Screw - Types of Screw Drives

Types of Screw Drives

Screw drive types
Slot (flat)
Phillips
PH
Pozidriv (SupaDriv)
PZ
Square
Robertson (square)
Hex
Hex socket (Allen)
Security hex socket (pin-in-hex-socket)
Torx
T & TX
Security Torx
TR
Tri-Wing
Torq-set
Spanner head
(Snake-eye)
Triple square
XZN
Polydrive
One-way
Spline drive
Double hex
Bristol
Pentalobular

Modern screws employ a wide variety of drive designs, each requiring a different kind of tool to drive in or extract them. The most common screw drives are the slotted and Phillips in the US; hex, Robertson, and Torx are also common in some applications, and Pozidriv has almost completely replaced Phillips in Europe. Some types of drive are intended for automatic assembly in mass-production of such items as automobiles. More exotic screw drive types may be used in situations where tampering is undesirable, such as in electronic appliances that should not be serviced by the home repair person.

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