Patent ID: 8695461

Claim:
A nut driver comprising: a shank having a rear portion configured to be coupled to a power tool, an intermediate portion defining an internal bore, and a front portion defining a hex-shaped socket in communication with the bore; a magnet holder received in the bore, the magnet holder having a magnetic front portion and a magnetic rear portion, the magnet holder being slidable between a rearward position where the magnetic front portion is disposed rearward of the socket, and a frontward position where the magnetic front portion is exposed from the socket for cleaning; and an actuator external to the shank and fixedly coupled to the magnet holder through a slot in a sidewall of the intermediate portion of the shank, the actuator moveable between a first position in which the actuator causes the magnet holder to move to the rearward position, and a second position in which the actuator causes the magnet holder to move to the frontward position, wherein the magnetic rear portion attracts the magnet holder toward a rear end of the internal bore.