An instrument for transmitting torque is described. The instrument comprises a torque receiving portion at a proximal end of the instrument, a torque delivering portion at a distal end of the instrument, and a flexible shaft extending between the torque receiving portion and the torque delivering portion. The flexible shaft comprises torque transmitting elements coupled in series along a longitudinal direction of the shaft. A female coupling feature of a torque transmitting element comprises a notch and a male coupling of an adjacent torque transmitting element comprises a protrusion sized to fit into the notch. The notch has a constant width or a narrowing width starting from an outer surface of the torque transmitting element comprising the notch.

The present invention relates to a holding magnetizer, which can: maintain a strong magnetic force even if away from the tip of a driver bit, regardless of the length of the bit, when mounted on the bit so as to perform screw work; reduce or remove magnetic force when the magnetic force needs to be weakened in accordance with work circumstances; use a screw holding ability so as to prevent a screw from being separated from the bit and being lost; and remove iron powder, generated by screw abrasion during work, when the iron power is attached to the tip of the driver bit.

A sleeve structure includes a sleeve body, a tooth structure, a stopping structure, an elastic component and a resisting component. The sleeve body includes an opening hole. The tooth structure is disposed around an inner wall of the sleeve body, and includes a first groove and a second groove. The first groove and the second groove are disposed around the tooth structure, and the first groove is closer to the opening hole than the second groove. The stopping structure is disposed around the inner wall of the sleeve body, and the stopping structure is farther from the opening hole than the tooth structure. The stopping structure includes a through hole and an inner surrounding wall. The elastic component is disposed in the first groove and slightly protruded from the first groove. The resisting component is disposed in the second groove.

A socket adaptor includes a shank, a body movably mounted on the shank, a detent movably arranged between the shank and the body, and a magnetic device. The magnetic device includes a limiting member and a magnetic member. The limiting member has a proximal end fixed to an end of the shank, a distal end opposite to the proximal end, and a containing hole formed at the distal end. The magnetic member is arranged in the containing hole.

A one-hand bit releasing hand tool includes a hand tool main body having a first drive section, which has a first drive hole and a receiving hole with a stepped portion arranged therebetween; and a positioning and releasing assembly, which includes a positioning member disposed in the receiving hole and supported on the stepped portion to apply an action force on and thus position a bit placed into the first drive hole and a releasing member disposed in the receiving hole and reciprocally movable between a positioning position and a releasing position. When the bit is placed into the first drive hole, the releasing member moves from the releasing position to the positioning position; and when the releasing member is moved from the positioning position to the releasing position, the releasing member resists the action force of the positioning member to release the bit.

An anti-rolling socket includes a socket body, a groove, a through hole, and a stopper. The socket body has an inner peripheral surface and an outer peripheral surface. The groove is disposed in, and along the circumference of, the inner peripheral surface. The through hole is disposed between the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface and communicates with the groove. The stopper includes a stop ring and a stop section. The stop ring is fitted in the groove. The stop section is connected to the stop ring. The stop section projects from the through hole and protrudes from the outer peripheral surface. The stop section can abut against a flat surface to prevent the socket body from rolling on the flat surface.

A tool connecting rod is provided, including: a main body, a sleeve member and a magnetic mechanism. The main body includes a driving portion and an assembling portion opposite to the driving portion, and the assembling portion has an assembling hole extending in an axial direction. The sleeve member is non-rotatably disposed on the assembling portion and includes at least one sleeving hole configured to be connected with a connecting member. The magnetic mechanism is disposed within the assembling hole and includes a magnetic member penetrating into the sleeve member and an elastic member abutted against and between the main body and the magnetic member. In a circumferential direction of the magnetic member, a first gap is defined between the sleeve member and the magnetic member so that the sleeve member and the magnetic member are movable radially relative to each other.

A handle extends about a first axis and includes a bifurcated portion. The bifurcated portion includes a concave face and two screw holes along a second axis. A toothed ring extends about a third axis and includes a convex face in compliance with the concave face and two bores along a fourth axis. The toothed ring is moved into a space in the concave face while keeping the third axis parallel to the second axis. The third axis is overlapped with the second axis and a center of the toothed ring is near or coincides with a middle point of a segment of the second axis in the bifurcated portion. The toothed ring is rotated about the first axis so that the fourth axis is overlapped with the second axis and the bores are aligned with the screw holes. Two screws are inserted in the screw holes and the bores.

A tool-holding apparatus (70) includes an engaging member (71) for engaging a tool accessory (B) and being movably supported in axial and radial directions in a rotational-output shaft (26) having an insertion hole (81) for holding the tool accessory (B). A first biasing member (72) biases the engaging member towards engagement with the engaging member. A bit sleeve (73) is movable in the axial direction along an outer-circumferential surface of the rotational-output shaft between a blocking position at which radial outward movement of the engaging member is blocked and a permitting position at which radial outward movement of the engaging member is permitted. A second biasing member (74) biases the bit sleeve toward the blocking position. A positioning part (75) is fixed on the outer-circumferential surface of the rotational-output shaft and stops the bit sleeve at the blocking position. The bit sleeve has a projection (88), which is disposed on the forward side of the first biasing member, extends inward in the radial direction, and slidably contacts the rotational-output shaft.

A quick-release tool connecting rod is provided, including: a rod body, a quick-release mechanism and a second sleeve member. The rod body includes an inner space extending in an axial direction and a through hole communicated with the inner space. The quick-release mechanism includes a push rod received within the inner space, a locking member disposed within the through hole and a first sleeve member sleeved to the rod body. The first sleeve member is movable relative to the rod body in the axial direction to drive the push rod to move. The second sleeve member is co-movably sleeved to the first sleeve member, and the first sleeve member is partially embedded within an inner peripheral wall of the second sleeve member. The first sleeve member has a first hardness, and the second sleeve member has a second hardness which is smaller than the first hardness.