Tool frame member including spring
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1. A handle for a folding tool comprising:
- (a). a first piece of integral material defining only one integral channel, said channel including first and second opposed side walls and a channel floor defining an internal pocket, said channel further including a first external flange, integral with said first piece of integral material, extending outwardly from said first side wall in a first direction away from said channel, said first external flange including a first leaf spring also integral with said first piece of material; and
(b). a first side scale, separate from and not an integral part of said first piece of integral material, said first side scale secured to said channel adjacent to said first external flange such that said first side wall, said first external flange and said first side scale define a first external pocket.
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A frame member for the handle of a folding knife or multipurpose tool includes an integral flange with an integral leaf spring. Frames are shown in the form of a channel with an integral external flange extending outwardly from the top of a channel wall in a direction away from the channel. Pivot pins extending through the channel and out the channel wall carry pivoting tool blades. An integral leaf spring on the external flange bears against the base of a blade pivotably connected to the frame outside of the channel. Other tool blades are carried inside the channel and pivot about the pivot pin.
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1. A handle for a folding tool comprising:
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(a). a first piece of integral material defining only one integral channel, said channel including first and second opposed side walls and a channel floor defining an internal pocket, said channel further including a first external flange, integral with said first piece of integral material, extending outwardly from said first side wall in a first direction away from said channel, said first external flange including a first leaf spring also integral with said first piece of material; and (b). a first side scale, separate from and not an integral part of said first piece of integral material, said first side scale secured to said channel adjacent to said first external flange such that said first side wall, said first external flange and said first side scale define a first external pocket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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