Multipurpose tool including folding jaws
US6769331B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB26B13/22
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A multi-purpose folding tool including a pair of folding scissors, in which a scissors blade is movable about a pivot shaft, between a stowed position and a deployed position. A rocker is moved by a spring in the tool handle and urges a movable scissors blade toward an open position. In one embodiment two handles are folded about respective scissors blades to house the blades, and four springs hold the handles together with the folded scissors stowed within the handles. A pair of tweezers of sheet metal includes a pair of parallel arms each perpendicular to a base portion of the tweezers. When the scissors and other tools are folded into their stowed positions in the handle of the multi-purpose tool of the invention the tool has a smooth outside configuration allowing the tool to be carried in a pocket without causing undue wear.
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