Multipurpose folding tool with tool bit holder and blade lock

摘要

A folding multipurpose hand tool (30) including a pivoted latch (112) that engages side walls of a handle (80,82) and a base (130) of a folding tool member to hold the folding tool member in a selection position. A separate safety interlock latch (182) keeps a folding blade stowed in a handle (32,34) when another tool is moved from a first position with respect to the handle. A tool bit holder securely holds and drives reduced thickness tool bits that can also be engaged in and driven by conventional sockets having a regular hexagonal shape.