Patent ID: 7334509

Claim:
A torque-limiting driver comprising: a handle comprising a housing having an enclosed end and an open end; a drive assembly located within said housing, said drive assembly comprising; a drive shaft; a drive clutch member supported by said drive shaft, said drive clutch member having an engageable surface; a camming clutch member supported by said drive shaft, said camming clutch having an engageable surface arranged to interact with the engageable surface of said drive clutch member; means for coupling said second camming clutch member and said drive shaft; means for biasing said first drive clutch member and said second camming clutch member towards one another; locking means supported by said drive shaft, said locking means located at said enclosed end of said housing; means for securing said drive assembly within said housing; and wherein said drive clutch member comprises an outer chamfered surface, said outer chamfered surface abutting an internal chamfered surface of said housing, thereby providing means for delivering torque from said handle to said drive assembly, said torque delivery means being independent from said biasing means.