Patent ID: 7111533

Claim:
A multiple bit screwdriver comprising: a plurality of tool bits, each bit having a tip and a shank; an elongate tubular member having a first end and an opposite second end and defining an axial passage therethrough between the first and second ends, the passage being adapted to receive said tool bits therein positioned tip to end in a manner such that the tip of the foremost bit is able to operably extend from the first end, and wherein at least a portion of the passage near the first end is contoured for engagement with the shank of the foremost bit so that said bit is rotatable with the elongate member; a first retainer connected to the elongate member at the first end and extending radially inward into the passage to engage frictionally the foremost bit to prevent said bit from falling out of the first end; a second retainer connected to the elongate member at the second end and extending radially inward into the passage to engage frictionally the last bit to prevent said bit from falling out of the second end; a tubular motion restricting member mounted coaxially within the passage having an engagement portion that cooperates with at least one tool bit to permit the movement of bits within the passage in a first direction from the second end to the first end but not in the opposite direction.