# US 10,369,687 B2 · Prep tool

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- Number: US 10,369,687 B2
- Document ID: US10369687B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/426,129
- Filed: 2017-02-07
- Published: 2017-08-17
- Granted: 2019-08-06
- Earliest claimed: 2016-02-08
- Assignees: The Sherwin-Williams Company
- Applicants: The Sherwin-Williams Company
- Inventors: Victor J. Levand; Sharad Gaurav; Sarah Bridget Mulroy; Joshua R. Robertson; Edward Ray Goodwin; Randi Boss; Michael C. Lambertson, Jr.
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10369687B2

## CPC

- B25F 1/04: wherein the elements are brought into working positions by a pivoting or sliding movement
- B08B 1/165: {Scrapers}
- B25F 1/006: {with percussion tool-heads or -blades, e.g. hammers, axes}
- B25G 1/08: with provision for storing tool elements
- B25G 3/14: comprising barbs or teeth
- B25G 3/26: comprising nails, screws, bolts, or pins traversing or entering the socket
- B25G 3/32: in association with, or including, tang, bolt, or other member passing axially through whole length of handle
- B25G 3/36: Lap joints; Riveted, screwed, or like joints (socket, tang, or like fixings B25G3/02)
- B26B 11/001: {of the Swiss-knife type}
- B26B 11/006: {Several functions combined in the blade}
- B44D 3/006: {Devices for cleaning paint-applying hand tools after use (removing dry paint from surfaces B44D3/16; apparatus for dissolving dry paints B44D3/24; devices for cleaning brushes A46B17/06; cleaning in general B08B)}
- E04F 21/165: for finishing joints, e.g. implements for raking or filling joints, jointers (bricklayers' tools E04G21/16; repairing, e.g. filling cracks, E04G23/02 {; wallpaper scrapers or the like B44C7/02; implements for cleaning joints A47L13/10})
- B25F: COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR {(machines or arrangements of machines for performing specified combinations of different metal-working operations not covered by a single other subclass B23P23/00 and subgroups)}
- B08B: CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
- B25G: HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS (attaching the blades or the like to handles of hand tools for soil working A01B1/22; handles of hand implements for harvesting A01D1/14; handles integral with brushware A46B)
- B26B: HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (for harvesting A01D; for horticulture, for forestry A01G; for butchering or meat treatment A22; for manufactering or repairing footwear A43D; nail clippers or cutters A45D29/02; kitchen equipment A47J; {vegetable slicers, julienne cutters and similar devices and holders therefor, B26D3/28}; for surgical purposes A61B; for metal B23D; cutting by abrasive fluid jets B24C5/02; plier-like tools with cutting edges B25B7/22; pincers B25C11/02; handles for hand implements, in general B25G; guillotine-type cutters B26D; {perforating by non-mechanical means, e.g. by fluid jet, B26F1/26}; for erasing B43L19/00; for textile materials D06H)
- B44D: PAINTING OR ARTISTIC DRAWING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PRESERVING PAINTINGS; SURFACE TREATMENT TO OBTAIN SPECIAL ARTISTIC SURFACE EFFECTS OR FINISHES (surface treatment in general, see the relevant places, e.g. applying liquids or other fluent materials B05)
- E04F: FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS (windows, doors E06B)

