Patent ID: 7082864

Claim:
A protective sheath for fastener tools to prevent marring of finished surfaces and provide a non-rotating surface that can be grasped for supporting and guiding the tool when the tool is being used to install or remove fasteners in the surface, wherein said sheath comprises: a one-piece, integrally molded elastomeric body applied to the exterior surface of a tool throughout the length of the tool and having at least one end projecting slightly beyond an end of the tool, wherein: said elastomeric body is freely rotatable relative to the tool and fixed axially relative thereto, and provides a non-rotating surface that may be grasped by a user to support and guide the tool; and said elastomeric body has friction-reducing means enabling the tool to rotate freely within the elastomeric body even when the body is grasped tightly by a person to support and guide the tool.