Patent ID: 6945140

Claim:
An automatic screwfeeder comprising: a first assembly having a body, a core slidably coupled to said body and a bit rotatably supported by said body and said core, said bit being axially retained by said body within a bit bore and axially moveable relative to said core, said core including a screw feeding passageway in communication with said bit bore journal, wherein screws fed from said screw feeding passageway are generally aligned with said bit in a staged position prior to being driven; a second assembly including a screw holder in communication with said screw feeding passageway, an extension tube spaced apart from said screw holder and a driveshaft, said driveshaft being positioned within said extension tube and selectively drivingly engageable with said bit; and a coupler rotatably captured on one of said first and second assemblies, said coupler being engageable with the other of said first and second assemblies to rigidly interconnect said first and second assemblies.