A tool handle for storing bits

摘要

The invention provides a handle (14) for a tool (10) having a detachable tool bit (26). The handle (14) has one or more longitudinal channels (30) formed in its outer surface and sized so as to receive and releasably retain the tool bit (26). Each channel (30) includes a fulcrum formed by a depression (38) in the floor (31) of the channel so that when radial pressure is applied to the end of the tool bit lying above the depression (38), the tool bit (26) is caused to rotate about the fulcrum (42) so that the other end of the tool bit (26) protrudes above the outer surface of the handle (14). In this way the tool bit (26) can be easily removed. <IMAGE>