Multi-purpose folding tool
US5963999A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 18, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S76/06
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A multi-purpose folding tool which features inwardly tapered handles to provide external plier jaw storage, thereby leaving greater room for supplemental tool storage inside the handles, a box-beam handle construction for greater strength, downwardly opening handles to facilitate ease of use, a unique supplemental tool locking and release mechanism, and laminated plier jaws which are riveted together for even greater strength and overall integrity.
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