Patent ID: 7204174

Claim:
An off-set fastener engaging apparatus comprising: a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall and peripheral wall extending between and being attached to said top and bottom walls, said top wall having an opening extending therethrough and through said bottom wall; a first gear wheel being positioned in said housing and having an aperture extending therethrough, said aperture being aligned with said opening, said aperture having a hexagonal shape; a second gear wheel being positioned in said housing, said second gear wheel being in communication with said first gear wheel such that rotation of said second gear wheel causes rotation of said first gear wheel; a shaft having a first end and a second end, said first end being attached to said second gear wheel, said first end of said shaft extending through said top wall, a longitudinal axis of said shaft extending through an axis of said second gear wheel, said first and second gear wheels being co-planar with respect to each other and said shaft being orientated perpendicular to a plane of said first and second gear wheels, a rotational axis of said first gear wheel being orientated parallel to a rotational axis of said second gear wheel; at least one magnet being attached to said top wall of said housing, said magnet extending over said opening, said at lest one magnet extending only over a partial distance of said opening, said at least one magnet being positioned completely outside of said opening; and wherein a fastener may be extended through said opening in said bottom wall and into said aperture such that aperture engages the fastener and is rotated by said first gear wheel when said shaft is rotated.