发明名称 Multipurpose tool configured to facilitate access to individual tool members
摘要 A multipurpose tool is provided that is configured to provide ready access to individual tool members. In this regard, the tool may facilitate the identification and selection of a respective tool member and the subsequent unfolding of the tool member. The tool is also provided that has a structurally secure guard for one or more of the tool members, such as a knife blade.
申请公布号 US9095970(B2) 申请公布日期 2015.08.04
申请号 US201012972251 申请日期 2010.12.17
申请人 Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. 发明人 Purnomohadi Andro;Rivera Benjamin C.;Barnes Blair Scott
分类号 B25B7/22;B25F1/00;B25F1/02;B25F1/04 主分类号 B25B7/22
代理机构 Alston & Bird LLP 代理人 Alston & Bird LLP
主权项 1. A multipurpose tool comprising: a plurality of handles configured for relative movement between a closed position and an open position, wherein the plurality of handles comprise a first handle defining a longitudinal axis between opposite ends of the first handle and comprising opposed sidewalls and a floor extending between the opposed sidewalls; a plurality of tool members carried by at least a first handle and foldable into the first handle such that the tool members are configured for movement through a first open side of the first handle, opposite the floor, between a stowed position and an open position, wherein the plurality of tool members are disposed alongside one another in a stowed position so as to define a composite tool profile, wherein the floor of the first handle includes a web extending between the opposed sidewalls and at least partially defines an opening having a shape that corresponds to the composite tool profile so as to expose distal ends of two or more tools at respective distances from an end of the first handle, wherein the floor includes a first portion of the floor that extends between the opposed sidewalls on a first end of the plurality of tool members, the first portion including an edge facing the opening that is nonlinear and that defines at least one longitudinally extending notch configured to expose a respective tool member, wherein another handle component is disposed within the first handle and extends between the opposed sidewalls, the other handle component being disposed on a second end of the plurality of tool members, longitudinally opposite the first end, so as to cooperate with the first portion of the floor to define the opening having the shape that corresponds to the composite tool profile, and wherein the plurality of tool members are accessible through the opening but are limited to being unfolded to the open position through the first open side of the first handle, opposite the floor.
地址 Portland OR US