US 11,865,675 B2
Electrically isolated fastener driving device
Timothy Edward Heitkamp, Tipp City, OH (US)
Assigned to APEX BRANDS, INC., Apex, NC (US)
Filed by APEX BRANDS, INC., Apex, NC (US)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/844,894.
Application 17/844,894 is a continuation of application No. 16/865,624, filed on May 4, 2020, granted, now 11,389,931.
Application 16/865,624 is a continuation of application No. 16/061,713, granted, now 10,675,738, issued on Jun. 9, 2020, previously published as PCT/US2016/067256, filed on Dec. 16, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/269,730, filed on Dec. 18, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0314402 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B25B 13/06 (2006.01); B25B 13/48 (2006.01); B29C 45/00 (2006.01); B29K 309/08 (2006.01)
CPC B25B 13/06 (2013.01) [B25B 13/48 (2013.01); B29C 45/0001 (2013.01); B29K 2309/08 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electrically isolated driving device comprising:
a driven body made of first material and having a driven end configured to interface with a fastener;
a drive body made of a second material and having a drive end configured to interface with a driving tool; and
a body portion made of an electrically insulating material, the body portion coupled to the driven body and the drive body,
wherein the drive end of the drive body and the driven end of the driven body face away from each other, and the drive body and the driven body each include grooves.