [0026]      FIGS. 15   a ,  15   b  and  15   c  are images of the shafts that can be used in the present invention to switch the direction of the rotation of the extension shaft; 
           [0027]      FIG. 16  is an image of another embodiment of the drive device of  FIGS. 12 and 13  connected to a connected a drive shaft; and 
           [0028]      FIG. 17  is an image of another embodiment of the drive device of  FIGS. 12 and 13  connected to a connected a drive shaft. 
       
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
       [0029]    While the making and using of various embodiments of the present invention are discussed in detail below, it should be appreciated that the present invention provides many applicable inventive concepts that can be embodied in a wide variety of specific contexts. The specific embodiments discussed herein are merely illustrative of specific ways to make and use the invention and do not delimit the scope of the invention. 
         [0030]    To facilitate the understanding of this invention, a number of terms are defined below. Terms defined herein have meanings as commonly understood by a person of ordinary skill in the areas relevant to the present invention. Terms such as “a”, “an” and “the” are not intended to refer to only a singular entity, but include the general class of which a specific example may be used for illustration. The terminology herein is used to describe specific embodiments of the invention, but their usage does not delimit the invention, except as outlined in the claims. 
         [0031]    The present invention is a device for pulling-out or pushing-in a screw comprising a gear body with a bottom and top gear attached to a protruding perpendicular shaft within a housing which has a rotatable extension shaft with two cylindrical pieces containing a pinion gear, a handle, squeeze trigger and engaging mechanism between trigger and gears. 
         [0032]      FIG. 1  shows the housing  10  of the present invention. The housing encloses a gear body  8  comprising a bottom gear  16  mounted on a protruding shaft  18 . A rotatable extension shaft  14  and handle  12  extend outwardly from the housing. 
         [0033]      FIG. 2  shows the housing  10  of the present invention. The housing encloses a gear body  8  comprising a bottom gear  16  mounted on a protruding shaft  18 . A rotatable extension shaft  14  and handle  12  extend outwardly from the housing. In addition,  FIG. 2  shows the top gear  20  also mounted on the protruding shaft  18 , the cylinders with the pinion gear  24  and  22  respectively, the trigger  26  and the trigger engaging with the top and bottom gears  28 . 
         [0034]      FIG. 3  shows a lateral perspective view of the housing  10  of the present invention. The housing encloses a gear body  8  comprising a bottom gear  16  mounted on a protruding shaft  18 . A rotatable extension shaft  14  and handle  12  (not shown) extend outwardly from the housing.  FIG. 3  shows the top gear  20  also mounted on the protruding shaft  18 , and the cylinders with the pinion gear  24  and  22  respectively. In addition,  FIG. 3  shows a close-up of the pinion gear  30  engaging the top and bottom gears. The trigger  26  and the trigger engaging with the top and bottom gears  28  are also shown. 
         [0035]      FIG. 4  shows the housing  10  of the present invention. The housing encloses a gear body  8  comprising a bottom gear  16  mounted on a protruding shaft  18 . A rotatable extension shaft  14  and handle  12  extend outwardly from the housing.  FIG. 4  shows the top gear  20  also mounted on the protruding shaft  18 , and the cylinders with the pinion gear  24  and  22  respectively. Additionally,  FIG. 4  shows the cylinder engaging the screw  32 . 
         [0036]      FIG. 5  shows how to mount the top and bottom gears onto the protruding shaft  18 . A variety of gears, including a bevel gear  34 , an internal gear  36 , an external gear  38 , a spur gear  40 , another internal gear  42  and a crown gear  44  are depicted. The bevel gear  34 , internal gear  36  and external gear  38  are combined into one disc (not shown). The spur gear  40 , second internal gear  42  and crown gear  44  are similarly combined into a second disc (not shown). The two discs are then combined into a final disc  46  that constitutes either the top or bottom gear. The final disc is mounted onto the locking shaft  48 . A close-up of the mounted final disc is shown in  50 . 
         [0037]      FIG. 6  shows the dual locking shaft mechanism,  86  and  84  respectively. The unlocked positions are depicted in  52 ,  54 ,  56  and  58 . The locked positions are depicted in  76 ,  78 ,  80  and  82 . 
