Charles M Elmore, 83Glasgow, KY

4278119, Jul 14, 1981

Jan 7, 1980

6/109831

Charles E. Elmore - Clarkson KY

Vermont American Corporation - Louisville KY

B25G 108

145 62

This invention provides a hand tool of the type including a shaft having on one of its two opposite ends a handle and on the other of its two opposite ends socket means for selectively receiving and holding a removable tool tip with improved means to be used in combination with it for storing a plurality of removable tool tips. Basically, the novel tool tip storage means comprises a generally cylindrical storage member having a bore along its long central axis that is mounted on the tool shaft for slideable movement between the tool handle and socket means. The storage member also has a first surface that faces the socket means and is engaged by yieldable means that encircles the tool shaft and extends between and is compressed between said first surface and the socket means. The storage member further has a second surface opposite from its first surface that is provided with openings into a plurality of chambers which are radially and angularly spaced apart around its central bore and are aligned generally parallel to the long central axis of the tool shaft. The chambers each have a width and depth sufficient to slideably receive and store any tool tip intended to be removably received and held by the socket means.