Pocket tool with retractable jaws
US5142721A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 1991 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25F1/04
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is a combination tool that includes a pair of retractable jaws capable of being moved into an exposed operating position by inertial force using a single hand. The tool includes a single compact unit with, on one end of the handles, pivoted jaws sliding into and out of the handles and, at the distal end of the handles, a selected group of pivotally attached tools that perform various functions. Each of these pivotally attached tools is housed within one of the handles when not in use.
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