Patent ID: 7770496

Claim:
An extension apparatus for hardware and tools, said apparatus comprising: a core portion having a top, a bottom, and an internal cavity, said bottom including means for attachment to an extension device; a wafer member including a bed for releasable capture of a hardware article, said wafer member slidably engaged in said core portion internal cavity between a first hardware loading and releasing position and a second hardware securing position; and a locking tab on said core portion to secure said wafer member in said core portion in said first hardware loading and releasing position, wherein a hardware article may be placed in said wafer member when said wafer member is in said first hardware loading and releasing position, said wafer member moved to said second hardware securing position in said core portion internal cavity to secure the hardware article within said core portion and enable installation of the hardware article to a structure, and said wafer member moved back to said first hardware loading and releasing position to enable release of the installed hardware article from said wafer member.