2007-01-10 08:18:35 · 10 answers · asked by postmaster2000uk 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
No - it is a Philips screwdriver not Philip's screwdriver.
2007-01-11 01:51:05 · answer #1 · answered by Jayna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Phillips may have been the one to patent the "Phillips" screwdriver but there is some controversy that he was the actual inventor.
You can credit Mr Henry Ford for the popularity of the "Philips" head screwdriver. When Henry started out making the Model T he was using a better screw invented by a Canadian named Robertson. But Robertson knew he had a really great screw & driver system, so he charged a premium price for his screws. So to save a buck Mr H Ford wanted Robertson to give him licence to manufacture the Robertson screw in the United States. Robertson wouldn't have any of that so ol' Henry sought another screw system. The Phillips system is inferior to the Robertson one, but Henry got the licence from Phillips to make his own screws, & Robertson effectively got pushed out of the American Automotive industry, & most other manufacturing plants in North America due to his own arrogance, & possible greed.
Robertson screws & drivers are still very popular today thanks to wide acceptance in the electrical trade.
Personally, Mr Phillips can keep his screw system. Whenever I get handed a Phillips screw, I throw it in a bucket I keep, & when it's full I take it to the scrap yard.
2007-01-10 15:45:54 · answer #2 · answered by No More 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Henry F. Phillips invented both the screw and the driver that bear his name. The Oregon businessman patented two versions of a fastening device for crosshead screws in 1934 and 1936. Phillips intended the screw for use with automatic screwdrivers and marketed it for mass-production industries such as auto manufacturing.
The Phillips screw can be driven with more torque and holds better than slotted screws. The Phillips system is also self-centering. If you press the tip of the screwdriver against the screw head, it takes only a little wiggling to seat it properly. The speed with which Phillips screws can be used was crucial to the auto assembly line. In addition, Phillips screws are almost impossible to over screw, which was also very important for industry.
2007-01-10 08:24:00 · answer #3 · answered by Roxy 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The first one did. Mine all belong to Stanley the Craftsman.
2007-01-10 08:22:09 · answer #4 · answered by DA 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just like the other one belongs to Flathead!
2007-01-10 08:22:17 · answer #5 · answered by porkchop 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yip in 1874 he laid claim to them all of them a war was fought and he won so now he owns all of the star shaped screw driver that are made .
2007-01-10 08:35:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
some belong to Mr. Robertson...
2007-01-10 09:42:02 · answer #7 · answered by Mr. Smoothie, aka Mr. SmartAss 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definately, and don't forget, I think those are Allen's wrenches by the way!
2007-01-10 08:29:35 · answer #8 · answered by krodgibami 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently so...but who the heck is this "flathead" guy? LOL
2007-01-10 08:25:39 · answer #9 · answered by Enchanted 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep and its all screwed up
2007-01-13 01:21:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