Folding pocket saw
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1. A handle assembly for a tool having an interchangeable, fold-away blade, comprising:
- an elongated body adapted to be hand held and providing a cavity therewithin, said body having an opening into said cavity extending longitudinally along its forward end and along the underside thereof;
a tool-supporting head member mounted in said cavity adjacent said forward end of said body for pivotal movement about a transverse axis between an operative position in which a blade mounting portion thereof extends outwardly of said forward end of said body, and a storage position in which it is pivoted downwardly and rearwardly about its pivotal axis to locate a blade mounted thereon in said cavity portion thereof; and
manipulatable locking means movably mounted on said body having a manipulatable portion extending outwardly thereof for releasably locking said head member in both of said pivoted positions thereof against pivoting about said transverse axis, said head member having means on said mounting portion for disengageably affixing a blade thereon for operation by said handle assembly, said opening into said cavity being dimensioned to permit pivoting thereinto of the mounted blade.
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Abstract
A folding pocket saw or other tool having interchangeable blades employs a handle in which is pivotally mounted a head member on which the blades are affixed. The head member has means thereon which cooperates with a slide lock to alternatively secure it in its open and closed positions, and the handle is of hollow construction to provide both an underlying cavity for containment of the folded blade and also a storage compartment for holding a supply of replacement blades.
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1. A handle assembly for a tool having an interchangeable, fold-away blade, comprising:
- an elongated body adapted to be hand held and providing a cavity therewithin, said body having an opening into said cavity extending longitudinally along its forward end and along the underside thereof;
a tool-supporting head member mounted in said cavity adjacent said forward end of said body for pivotal movement about a transverse axis between an operative position in which a blade mounting portion thereof extends outwardly of said forward end of said body, and a storage position in which it is pivoted downwardly and rearwardly about its pivotal axis to locate a blade mounted thereon in said cavity portion thereof; and
manipulatable locking means movably mounted on said body having a manipulatable portion extending outwardly thereof for releasably locking said head member in both of said pivoted positions thereof against pivoting about said transverse axis, said head member having means on said mounting portion for disengageably affixing a blade thereon for operation by said handle assembly, said opening into said cavity being dimensioned to permit pivoting thereinto of the mounted blade. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- an elongated body adapted to be hand held and providing a cavity therewithin, said body having an opening into said cavity extending longitudinally along its forward end and along the underside thereof;
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13. A folding pocket saw having a removable, fold-away blade:
- including a blade having a mounting portion and an elongated cutting portion; and
a handle assembly comprising (i) a substantially hollow elongated body adapted to be hand held and having an opening extending along its forward end and the underside thereof, (ii) a head member mounted in said hollow body adjacent the forward end thereof and having a blade mounting portion with means thereon disengageably affixing said blade to said head member, said head member being pivotable about a transverse axis of said body between an operative position in which said blade mounting portion and said blade extend axially outwardly through said opening in said forward end of said body, and a storage position in which said blade and blade mounting portion are pivoted downwardly and rearwardly about said pivotal axis to locate said blade substantially within said body along the underside thereof, and (iii) manipulatable locking means movably mounted on said body and having a manipulatable portion extending outwardly thereof, said locking means engaging said head member against rotation about said transverse axis in both of said pivoted positions thereof, said disengageably affixing means being adapted to affix each of a plurality of different blades to said head member for operation by said handle assembly. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- including a blade having a mounting portion and an elongated cutting portion; and
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19. A handle assembly for a tool having interchangeable, fold-away blades, comprising:
- an elongated body adapted to be hand held;
a tool-supporting head member mounted adjacent the forward end of said body for pivotal movement about a transverse axis between an operative position in which a supported blade extends axially outwardly of said body, and a storage position in which the blade is folded inwardly along the underside thereof, comprising (i) a head piece having a recess formed into one side and extending to the peripheral edge thereof, a tongue protruding into said recess adjacent the inner end thereof, and a transverse aperture therethrough;
(ii) a clamping piece seated in said recess with a transverse aperture aligned with said aperture of said head piece; and
(iii) a removable fastener extending through said apertures and disengageably securing said head piece and clamping piece together, said head piece and clamping piece cooperatively providing said means for affixing blades on said head member and being adapted to secure blades having an end portion configured to seat within said recess in engagement with said protruding tongue and to receive said fastener therethrough, said head member thereby supporting such a blade at two points as well as clamping it between said head piece and said clamping piece thereof; and
means on said body for engaging said head member against rotation about said transverse axis in both of said positions thereof, said head member having means thereon for disengageably affixing each of a plurality of different blades thereto for operation by said handle assembly.
- an elongated body adapted to be hand held;
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20. A tool having a removable, fold-away blade:
- including a blade and a handle assembly, said handle assembly comprising an elongated body adapted to be hand held, a head member mounted adjacent the forward end of said body, and means disengageably affixing said blade to said head member, said head member being pivotable about a transverse axis of said body, between an operative position in which said blade extends axially outwardly of said body, and a storage position in which said blade is folded inwardly along the underside thereof, said head member comprising (i) a head piece having a recess formed into one side and extending to the peripheral edge thereof, a tongue protruding into said recess adjacent the inner end thereof, and a transverse aperture therethrough, (ii) a clamping piece seated in said recess with a transverse aperture aligned with said aperture of said head piece, and (iii) a removable fastener extending through said apertures and disengageably securing said head piece and clamping piece together, said head piece and clamping piece cooperatively providing said means for affixing said blade on said head member;
said blade having an end portion seated within said recess and in engagement with said protruding tongue, said end portion having an aperture aligned with said apertures of said head piece and clamping piece and receiving said fastener therethrough, said head member supporting said blade at two points as well as clamping it between said head piece and said clamping piece thereof, said assembly also including means on said body for engaging said head member against rotation about said transverse axis in both of said positions thereof, said disengageably affixing means being adapted to affix each of a plurality of different blades to said head member for operation by said handle assembly.
- including a blade and a handle assembly, said handle assembly comprising an elongated body adapted to be hand held, a head member mounted adjacent the forward end of said body, and means disengageably affixing said blade to said head member, said head member being pivotable about a transverse axis of said body, between an operative position in which said blade extends axially outwardly of said body, and a storage position in which said blade is folded inwardly along the underside thereof, said head member comprising (i) a head piece having a recess formed into one side and extending to the peripheral edge thereof, a tongue protruding into said recess adjacent the inner end thereof, and a transverse aperture therethrough, (ii) a clamping piece seated in said recess with a transverse aperture aligned with said aperture of said head piece, and (iii) a removable fastener extending through said apertures and disengageably securing said head piece and clamping piece together, said head piece and clamping piece cooperatively providing said means for affixing said blade on said head member;
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