Patent ID: 8460306

Claim:
A clip for retaining a screw on a tip of a screwdriver shaft; said clip comprising: a housing having a first end and a second end, and having a longitudinal axis extending therebetween; a bore extending longitudinally through the housing and being accessible from both the first and second ends; first and second pairs of jaw members provided on the housing proximate the first end thereof and surrounding a first portion of the bore; said jaw members being adapted to capture a length of the screwdriver shaft therebetween; wherein each jaw member has a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge and an inner surface extending both laterally and longitudinally therebetween; a rib provided on the inner surface of at least one of the jaw members, said rib having a first longitudinal side and a second longitudinal side, and the first longitudinal side of the rib is disposed a distance laterally inwardly away from the first longitudinal edge of the associated jaw member and the second longitudinal side is disposed a distance laterally inwardly away from the second longitudinal edge thereof, and wherein said rib extends for a distance radially inwardly into the bore; and a pair of clamping members are provided on the housing proximate the second end thereof and surrounding a second portion of the bore, said clamping members being adapted to capture a head of the screw therebetween.