Wire Nut Driver Tool

Abstract

A combination wire-nut driver tool configured with a long hollow shank with a flared tip containing two slots which securely grip a wire-nut for the purpose of positioning and tightening a pair of electrical wires. The combination wire-nut driver tool further includes an axial bore, through which an electrical wire can pass, and a removable handle-cap which can be converted to a small screwdriver.

1 . A multi-purpose tool comprising:
 an elongated shank defining an axial bore, comprising a working-end and a handle-end, and further having a transverse aperture defined therein, wherein the aperture is dimensioned and configured to engage and bend a wire when the shank is rotated;   a hollow flared tip defining an axial bore in registration with the axial bore of the elongated shank, comprising a terminal working-portion and a connector-portion opposite from each other along a longitudinal axis, wherein the connector-portion is connected to the working-end of the shank, wherein the flared tip has a transverse cross-sectional area which is tapered from the terminal working-portion to the connector-portion, and further comprising two slots in the working-portion dimensioned and configured to engage a wire-nut;   a handle, comprising a shank-engagement portion longitudinally opposite of a terminal-end, wherein the handle encases the handle-end of the elongated shank and wherein the terminal-end has an aperture positioned in registration with the axial bore of the elongated shank;   a handle-plug, comprising a mushroom-shaped cap with a hollow stem and a bulbous top, wherein the hollow stem is dimensioned and configured to removably engage the terminal-end of the handle, wherein the hollow stem is dimensioned and configured to store a driver-bit.   
     
     
         2 . The tool in  claim 1 , the handle further comprising an inner-portion and an outer-portion, wherein the inner-portion is in direct contact the elongated shank and is dimensioned and configured to substantially resist electrical conductivity, and wherein the outer-portion is dimensioned and configured to be slip-resistant. 
     
     
         3 . The tool in  claim 1 , wherein the handle is removable from the elongated shank. 
     
     
         4 . The tool in  claim 1 , wherein the handle-end of the elongated shank has a hexagonal cross-section, dimensioned and configured to be engaged by power tools having at least one of locking jaws and chucks. 
     
     
         5 . The tool in  claim 1 , further comprising a driver-bit, wherein the driver-bit is stored in the stem of the handle-plug. 
     
     
         6 . The tool in  claim 5 , wherein the driver-bit further comprises two longitudinally opposite ends, wherein one end is dimensioned and configured to engage a slotted screw and the opposite end is dimensioned and configured to engage to Phillips head screw. 
     
     
         7 . The tool in  claim 1 , wherein the bulbous top of the handle-plug having an axial aperture defined therein, is dimensioned and configured to rotationally secure the driver-bit and function as a screwdriver. 
     
     
         8 . A multi-purpose tool comprising:
 an elongated shank defining an axial bore, comprising a working-end and a handle-end, and further having a transverse aperture defined therein, wherein the aperture is dimensioned and configured to engage and bend a wire when the shank is rotated;   a hollow flared tip defining an axial bore in registration with the axial bore of the elongated shank, comprising a terminal working-portion and a connector-portion opposite from each other along a longitudinal axis, wherein the connector-portion is connected to the working-end of the shank, wherein the flared tip has a transverse cross-sectional area which is tapered from the terminal working-portion to the connector-portion, and further comprising two slots in the working-portion dimensioned and configured to engage a wire-nut;   a handle, comprising a shank engagement portion longitudinally opposite of a terminal-end, wherein the handle encases the handle-end of the elongated shank and wherein the terminal-end has an aperture positioned in registration with the axial bore of the elongated shank;   a handle-plug, comprising a mushroom-shaped cap with a hollow stem and a bulbous top, wherein the hollow stem is dimensioned and configured to securely and removably engage with the terminal-end of the handle, wherein the hollow stem is dimensioned and configured to removably store a driver-bit; and   a driver-bit, comprising two longitudinally opposite ends, wherein one end is dimensioned and configured to engage a slotted screw and the opposite end is dimensioned and configured to engage a Phillips head screw, and wherein the driver-bit is stored in the stem of the handle-plug.   
     
     
         9 . The tool in  claim 8 , the handle further comprising an inner-portion and an outer-portion, wherein the inner-portion is in direct contact with the elongated shank and is dimensioned and configured to substantially resist electrical conductivity, and wherein the outer-portion is dimensioned and configured to be slip-resistant. 
     
     
         10 . The tool in  claim 8 , wherein the handle is removable from the elongated shank. 
     
     
         11 . The tool in  claim 8 , wherein the handle-end of the elongated shank has a hexagonal cross-section, dimensioned and configured to be engaged by power tools having at least one of locking jaws and chucks. 
     
     
         12 . The tool in  claim 8 , wherein the bulbous top of the handle-plug having an axial aperture defined therein, is dimensioned and configured to rotationally secure the driver-bit and function as a screwdriver. 
     
     
         13 . A multi-purpose tool comprising:
 an elongated shank defining an axial bore, comprising a working-end and a handle-end, and further having a transverse aperture defined therein, wherein the aperture is dimensioned and configured to engage and a bend wire when the shank is rotated;   a hollow flared tip defining an axial bore in registration with the axial bore of the elongated shank, comprising a terminal working-portion and a connector-portion opposite from each other along a longitudinal axis, wherein the connector-portion is connected to the working-end of the shank, wherein the flared tip has a transverse cross-sectional area which is tapered from the terminal working-portion to the connector-portion, and further comprising two slots in the working-portion dimensioned and configured to engage a wire-nut;   a handle, comprising a shank-engagement portion longitudinally opposite of a terminal-end, wherein the handle encases the handle-end of the elongated shank and wherein the terminal-end has an aperture positioned in registration with the axial bore of the elongated shank, and further comprising an inner-portion and an outer-portion, wherein the inner-portion is in direct contact with the elongated shank and is dimensioned and configured to substantially resist electrical conductivity, and wherein the outer-portion is dimensioned and configured to be slip-resistant;   a handle-plug, comprising a mushroom-shaped cap with a hollow stem and a bulbous top, wherein the hollow stem is dimensioned and configured to securely and removably engage with the terminal-end of the handle, wherein the hollow stem is dimensioned and configured to removably store a driver-bit; and   a driver-bit, comprising two longitudinally opposite ends, wherein one end is dimensioned and configured to engage a slotted screw and the opposite end is dimensioned and configured to engage a Phillips head screw, and wherein the driver-bit is stored in the stem of the handle-plug.   
     
     
         14 . The tool is  claim 13 , wherein the handle is removable from the elongated shank. 
     
     
         15 . The tool in  claim 13 , wherein the handle-end of the elongated shank has a hexagonal cross-section, dimensioned and configured to be engaged by power tools having at least one of locking jaws and chucks. 
     
     
         16 . The tool in  claim 13 , wherein the bulbous top of the handle-plug having an axial aperture defined therein, is dimensioned and configured to rotationally secure the driver bit and function as a screw driver.