JerryMouse wrote:

Noozer wrote:

"Tellmeaboutit" wrote in message
news:e_UNd.32437$gA4.21345@edtnps89...

Why is it that tool kits (drill bit sets, screwdriver sets, etc.)
made in the US never include Robinson bits? They are far superior
to Phillips or slot drivers. Just curious.

Because a Canadian invented them and the US is too stubborn to let
them in!



That's not it. Robertson bits/screws are denominated in metric. We use
Imperial measures. Except for spark plugs, of course.


Not true. Robertson screws have been used in Canada for well
over sixty years. Apparently Henry Ford was interested in
them for his assembly line but wanted full and exclusive
ownership of the design. Robertson, the inventor, would not
go for that and as a consequence Ford declined to use them.
Then along came the Phillips design and it became the
American sweetheart because it was invented by an American
and was somewhat superior to the common slotted screw.