         [0038]      FIG. 7  is an exploded isometric image of the gearing system with a multiplier gear set used as a drive extension. The drive extension may be used in numerous devices from ratchets, sockets, transmissions, drivelines and so forth. The drive extension  610  includes a first body  612  and the second body  614  that mate. The first body  612  includes a first connection end  616  adjacent a first gear portion  618 . The first head  612  includes a gear cavity  620  positioned within the first head  612  to receive a first connection end  616  connected to a first gear portion  618 , with a shaft  622  in this case a planetary gear but may be other types of gears. The first body  612  includes a ring gear aperture  624  to accept a ring gear  626 . In this embodiment, the ring gear aperture  624  is polygonal but may have any shape necessary. The ring gear aperture  624  and the ring gear  626  may be 
         [0000]    constructed from a single piece and integrated into a single device. The size, shape, material, position and so forth may be varied for a particular application. The ring gear  626  includes an inner aperture  628  with inner ring teeth  630  positioned thereon. The outer wall  632  is configured to be secured within the ring gear aperture  624 . A set of gears  634  are positioned within the inner aperture  628  to contact the inner ring teeth  630  and the first gear portion  618 . The set of gears  634  may include 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or more gears with different or similar tooth spacing. The set of gears  634  are connected to the second body  614  that includes a second connection end  636  adjacent a second body  614 . The second connection end  636  also includes a second connection aperture  638  designed to accept a drive device (not shown) that may be a socket, a ratchet, a wrench, a head, an extension, a bit, a drill bit and other devices known in the art. A thumb wheel  640  is also attached to the second body  614  and may be attached by screw  642  or weld (not shown). The shaft  622  is connected to one or more washers  644 , a bias mechanism  646 , a first slide tip  648  and a second slide tip  650 . In operation, the second connection aperture  638  is fitted to a ratchet. As it rotates, the shaft  622  rotates and causes the set of gears  634  to rotate and the first gear portion  618  rotates the first connection end  616 . The first connection end  616  can be adapted to fit a ratchet, a wrench, a head, an extension, a bit, a drill bit and other devices known in the art. In another embodiment, the ring gear  626  includes an inner aperture  628  with inner ring teeth  630  positioned thereon and the outer wall  632  is configured to be secured within the ring gear aperture  624 . The set of gears  634  are positioned to allow the insertion and removal of an interchangeable connection gear (not shown) having a first connection end  616  connected to a first gear portion  618 , with a shaft  622 . The interchangeable connection gear (not shown) can be inserted similarly to a spline drive wrench and allow the interchange of the various drive sizes (¼, ½, ¾, 1, etc.) at the first connection end  616 . 
         [0039]      FIG. 8  is an exploded isometric image of the gearing system with a double multiplier gear set used as a drive extension. The drive extension may be used in numerous devices from ratchets, sockets, transmissions, drivelines and so forth. The drive extension  610  includes a first body  612  and the second body  614  that includes a first gear set  644  and a second gear set  646  to provide a different multiplier ratio for the drive. The shaft  622  extends through the first plate aperture  648  into the first connection end  616  on one side of a first gear plate  650  with first gear portion  618  positioned on the opposite side of the first gear plate  650 . The first connection end  616  can be adapted to fit a ratchet, a wrench, a head, an extension, a bit, a drill bit and other devices known in the art. Surrounding the first gear portion  618  is a first set of gears  634  sandwiched between first gear plate  650  and second gear plate  652 . A second gear portion  654  positioned on the opposite side of the second gear plate  652 . In this case, a planetary gear but may be other types of gears. The first head  612  includes a first gear cavity (not shown) and a second gear cavity  656  positioned within the first head  612  to receive the second gear portion  654  through an aperture (not shown). The second set of gears  658  is positioned within the second gear cavity  656  and contacts the second gear portion  654 . The second set of gears  658  are secured between the first body  612  and the second body  614 . The second body 
         [0000]      614  includes a second connection end  636  and a second connection aperture  638  designed to accept a drive device (not shown) that may be a socket, a ratchet, a wrench, a head, an extension, a bit, a drill bit and other devices known in the art. The sets of gears may include 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or more gears with different or similar tooth spacing. The drive extension  610  may be secured at one end by ring  660  and at the other end by ring  662 . 
         [0040]    In operation, the second connection aperture  638  is fitted to a device. As the second connection end  636  rotates the second set of gears  658  rotates and causes the second gear portion  654  to rotate. As the second gear portion  654  rotates the second gear plate  652  and first set of gears  634  are rotated to move first gear portion  618  and shaft  622  which extends through the first plate aperture  648  into the first connection end  616 . The first connection end  616  can be attached to another device, e.g., socket, a ratchet, a wrench, a head, an extension, a bit, a drill bit and other devices known in the art. The first gear set  644  and second gear set  646  control the ratio of the input to output drive. For example the ratio may be 10:1, 12:1, 15:1, 20:1, 25:1, 50:1 and etc. 
