Multi-function portable tool

• US 6,739,224 B1
• Filed: 07/12/2001
• Issued: 05/25/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Elsey Robt R
• Original Assignee: Richard Wershe
• Inventors: Wershe, Richard
• Primary Examiner(s): Shakeri, Hadi
• Application Number:
  US09/904,410
• Time in Patent Office: 1,048 Days
• Field of Search: 814/37, 814/90, 81/92.4, 811/211, 811/244, 811/245, 811/771, 811/774, 814/89, 713/8, 711/8, 716/5
• US Class Current: 81/437
• CPC Class Codes: B25F 1/02 with interchangeable or adjustable tool elements
• CPC Class Codes: B25G 1/085 for screwdrivers, wrenches or spanners

Abstract

A multifunction tool (10) has a body with an elongated section (15) with tool chuck (18) mounted at the end. The tool chuck has a square exterior (135) and hex shaped interior (139) for both mounting and storing a socket tool (137) and also holding a bit when the socket tool is stored. The body also has a cavity (76, 110, 166) for storing an elongated tool along the elongated section. The bottom of the handle has a blade sharpener (86) or a bottle opener (150) built therein.

Claims

1. A hand held tool having a main body with a handle section and a rotatable tool chuck operably attached to the body at a distal end of a longitudinally extending section of the main body from the handle section;

the hand held tool comprising;

said main body having a receiving cavity for removably receiving and storing a first tool element thereon where the first tool element extends besides the longitudinally extending section toward the tool chuck along an exterior of said hand held tool;

said chuck constructed to removably mount both a male tool bit and a female socket tool;

said chuck selectively rotatable with respect to said handle section;

said chuck having an outer wall with two pairs of parallel sections, one substantially transverse to the other, that is configured in cross section forming a male mounting end for operably mounting a female first section of said socket tool such that said socket tool can be selected to be in a working position or a storage position;

said chuck having an inner wall surface of a different share configured in cross section forming a female receiving section for operably receiving a said tool bit when the socket tool is in said storage position.

2. A hand held tool as defined in claim 1 further comprising:

said receiving cavity being in the form of a hole for receiving an allen wrench therethrough.

3. A hand held tool as defined in claim 1 further comprising:

said receiving cavity being shaped to receive and store a wrench tool along the main body;

said handle having a star-shaped recess for storing a tool bit,

said tool bit having at least one ear for acting as a stop when inserted into an aperture on said wrench tool to allow pressure to be applied to said bit.

4. A hand held tool as defined in claim 3 further comprising:

said wrench tool having a recessed notched bottle opener built into it.

5. A hand held tool having a main body with a handle section and a rotatable tool chuck operably attached to the body at a distal end of a longitudinally extending section of the main body from the handle section;

the hand held tool comprising;

said main body having a receiving cavity for removably receiving and storing a first tool element thereon where the first tool element extends besides the longitudinally extending section toward the tool chuck along an exterior of said hand held tool;

said chuck selectively rotatable with respect to said handle section;

said handle section being transverse to said longitudinally extended section;

said receiving cavity being in the form of an elongated recess extending along the longitudinally extended section for receiving a long section of an allen wrench and a hole for receiving a short section of said allen wrench.

6. A hand held tool as defined in claim 5 further comprising:

said handle having a hollow interior for storing tools therein and said hole extending to said cavity for providing said alien wrench to extend through said storage hollow interior.

7. A hand held tool having a main body with a handle section and a rotatable tool chuck operably attached to the body at a distal end of a longitudinally extending section of the main body from the handle section;

the hand held tool comprising;

said main body having a receiving cavity for removably receiving and storing a first tool element thereon where the first tool element extends besides the longitudinally extending section toward the tool chuck along an exterior of said hand held tool;

said chuck selectively rotatable with respect to said handle section;

said receiving cavity being shaped to receive and store a wrench tool along the main body;

said handle having a star-shaped recess for storing a tool bit,

said tool bit having at least one ear for acting as a stop when inserted into an aperture on said wrench tool to allow pressure to be applied to said bit;

said wrench tool having a cavity therein with a saw blade edge;

said wrench tool having a tapped hole for engaging a threaded arrow head.

