Multi-purpose tool
US7150210B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2025 |
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. Protruding ears overlap and are located along side each other to hold the handles in place with respect to each other during use of screwdriver blades. When the tool is folded it has a smooth outside configuration allowing it to be carried in a pocket without causing undue wear.
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