         [0041]      FIGS. 9A and 9B  are images of a gear driven squeeze ratchet wrench  800 . The gear driven squeeze ratchet wrench  800  of the instant invention includes an upper housing  802  and a lower housing  804  fitted to from a gear cavity  806  between the two. Located within the gear cavity  806  is a set of gears  810 . The set of gears  808  may include 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or more gears  812   a ,  812   b ,  812   c  and  812   d  with different or similar tooth spacing and different gear ratios. The set of gears  808  may also include a handle adaptor gear  814  and a ratchet adaptor gear  816  in communication with the set of gears  808  to affix a first handle  818   a  and a drive adaptor  820 . In one example, the set of gears  808  includes 4 gears having teeth around the periphery. Gear  812   a  includes teeth around the periphery to engage gear  808   c  and gear  812   b  rests atop gear  812   a  to contact gear  812   c . Gear  808   c  has teeth that contact gear  812   d . Gear  812   d  is connected to the ratchet adaptor gear  816  that receives the drive adaptor  820  and may be secured by screw  822 . The first handle  818   a  is attached to the adaptor gear  814 . As the first handle  818   a  and second handle  818   b  are squeezed together the first handle  818   a  rotates the handle adaptor gear  814  to rotate the set of gears  808 . As such, the rotation of the first handle  818   a  causes the gear  812   a  to transfer this motion to the set of gears  808  and the final drive adaptor  820  through the set of gears  808 . The second handle  818   b  may be located on the upper housing  802 , the lower housing  804  or both. The set of gears  808  are connected to the second body  804  or positioned on an insert that is positioned on the lower housing  804 , the upper housing  802  or both. The upper housing  802 , the lower housing  804  or both may include a second handle  818   b  that provides leverage to turn the first handle  818   a . In operation, the first handle  818   a  and second handle  818   b  are squeezed together to rotate the adaptor gear  814  that rotates the set of gears  808  which in turn rotates the ratchet adaptor gear  816  that receives the drive adaptor  820 . In addition, the ratchet adaptor gear  816  includes an insert aperture  824  configured to fit the drive adaptor  820 . Other embodiments, include ratchet adaptor gear  816  that may include an 
         [0000]    insert aperture  824  configured to fit a spline drive, a square bit, a polygonal bit and so forth (not shown). 
         [0042]      FIG. 9B  is an image of a gear driven squeeze ratchet wrench  800  having a pair of face gears. The gear driven squeeze ratchet wrench  800  of the instant invention includes an upper housing  802  and a lower housing  804  fitted to from a gear cavity  806  between the two. Located within the gear cavity  806  is a set of gears  810 . The set of gears  808  may include 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or more gears  812   a ,  812   b ,  812   c  and  812   d  with different or similar tooth spacing and different gear ratios. The set of gears  808  may also include a handle adaptor gear  814  and a ratchet adaptor gear  816  in communication with the set of gears  808  to affix a first handle  818   a  and a drive adaptor  820 . The handle adaptor gear  814  may include a set of face gears  826   a  with the teeth  830  set of face gears  826   a  disposed on the top face  828  of the handle adaptor gear  814  and numerous teeth  830  positioned around the periphery of the handle adaptor gear  814 . The first handle  818   a  includes a mating set of face gears  826   b  disposed on the bottom face (not shown) of a face gear insert (not shown) positioned about a positioning cylinder  834  such that the teeth of the mating set of face gears  826   b  align. The set of gears  808  includes four gears having teeth around the periphery. Gear  812   a  includes teeth around the periphery to engage gear  808   c , and gear  812   b  rests atop gear  812   a  to contact gear  812   c . Gear  808   c  has teeth that contact gear  812   d . Gear  812   d  is connected to the ratchet adaptor gear  816  that receives the drive adaptor  820  and may be secured by screw  822 . The first handle  818   a  is attached to the adaptor gear  814 . As the first handle  818   a  and second handle  818   b  are squeezed together the first handle  818   a  rotates the handle adaptor gear  814  to rotate the set of gears  808 . As such, the rotation of the first handle  818   a  causes the gear  812   a  to transfer this motion to the set of gears  808  and the final drive adaptor  820  through the set of gears  808 . The second handle  818   b  may be located on the upper housing  802 , the lower housing  804  or both. The set of gears  808  are connected to the second body  804  or positioned on an insert that is positioned on the lower housing  804 , the upper housing  802  or both. The upper housing  802 , the lower housing  804  or both may include a second handle  818   b  that provides leverage to turn the first handle  818   a . In operation, the first handle  818   a  and second handle  818   b  are squeezed together to rotate the adaptor gear  814  that rotates the set of gears  808  which in turn rotates the ratchet adaptor gear  816  that receives the drive adaptor  820 . In addition, the ratchet adaptor gear  816  includes an insert aperture  824  configured to fit the drive adaptor  820 . Other embodiments, include ratchet adaptor gear  816  may include an insert aperture  824  configured to fit a spline drive, a square bit, a polygonal bit and so forth (not shown). 
