US Patent 7793573 Torque limiting driver and assembly

Patent 7793573 was granted and assigned to Bradshaw Medical, Inc. on September, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Bradshaw Medical, Inc.

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7793573

Date of Patent

September 14, 2010

Patent Application Number

11725923

Date Filed

March 20, 2007

Patent Citations Received

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US Patent 11945079 Screwdriver

Patent Primary Examiner

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D. S. Meislin

Patent abstract

A torque-limiting driver. The driver comprises a handle having a housing, a drive assembly located the housing. The drive assembly comprises a drive, a drive clutch member supported by the drive shaft and secured to the housing, a camming clutch member supported by the drive shaft and interacting with and biased against the drive clutch member. The camming clutch member is coupled to the drive shaft. The housing has a first open end and a second open end. The drive assembly is locked or secured together at the first open end, and the drive assembly is connected to a tool at the second opening.