Patent ID: 7971509

Claim:
A dual screwdriver for connecting and disconnecting a connector assembly having first and second jackscrew guideposts, the dual screwdriver comprising: a housing; a user input rotatably coupled to the housing; first and second manually-bendable shafts each having: (i) a proximal end portion rotatably coupled to the housing, and (ii) a distal end portion; first and second adapters mounted within the distal end portions of the first and second manually-bendable shafts, respectively; first and second bits matingly received by the first and second adapters, respectively, and configured to matingly engage the first and second jackscrew guideposts, the first and second manually bendable-shafts configured to be bent by a technician to adjust the lateral spacing between the first and second bits and thereby accommodate the lateral spacing between the first and second jackscrew guideposts; and a gear train disposed in the housing and mechanically coupling the user input to the first and second manually-bendable shafts such that the rotation of the user input drives the rotation of the first and second manually-bendable shafts and, therefore, the rotation to the first and second jackscrew guideposts when matingly engaged by first and second bits; wherein the first and second manually-bendable shafts each comprise polymeric tubing, wherein the first and second adapters are inserted into and fully recessed within the open distal ends of the polymeric tubing of the first and second manually-bendable shafts, respectively, and wherein the first and second adapters each have a depression therein for matingly receiving the first and second bits, respectively.