Patent ID: 6976410

Claim:
In combination with a hand tool including a pair of handles and a pair of pivotally interconnected members each having a base about which a respective one of said handles is movable between an extended position and a folded position, portions of said pivotally interconnected members being housed within said handles, and said handles both being in said folded position, a drive adaptor for driving a tool bit, the drive adaptor comprising: (a) a drive plate having a driven end, a driving end, and opposite top and bottom faces, said driven end defining a fork having a pair of substantially parallel arms extending generally longitudinally of said drive plate, said fork arms being spaced apart from each other and defining a throat, said fork arms extending between the ones of said pair of handles, and a respective portion of each of said pivotally interconnected members being in contact with a respective one of said top and bottom faces; and (b) a tool bit-engaging member including a socket, attached to said drive plate at said driving end thereof and adapted to receive a tool bit.