Patent ID: 7743684

Claim:
A tool for removing and applying a fastening device to and from a threaded stud, the tool comprising: a housing; a socket mounted on the housing; an elongated chamber spaced apart and opposite the socket, the elongated chamber extending from the housing and away from the socket, the elongated chamber having a predetermined length and configured to hold a predetermined number of fastening devices, the elongated chamber including an opening configured to fittingly engage the fastening device; a retainer configured to hold the fastening device, the retainer having a worm gear rotatable mounted within the elongated chamber, the worm gear having a shaft and a catch spiraling along the shaft, and wherein the fastening device is held between opposite portions of the catch, the housing displacing the fastening device longitudinally within the elongated chamber so as to remove the fastening device from the threaded stud and position the fastening device for later installation onto the threaded stud.