IMPROVEMENTS TO MULTI-BIT TOOLS

A multi-bit tool including: a housing incorporating at least two tool bit storage recesses, a bore and a drive socket portion axially aligned with the bore; a sleeve rotatably located in the bore of the housing, the sleeve including a flange portion and a slot portion; a bolt slidably located in the sleeve between a bit loading position and a working position. The bolt has a claw, a flange portion and a drive input portion, the claw providing axial location of the tool bit relative to the bolt, the flange portion providing rotational location of the bolt relative to the housing, the drive input portion of the bolt receiving drive input to the tool, the flange portion of the bolt driving the housing to thereby transmit the drive input to the drive socket portion of the housing. The housing and the sleeve can each include at least one sleeve rotation control feature, the two sleeve rotation control features being mated when a tool bit is selected to lock rotation of the sleeve relative to the housing and the two features being disengaged when a bit is unloaded to permit relative rotation between the sleeve and the housing. 1 21 24 5 3 12 g Figure 1 Figure 2