8. A hand held tool having a main body with a handle section and a rotatable tool chuck operably attached to the body at an end distal from the handle section for selective rotation with respect to said handle;

the hand held tool comprising;

said chuck constructed to removably mount both a male tool bit and a female socket tool;

said chuck having an outer wall with two pairs of parallel sections, one substantially transverse to the other, that is configured in cross section forming a male mounting end for operably mounting a first female section of said socket tool such that said socket tool can be selected to be in a working position or a storage position;

said chuck having an inner wall surface of a different shape configured in cross section forming a female receiving section for operably receiving said tool bit when the socket tool is in said storage position.

9. A hand held tool as defined in claim 8 further comprising:

said handle section having a recessed notched bottle opener built into a distal end thereof.

10. A hand held tool as defined in claim 8 further comprising:

said handle section having cavities for receiving and storing socket members.

11. A hand held tool as defined in claim 8 further comprising:

said handle member having an extension pivotably attached thereto for pivoting outwardly and providing extra torque turning ability to the handle.

12. A hand held tool as defined in claim 8 further comprising:

said handle having a blade sharpener built into an end thereof.

13. A hand held tool comprising:

a tubular body with a bit storably and directly mounted on said tubular body;

said tubular body having a receptor for receiving a first tool element in an operating position with said tubular body being used as a operable handle for said tool;

said tubular body being stepped with a larger end and a smaller end;

a flat wrench member sized to fit within aid tubular body and having a large end stepped to not intrude into the small end of the tubular body;

a stop member attachable to said larger end of the tubular body for retaining said flat wrench within the tubular body.

14. A hand held tool as defined in claim 13 further comprising:

said stop member being a resilient spring key ring member.

15. A hand held tool as defined in claim 13 further comprising:

said stop member being a cap member attachable to said larger end of said tubular member for retaining said flat wrench within the tubular member;

a socket member being stored in said tubular member between said wrench member and said cap member.

16. A hand held tool as defined in claim 13 further comprising:

said flat wrench member having a cavity for retaining at least one bit therein when stored within said tubular body;

said tubular body having opposing slots at an end thereof for receiving the large end of said flat wrench member during storage and having slots at a mid section thereof for receiving a narrower section of said flat wrench member during usage thereof to function as an operable handle member.

17. A tool having a chuck operably attached at a proximate end thereof to a body of said tool for being selectively rotatable thereto;

said chuck constructed to removably mount both a male tool bit and a female socket member;

said chuck having an outer wall with two pairs of parallel sections, one substantially transverse to the other, that is configured in cross-section forming a male mounting end for operably mounting a first female section of said socket tool in a working position from a distal end of said chuck;

said chuck having an inner wall surface of a different shape configured in cross-section forming a female receiving section for operably receiving said tool bit therein from said same distal end.

18. A tool as defined in claim 17 further characterized by:

said inner wall surface and said outer wall both extend to said distal end of said chuck.

19. A tool as defined in claim 18 further characterized by:

said outer wall of said chuck being substantially square and said inner wall being substantially hexagonal in shape.

20. A tool assembly having a tool with a chuck operably attached at a proximate end thereof to a body of said tool for being selectively rotatable thereto;

a tool bit having a first mounting section that is non-circular;

a socket tool having a first mounting section and a second socket section;

said chuck constructed to removably mount both said tool bit which is male and said socket tool which is female;

said chuck having an outer wall configuration with two pairs of parallel sections, one substantially transverse to the other, for operably mounting said first section of said socket tool from a distal end of said chuck;

said chuck having an inner wall surface of a different shape configured in cross-section for operably receiving said tool bit therein from said distal end of said chuck.