Combination tool with oppositely deploying handles
US6357068B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25F1/003
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A combination tool includes a tool head having a jaw mechanism with two jaws lying in a tool head plane. A first handle is pivotably attached to the jaw mechanism and rotatable in a first direction about a first pivot axle lying in the tool head plane, between a nested position wherein the first handle lies coplanar with and adjacent to the jaw mechanism and a deployed position wherein the first handle is coplanar with and remote from the jaw mechanism. A second handle is pivotably attached to the jaw mechanism and rotatable in a second direction, opposite to the first direction, about a second pivot axle lying in the tool head plane, between a nested position wherein the second handle lies coplanar with and adjacent to the jaw mechanism and a deployed position wherein the second handle is coplanar with and remote from the jaw mechanism. The combination tool further includes a set of blade tools including a first blade pivotably received in the first handle, and a second blade pivotably received in the second handle.
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