Folding multi-purpose tool with comfortable handles
US5978993A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 18, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25F1/003
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A multipurpose folding tool including a pair of pivoted scissors blades or pliers jaws, each having a handle in the form of a channel, attached through a pivot joint permitting the handles to fold around the scissors blades or pliers jaws. Each handle includes a pair of parallel legs, separated by a deep notch defined in the base of the channel forming the handle. Parts of the scissors blades or pliers jaws pass through the notch as the handles are folded, and the channel base faces outward when the handles are extended for use of the scissors or pliers. Other blades are stowed inside the handles and have back surfaces which are coplanar, giving the tool a generally smooth overall configuration when it is folded.
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