         [0043]    The set of gears  808  can have a variety of configurations (increased ratio, decreased ratio, strength, size, etc.) depending on the space constraints and the specific application. For example, gear configurations may be used to provide an increase or a decrease in the drive ratio. A combination of gear teeth and gear arrangements may be used to allow the alteration of both torque and speed between the input and output values. For example, a combination of 8-tooth gears  8 A,  8 B and  8 C 
         [0000]    and 40-tooth gears  40 A,  40 B and  40 C allow a dramatic reduction in gearing ratios. For example, the final drive ratio between 8-tooth gear  8 A and 40-tooth gear  40 A is 125:1. This is achieved through the combination of the 8-tooth gear  8 A driving the 40-tooth gear  40 B at a  5 : 1  ratio and 8-tooth gear  8 B driving the 40-tooth gear  40 C and the 8-tooth gear  8 C which drives the 40-tooth gear  40 A to allow 100 rpm input to be converted to 0.8 rpm output (the converse may also be accomplished to drive a 0.8 rpm input to be converted to a 100 rpm output). Another example, includes a 40-tooth drive gear  40 A is connected to a 8-tooth gear  8 A to form a 1:5 ratio that turns 5 rpm per 1 rpm of the drive gear  40 A. A 20-tooth gear  20 A and a 40-tooth drive gear  40 B are connected to the 40-tooth gear  40 A to form a 1:2 and 1:1.66 ratio to turn 2 rpm and 1.66 rpm per 1 rpm of the drive gear, respectively. 
         [0044]      FIG. 10A  is an image of a gear driven squeeze ratchet wrench  800  having a pair of face gears. The gear driven squeeze ratchet wrench  800  of the instant invention includes an upper housing  802  and a lower housing  804  fitted to from a gear cavity  806  between the two. In operation the first handle  818   a  and second handle  818   b  are squeezed together to rotate the drive adaptor  820 . The first handle  818   a  and second handle  818   b  are connected to different portions of the upper housing  802  and/or the lower housing  804 . Located within the gear cavity  806  is a set of gears  808 . The set of gears  808  may include 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or more gears with different or similar tooth spacing and different gear ratios. The set of gears  808  may be connected to the lower housing  804  by a set of face gears  826  disposed in the gear cavity  806  that mate to set of face gears (not shown) on the bottom of the set of gears  808 . The set of gears  808  are connected to a drive adaptor  820  that extends from the upper housing  802  and is retained by device  836 . The set of face gears  826  and the mating set of face gears (not shown) mate to allow the teeth (not shown) of the mating set of face gears (not shown) to pass by the teeth  830  on the set of face gears  826  when rotated in one direction and lock together when rotated in the other direction. A directional selector may be used in this embodiment. A biasing mechanism  838  may be placed between the set of face gears  826  and the bottom of the lower housing  804  (e.g., a button mechanism may also be incorporated into various embodiments). In operation the first handle  818   a  and second handle  818   b  are squeezed together to rotate the set of face gears  826  and the mated to set of face gears (not shown) on the bottom of the set of gears  808 . As the mated to set of face gears (not shown) rotate the set of gears  808  are rotated and in turn rotate the drive adaptor  820  that extends from the upper housing  802 . 
