Socket driver. What is it?

[andyfast]

Hi everyone. Long-time lurker and finally decided to join forum to ask everyone what this tool is.

It's been in my toolbox for 15+ years and can't remember if I got it from a garage sale with a bunch of other tools.

It looks like it goes into an socket wrench and holds some type of driver with spring and tension with a ring of metal balls.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Larryjones]

Is there a bit in it? With the spring plunger it kind of looks like a drywall screw setter attachment for a drill.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

^^^ I agree.

 

[davewo]

I'd like to know too. I really want to say my mom had the same chuck in her grab bag of household tools. This would have been in the late 80s or early 90s.

 

[unslow1]

Larryjones is correct. I used to have one and it didn't work very well. One of those Christmas/Father's Day TV gifts.

 

[andyfast]

Thanks all. I could see how it wouldn't work very well. The tension is not very strong to hold a hex bit or any type of screw.