US 12,251,794 B2
Dual size fastener driver
John J. Springer, Milwaukee, WI (US); Kailyn M. Longueville, Lake Mills, WI (US); and Carter A. Gibson, Wauwatosa, WI (US)
Assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION, Brookfield, WI (US)
Appl. No. 17/791,372
Filed by MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION, Brookfield, WI (US)
PCT Filed Jan. 7, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/012468
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 7, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/142096, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 15, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/957,886, filed on Jan. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0029732 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B25B 13/06 (2006.01); B25B 23/00 (2006.01); B25B 23/12 (2006.01)
CPC B25B 13/06 (2013.01) [B25B 23/0028 (2013.01); B25B 23/0035 (2013.01); B25B 23/12 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fastener driver comprising:
a shank having a first end and a second end, the shank comprising a first locking hole and a second locking hole; and
a socket including a first engagement portion engageable with a first fastener and a second engagement portion engageable with a second fastener, the first fastener being different than the second fastener, the socket is movable relative to the shank between a first position, in which the first engagement portion extends beyond the first end of the shank and is usable to engage the first fastener, and a second position, in which the second engagement portion extends beyond the second end of the shank and is usable to engage the second fastener, the socket further including a first hole and a second hole, the first locking hole being configured to align with the first hole to lock the shank relative to the socket in the first position, the second locking hole being configured to align with the second hole to lock the shank relative to the socket in the second position;
wherein the first hole and the second hole of the socket define a common entry point on an outer surface of the socket and separate exit points on an inner surface of the socket.