The screwdriver's main purpose is to connect with and tighten or loosen fastening screws. Usually the design consists of a molded plastic handle and a thin metal shaft with a special head that fits each particular screw type. The two most widely used screwdrivers are the flathead and the Phillips head screwdrivers.
Other Popular Screwdriver Types
- Robertson (screw groove is square-shaped)
- Hex (screw groove is hexagonal)
- Torx (screw groove is star-shaped, as if two triangles were placed on top of one another)
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Fast Facts
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Fact:
Invention of the late Middle Ages
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Origin
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Early screwdriving innovator
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Phillips screwdriver debut
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Phillips screwdriver inventor: Henry F. Phillips
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Phillips head screwdrivers fit with screws that have a crosshead design; that is, the screw's groove is shaped like a plus sign
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Fact:
Flathead screwdrivers connect with screws that are simply slotted like a minus sign
