| US Patent: 260,135 
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| Screw-Driver | 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Apr. 03, 1882 |  
| Granted: | Jun. 27, 1882 |  USPTO (New site tip)
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                        Steve Gosselin
 
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| Description: |  | This is an attempt to overcome the propensity of round-shank screwdrivers to twist loose under torque or split the handle if flattened and compressed in it. A threaded socketed metal receiver is installed in the thickest part of the handle, for strength, and the shaft is installed up through a somewhat loose fitting hole into the socket. It is interchangeable with other bits. |  |