ACCESSORY FOR FASTENING TOOL HAVING A PASS-THROUGH DRIVE

Abstract: an accessory for a fastening tool having a pass-through drive including a bore bounded by a plurality of drive surfaces includes a coupling portion insertable into the bore from a first side of the bore in a first direction along an axis of the bore, an adapter portion extending from the coupling portion to be coupled to a tool element to perform work on a workpiece, and a lock rotatable relative to the coupling portion between a locked position, in which the lock engages a periphery of the bore, on a second of the bore opposite the first side, to prevent the accessory from being removed from the bore in a second direction opposite the first direction, and an unlocked position, in which the lock aligns with the plurality of drive surfaces to permit removal of the accessory from the bore in the second direction.

Inventor(s): Mackenzie J. Nick, Jacob P. Schneider, Kyle A. Marten

CPC Classification: B25B23/0035 (Details of, or accessories for, spanners, wrenches, screwdrivers (bolt tensioners ))

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