Multipurpose tool including handles having separate sides
First Claim
1. A folding tool including a handle, comprising:
- (a) a first elongate handle side having a pair of opposite ends;
(b) a second elongate handle side having a pair of opposite ends;
(c) an elongate spring located between said first and second handle sides, said spring including an anchored end and an opposite outer end;
(d) a tool blade having a base defining a pivot hole, said base being located between said first and second handle sides; and
(e) a pair of fasteners interconnecting said handle sides and holding them parallel with each other, a first one of said fasteners fastening said anchored end of said spring between said handle sides and the other of said fasteners extending through said pivot hole in said tool blade, and at least said first handle side including a flange extending longitudinally along a portion thereof and directed toward said second handle side, said flange supporting a portion of said elongate spring at a location between said anchored end and said outer end, and said outer end of said spring engaging said base of said blade.
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Abstract
A multipurpose folding tool (30, 280) including a pair of folding scissors (32), in which scissors blades (80, 82) are movable about pivot shafts (78), between a stowed position and a deployed position in the handles (34, 36). A rocker (94, 96) is moved by a spring (106) in the tool handle and in turn urges a scissors blade toward an open position. In one embodiment four springs (104, 106) hold the handles together with the folded scissors stowed within the handles. When the scissors and other tools are folded into their stowed positions in the handle of the multipurpose tool of the invention the tool has a smooth outside configuration allowing the tool to be carried in a pocket without causing undue wear. A handle (34 or 36) may be constructed as a sheet metal channel or a handle (282, 284, 382, 384) in two pieces at least one of which includes a perpendicular flange taking the place of a channel bottom portion so that each blade or tool bit may be accompanied by a separate spring (318, 418, 420).
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14 Claims
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1. A folding tool including a handle, comprising:
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(a) a first elongate handle side having a pair of opposite ends;
(b) a second elongate handle side having a pair of opposite ends;
(c) an elongate spring located between said first and second handle sides, said spring including an anchored end and an opposite outer end;
(d) a tool blade having a base defining a pivot hole, said base being located between said first and second handle sides; and
(e) a pair of fasteners interconnecting said handle sides and holding them parallel with each other, a first one of said fasteners fastening said anchored end of said spring between said handle sides and the other of said fasteners extending through said pivot hole in said tool blade, and at least said first handle side including a flange extending longitudinally along a portion thereof and directed toward said second handle side, said flange supporting a portion of said elongate spring at a location between said anchored end and said outer end, and said outer end of said spring engaging said base of said blade. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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