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  2. Robertson screw - Wikipedia

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    Robertson screw. A Robertson screw, also known as a square screw[1] or Scrulox, [2] is a type of screw with a square -shaped socket in the screw head and a corresponding square protrusion on the tool. Both the tool and socket have a slight taper. The contemporary square drive screw has all but replaced the Robertson screw proper and is commonly ...

  3. List of screw drives - Wikipedia

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    List of screw drives. At a minimum, a screw drive is a set of shaped cavities and protrusions on the screw head that allows torque to be applied to it. [1][2] Usually, it also involves a mating tool, such as a screwdriver, that is used to turn it. Some of the less-common drives are classified as being "tamper-resistant".

  4. Hex key - Wikipedia

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    Concerning the dissemination of the screws and wrenches, Hallowell said "the transition from a square head set screw [Hallowell refers here to the then-ubiquitous external-wrenching square drive] to a hexagon socket head hollow set screw[,] for which had to be developed special keys or wrenches for tightening or loosening the screw, was the ...

  5. Socket wrench - Wikipedia

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    Socket wrench. Lever with interchangeable socket heads to grip or turn a bolt or nut. Socket set with ratchet (above), four hex sockets and a universal joint. A socket wrench (or socket spanner) is a type of spanner (or wrench [1] in North American English) that uses a closed socket format, rather than a typical open wrench/spanner to turn a ...

  6. Screwdriver - Wikipedia

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    Canadian P.L. Robertson, though he was not the first person to patent the idea of socket-head screws, was the first to successfully commercialize them, starting in 1908. Socket screws rapidly grew in popularity, and are still used for their resistance to wear and tear, compatibility with hex keys, and ability to stop a power tool when set.

  7. P. L. Robertson - Wikipedia

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    P. L. Robertson. Illustration from the 1909 Canadian patent for the Robertson screw. Peter Lymburner Robertson (December 10, 1879 – September 28, 1951) was a Canadian inventor, industrialist, salesman, and philanthropist who popularized the square-socket drive for screws, often called the Robertson drive. Although a square-socket drive had ...

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