Patent ID: 7654175

Claim:
A tool for rotating fasteners, comprising: an inner body having a cavity in a forward end, the cavity being adapted to engage a head of a fastener; an outer socket having a cavity in a forward end, the cavity being adapted to engage a head of a fastener; a magnet slidably carried within the inner body and adapted to retain a fastener within the cavities; and a housing slidably carried within the inner body, the magnet being affixed within the housing, the housing being attached to the outer socket for movement with the outer socket between the retracted and extended positions; wherein the outer socket is coaxial with and slidably carried on the inner body; wherein the outer socket is movable between retracted and extended positions, the retracted position locating the cavity of the inner body in a position adapted for engagement of the head of a fastener, the extended position locating the cavity of the outer socket in a position adapted for engagement of the head of a fastener; and wherein the magnet is configured for movement with the outer socket between the retracted and extended positions.