         [0045]      FIG. 10B  is an image of a gear driven squeeze ratchet wrench  800  having a pair of face gears. The gear driven squeeze ratchet wrench  800  of the instant invention includes an upper cover  802  and a lower housing  804  fitted to from a gear cavity  806  between the two. The gear cavity  806  also includes an alignment post  838 . In operation the first handle  818   a  and second handle  818   b  are squeezed together to rotate the drive adaptor  820 . The first handle  818   a  and second handle  818   b  are connected to different portions of the upper housing  802  and/or the lower housing  804 . Located 
         [0000]    within the gear cavity  806  is a set of gears  808 . The set of gears  808  include a first face gear  840  having a first set of teeth  842  positioned around the periphery of the first face gear  840  and a set of first face gear face teeth  844  positioned on the top surface of the first face gear  840 . The first face gear  840  also includes a first face gear alignment aperture  846 . The set of gears  808  include a second face gear  848  having a set of second face gear face teeth  850  positioned on the bottom surface  852  of the second face gear  848 . The second face gear  848  is connected to the second handle  818   b  such that the motion of the second handle  818   b  rotates the second face gear  848 . In  FIG. 10B  the second face gear  848  has a pair of handle studs  856  fit in the stud apertures  858   a  and  858   b  of the second handle  818   b . The second handle  818   b  also includes a handle alignment aperture  860  that receives the alignment post  838 . A drive adaptor  820  is positioned in the gear cavity  806  by positioning on the drive adaptor stud  862  secured to the lower housing  804 . The drive adaptor  820  includes adaptor teeth  864  that mate to the first set of teeth  842  positioned around the periphery of the first face gear  840 . As the first face gear  840  rotates the first set of teeth  842  positioned around the periphery rotate the adaptor teeth  864  to rotate the drive adaptor  820 . The set of second face gear face teeth  850  align on the bottom surface  852  of the second face gear  848  with the set of first face gear face teeth  844  positioned on the top surface of the first face gear  840 . The second face gear  848  also includes a second face gear alignment aperture  854 . The alignment post  838  is fitted into the first face gear alignment aperture  846  to position the first face gear  840  within the gear cavity  806  so that the set of first face gear face teeth  844  are facing upward from the gear cavity  806 . The second face gear  848  is positioned such that the set of second face gear face teeth  850  align with the set of first face gear face teeth  844  by fitting the second face gear alignment aperture  854  with the alignment post  838 . In an alternative embodiment, the second handle  818   b  includes the second face gear face teeth  850  to contact the first face gear  840 . Similarly, the second face gear  848  may be circular, oval, square, segments of teeth or any other shape that provides a contact for the teeth. As in any of the examples provided herein, the gear ratio may be altered to any suitable ratio by alteration of the teeth, spacing, size, location etc of the gear and/or the teeth, e.g., the ratio may be 1.5:1, 2.5:1, 3.5:1, 4.5:1, 5.5:1, 6.5:1, 7.5:1, 8.5:1, 9.5:1, 10.5:1, 1:1, 2:1, 3:1, 4:1, 5:1, 6:1, 7:1, 8:1, 9:1, 10:1, 11:1, 12:1, 13:1, 14:1, 15:1, 20:1, 25:1, 50:1 and etc and the ratio may apply to the ratio in the opposite direction as well 50:1, etc. 
         [0046]      FIG. 11  is an image of one embodiment of the present invention that includes a 1:1 direct drive used to apply torque. Applying pressure to the device presses the gears together allowing a locking of the teeth of the gears. 
         [0047]      FIG. 12  is an image of one embodiment of the squeeze driver of the present invention. The housing  10  encloses a gear body  8  comprising a drive gear  814  mounted on a shaft  18  and  19 . A rotatable extension shaft  14  and handle  12  extend outwardly from the housing. The trigger  26  engages the gear  814 . 
