Hand/survival tool having multiple implements

• US 6,318,218 B1
• Filed: 08/01/1997
• Issued: 11/20/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Anderson Family LLC
• Original Assignee: Paolo Cassutti, Wayne Anderson
• Inventors: Anderson, Wayne, Cassutti, Paolo
• Primary Examiner(s): MEISLIN, DEBRA S
• Application Number:
  US08/904,666
• Time in Patent Office: 1,572 Days
• Field of Search: 814/37--40, 811/774, 811/776, 811/778.5, 811/245, 814/90, 711/8, 712/7-1-9, 716/5, 713/1, 716/7-1-8, 718/5, 713/9, 714/2, 715/8
• US Class Current: 81/440
• CPC Class Codes: B25F 1/003 of pliers'-, scissors'- or wrench-type with at least one movable jaw B25F1/006 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B25F 1/02 with interchangeable or adjustable tool elements
• CPC Class Codes: B25F 1/04 wherein the elements are brought into working positions by a pivoting or sliding movement
• CPC Class Codes: B25G 1/043 for screwdrivers, wrenches or spanners
• CPC Class Codes: B25G 1/085 for screwdrivers, wrenches or spanners

Abstract

A hand tool has a handle has an elongated central axis and opposed elongated sides and oppositely disposed ends, and tool bits which are pivotally removably stowed in the handle, which handle has a non-circular hole for non-rotatably operably receiving the tool bits, and the non-circular hole has a central axis, with the central axes angularly disposed.

Claims

1. A hand tool comprising:

handle means having elongated sides and oppositely disposed ends,

a tool bit member having a body portion having opposite disposed ends and being formed with a tool bit at each end, and means for removably holding said tool bit member in said handle means, means for pivotally connecting said means for removably holding said tool bit member to said handle means for pivoting from a first position disposed in a plane between said sides, each said side having a first edge and an oppositely disposed second edge, and said means for removably holding said tool bit member being disposed between said sides adjacent the first and second edges and between said handle means ends in said first position, said means for removably holding the tool bits being disposed closer to said first edges than said second edges in said first position, said means for pivotally connecting being disposed at one end of the handle means, and said handle means being formed with a non-circular hole adjacent one end of the handle means, said non-circular hole being spacedly disposed from said means for pivotally connecting said means for removably holding the tool bits, said handle means comprises an elongated longitudinal axis and said non-circular hole comprises a rotational axis and wherein the axes are fixedly angularly disposed, each said tool bit member body portion being formed with a non-circular cross-section to be operably non-rotatably received in said non-circular hole,

whereby with said tool bit member disposed in said non-circular hole, the tool bit is angularly disposed with respect to the handle means longitudinal axis, and the user grasps the handle means for tool bit use.

2. The hand tool of claim 1, further comprising a bladed tool, and means for pivotally connecting said bladed tool to one end of said handle means for pivoting from an inoperable position to an operable position.

3. The hand tool of claim 1, said handle means sides comprising opposed parallel plates.

4. The hand tool of claim 1, said tool bit member being fully disposed between the handle means edges and sides in said first position.

5. A hand tool comprising:

handle means having elongated sides and oppositely disposed ends, tool bits, and means for removably holding said tool bits in said handle means, means for pivotally connecting said means for removably holding said tool bits to said handle means for pivoting from a first position disposed in a plane between said sides, each said side having a first edge and an oppositely disposed second edge, and said means for removably holding said tool bits being disposed between said sides adjacent the first and second edges and between said handle means ends in said first position, said means for removably holding the tool bits being disposed closer to said first edges than said second edges in said first position, said means for pivotally connecting being disposed adjacent one end of the handle means and said handle means having a non-circular hole adjacent one end of the handle means, said non-circular hole being spacedly disposed from said means for pivotally connecting said means for removably holding the tool bits said handle means comprises an elongated longitudinal axis and said non-circular hole comprises a rotational axis and wherein the axes are fixed angularly disposed, each said tool bit being formed with a non-circular cross-section to be operably non-rotatably received in said non-circular hole, whereby with a tool bit disposed in said non-circular hole, the tool bit is angularly disposed with respect to the handle means longitudinal axis, and the user grasps the handle means for tool bit use.

6. The hand tool of claim 5, further comprising a bladed tool, and means for pivotally connecting said bladed tool to one end of said handle means for pivoting from an inoperable position to an operable position.

7. The hand tool of claim 5, said handle means sides comprising opposed parallel plates.

8. The hand tool of claim 5, said tool bits being fully disposed between the handle means edges and sides in said first position.

9. A hand tool comprising;

handle means having elongated sides and oppositely disposed ends, tool bits, and means for removably holding said tool bits in said handle means, means for pivotally connecting said means for removably holding said tool bits to said handle means for pivoting from a first position disposed in a plane between said sides, each said side having a first edge and an oppositely disposed second edge, and said means for removably holding said tool bits being disposed between said sides adjacent the first edges and between said handle means ends in said first position, said means for pivotally connecting being disposed adjacent one end of the handle means, and said handle means being formed with a non-circular hole, said non-circular hole being spacedly disposed from said means for pivotally connecting said means for removably holding the tool bits, said handle means further comprises an elongated longitudinal axis and said non-circular hole comprises a rotational axis and wherein the axes are fixedly angularly disposed, each said tool bit having a body portion formed with a non-circular cross-section to be operably non-rotatably received in said non-circular hole, whereby with said tool bit disposed in said non-circular hole, the tool bit is angularly disposed with respect to the handle means longitudinal axis, and the user grasps the handle means for tool bit use.