Patent ID: 7387053

Claim:
A driving tool comprising: a driving stem including a first peripheral groove and at least one second peripheral groove formed in an outer peripheral portion thereof, and including a driving shank provided on one end thereof, and including an engaging cavity formed at an opposite end, a handle including a stud for selectively engaging into said engaging cavity of said driving stem and for selectively rotating and driving said driving stem, a holding device including a tubular member having a bore formed therein for slidably receiving said driving stem and for allowing said tubular member to be moved along said driving stem between said ends, said tubular member including an orifice formed therein and communicating with said bore of said tubular member, a detent slidably received in said orifice of said tubular member, an actuating device including a control ferrule slidably engaged onto said tubular member and having an actuator provided on said actuating device for engaging with said detent and for selectively actuating said detent to engage with either of said first peripheral groove or said at least one second peripheral groove of said driving stem and for adjustably attaching said tubular member of said holding device onto said driving stem at a selected position, said tubular member including a compartment formed therein and communicating with said bore thereof for receiving at least one gasket, said at least one gasket is engaged between said driving stem and said tubular member, and a locking ring engaged with said at least one gasket and retaining said at least one gasket in the tubular member.