         [0048]      FIG. 13  is a top view of a gear driven squeeze gear body  8 . Located within the gear cavity  806  is a set of gears  808 . The set of gears  808  may include 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or more gears  812   a ,  812   b ,  812   c ,  812   d ,  812   e ,  814 , and  815  with different or similar tooth spacing and different gear ratios. The set of gears  808  includes a handle drive gear  814  connected to shaft  18  and in communication with the set of gears  808  to affix a handle  26  and a drive adaptor  820 . In one example, the set of gears  808  includes 7 gears having teeth around the periphery and/or the sides. The trigger  26  is attached to the adaptor gear  814 . As the trigger  26  and handle  12  are squeezed together the trigger  26  rotates the adaptor gear  814  about the shaft  18  to rotate the set of gears  808 . The adaptor gear  814  has teeth around the periphery to engage gear  812   b  which rotates about shaft  18   b . Also attached to shaft  18   b  is gear  812   a  having teeth around the periphery to engage gear  812   c . As the shaft  18   b  is rotated by gear  812   b , the gear  812   a  will also rotate. Gear  812   a  engages gear  812   c  about shaft  18   c . Shaft  18   c  has 2 gears, gear  812   d  and gear  812   e  positioned on either side of pinion gear  815 . As gear  812   c  rotates shaft  18   c , the gear  812   d  and gear  812   e  rotate and turn rotates the final drive adaptor  820 . The actual gearing can be adjusted to provide the desired ratio by the changing of the diameter and number of teeth in one or more gears of the set of gears  808 . The drive adaptor  820  may include an insert aperture configured to fit a spline drive, a square bit, a polygonal bit and so forth (not shown). The drive adaptor  820  may be switched in the rotation direction by changing 1 or more shafts of the set of gears  808 . For example, shaft  18   c  may be pressed to move the shaft to engage gear  812   e  to drive the drive adaptor  820  in a direction opposite the direction driven when gear  812   d  is in contact with pinion gear  815 . This configuration may be used for any shaft and in any combination and may also be used to configure different gear ratios. 
         [0049]      FIG. 14  is a view of the pinion gear setup set of gears of the present invention. The pinion gear drive system can also be use a ball pinion gear with swivel teeth allowing rotations on end so that the pinion shaft can move at multiple angles with using concaved side pinion gears. 
         [0050]      FIGS. 15   a ,  15   b  and  15   c  are images of the shafts  18  that can be used in the present invention to switch the direction of the rotation of the extension shaft. 
         [0051]      FIG. 16  is an image of the drive device of  FIGS. 12 and 13  connected to a connected a drive shaft. The shaft drive handle (not shown) is slide down shaft and in turn rotates the drive device multiple times. 
         [0052]      FIG. 17  is an image of the drive device of  FIGS. 12 and 13  connected to a connected a drive shaft. The shaft drive handle (not shown) in the form of a wrench or a ratchet where the shaft is rotated by sliding the wrench or a ratchet (not shown) down the shaft and in turn rotates the drive device multiple time. 
         [0053]    While this invention has been described in reference to illustrative embodiments, this description is not intended to be construed in a limiting sense. Various modifications and combinations of the 
         [0000]    illustrative embodiments, as well as other embodiments of the invention, will be apparent to persons skilled in the art upon reference to the description. It is therefore intended that the appended claims encompass any such modifications or embodiments. 
         [0054]    It is contemplated that any embodiment discussed in this specification can be implemented with respect to any method, kit, reagent, or composition of the invention, and vice versa. Furthermore, compositions of the invention can be used to achieve methods of the invention. 
         [0055]    It will be understood that particular embodiments described herein are shown by way of illustration and not as limitations of the invention. The principal features of this invention can be employed in various embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention. Those skilled in the art will recognize, or be able to ascertain using no more than routine experimentation, numerous equivalents to the specific procedures described herein. Such equivalents are considered to be within the scope of this invention and are covered by the claims. 
         [0056]    The use of the word “a” or “an” when used in conjunction with the term “comprising” in the claims and/or the specification may mean “one,” but it is also consistent with the meaning of “one or more,” “at least one,” and “one or more than one.” The use of the term “or” in the claims is used to mean “and/or” unless explicitly indicated to refer to alternatives only or the alternatives are mutually exclusive, although the disclosure supports a definition that refers to only alternatives and “and/or.” Throughout this application, the term “about” is used to indicate that a value includes the inherent variation of error for the device, the method being employed to determine the value, or the variation that exists among the study subjects. 
         [0057]    As used in this specification and claim(s), the words “comprising” (and any form of comprising, such as “comprise” and “comprises”), “having” (and any form of having, such as “have” and “has”), “including” (and any form of including, such as “includes” and “include”) or “containing” (and any form of containing, such as “contains” and “contain”) are inclusive or open-ended and do not exclude additional, unrecited elements or method steps. 
         [0058]    All of the compositions and/or methods disclosed and claimed herein can be made and executed without undue experimentation in light of the present disclosure. While the compositions and methods of this invention have been described in terms of preferred embodiments, it will be apparent to those of skill in the art that variations may be applied to the compositions and/or methods and in the steps or in the sequence of steps of the method described herein without departing from the concept, spirit and scope of the invention. All such similar substitutes and modifications apparent to those skilled in the art are deemed to be within the spirit, scope and concept of the invention as defined by the appended claims.