## Abstract

A tool is provided that includes unitary plate that includes a blade portion and a tang portion. The blade portion can include an edge. The tang portion can include a positioning hole, a first hole, a slot, a second hole, a rivet hole, and one or more teeth (also referred to as one or more barbs) on a side of the tang portion. The tool can further include a hilt member which includes a through passage, a tab, and a notch. The tool includes an overlay on a body to create a handle for gripping the tool. The tool further includes a hammerhead cap on an end of the body, the hammerhead cap is coupled to the handle with a rivet through the rivet hole.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A tool, comprising:
a unitary plate having a first end, a second end opposite thereto, a length between the first end and the second end, and a thickness, the first end forming a front end of a blade portion and the second end forming a rear end of a tang portion;
the blade portion including a rear end opposite the front end of the blade portion;
the tang portion include a front end opposite the rear end of the tang portion;
a hilt member that receives the unitary plate and is located at a position on the unitary plate that transitions from the rear end of the blade portion to the front end of the tang portion, wherein the hilt member includes a front rim, a through passage that is configured to receive the unitary plate such that the front rim abuts the rear end of the blade portion, a ridge proximate to the front rim, the ridge surrounds the through passage, and one or more additional ridges proximate to the ridge in which the additional ridges are lengthwise from the ridge to a tab on the hilt member, wherein the tab includes a notch;
the tang portion includes a first hole proximate to the front end of the tang portion, a second hole proximate to the rear end of the tang portion, a slot positioned in between the first hole and the second hole, a rivet hole proximate to the rear end of the tang portion, and at least one barb on each side of the tang portion in between the second hole and the rivet hole;
a body that extends from the front rim to the rear end of the tang portion, wherein the body is integrated to the tang portion through at least one of the slot or the second hole;
the body includes a first aligned hole that aligns with the first hole and a second aligned hole that aligns with the rivet hole;
a rear rim formed on the body at a location between the second hole and the rivet hole;
a pin inserted through the first hole and the first aligned hole to secure the tang portion to the body;
an overlay on the body that extends from the front rim to the rear rim; and
a hammerhead cap coupled to an end of the body that includes a rivet inserted through the rivet hole and the second aligned hole to fasten the hammerhead cap to the body in contact with the rear rim.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The tool of claim 1, the tang portion includes a positioning hole that receives the notch and a portion of the tab supports the tang portion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The tool of claim 2, the positioning hole is proximate to the first hole such that the first hole is in between the positioning hole and the slot on the tang portion.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The tool of claim 3, the additional ridges decrease in circumference size lengthwise from the ridge to the tab.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The tool of claim 4, wherein a circumference of the front rim is greater than a circumference of the ridge.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The tool of claim 1, the blade portion further include an edge.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The tool of claim 1, the hammerhead cap includes one or more teeth on an inside of the hammerhead cap, wherein the one or more teeth contact the rear end of the tang portion.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The tool of claim 1, the rear end of the tang portion includes one or more teeth that contact an inside of the hammerhead cap.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The tool of claim 1, the body further comprising a slot compartment configured to hold a second tool, the slot compartment has a length extending in the direction from the first end to the second end and a depth that is orthogonal to the length.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The tool of claim 9, the body further comprising a thumb notch aligned with the slot compartment.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The tool of claim 9, the slot compartment further includes a wedge member that facilitates maintaining a position of the second tool when stowed.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The tool of claim 11, the wedge member includes a first thickness and a second thickness.

### Claim 13

A tool, comprising:
a unitary plate having a first end, a second end opposite thereto, a length between the first end and the second end, and a thickness, the first end forming a front end of a blade portion and the second end forming a rear end of a tang portion;
the blade portion including a rear end opposite the front end of the blade portion; the tang portion include a front end opposite the rear end of the tang portion;
a hilt member having a front end, a rear end opposite thereto, a through passage therebetween, a front rim on the front end of the hilt member, and a tab on the rear end;
the hilt member receives the unitary plate via the through passage and is located at a position on the unitary plate that transitions from the rear end of the blade portion to the front end of the tang portion, wherein the front rim abuts the rear end of the blade portion;
the tang portion includes a positioning hole and a first hole proximate to the front end of the tang portion, a second hole proximate to the rear end of the tang portion, a slot positioned in between the first hole and the second hole, a rivet hole proximate to the rear end of the tang portion, the first hole is in between the positioning hole and the slot, and at least one barb on each side of the tang portion in between the second hole and the rivet hole;
a portion of the tab couples to the positioning hole;
a body that extends from the front rim to the rear end of the tang portion, wherein the body is integrated to the tang portion through at least one of the slot or the second hole;
the body includes a first aligned hole that aligns with the first hole and a second aligned hole that aligns with the rivet hole and an additional hole that aligns with the second hole;
a rear rim formed on the body at a location between the second hole and the rivet hole;
a first pin inserted through the first hole and the first aligned hole to secure the tang portion to the body;
a second pin inserted through the second hole and the additional hole to secure the tang portion to the body;
an overlay on the body that extends from the front rim to the rear rim; and
a hammerhead cap coupled to an end of the body that includes a rivet inserted through the rivet hole and the second aligned hole to fasten the hammerhead cap to the body in contact with the rear rim.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The tool of claim 13, the hammerhead cap includes one or more teeth on an inside of the hammerhead cap, wherein the one or more teeth contact the rear end of the tang portion.

### Claim 15 (depends on 13)

The tool of claim 13, the rear end of the tang portion includes one or more teeth that contact an inside of the hammerhead cap.

### Claim 16 (depends on 13)

The tool of claim 13, the body further comprising a slot compartment configured to hold a second tool, the slot compartment has a length extending in the direction from the first end to the second end and a depth that is orthogonal to the length.

### Claim 17 (depends on 13)

The tool of claim 13, the slot compartment further includes a wedge member that facilitates maintaining a position of the second tool when stowed.

### Claim 18 (depends on 13)

The tool of claim 13, the blade portion further includes an edge.

### Claim 19 (depends on 13)

The tool of claim 13, the body further comprising a thumb notch aligned with the slot compartment.

### Claim 20

A tool, comprising:
a unitary plate having a first end, a second end opposite thereto, a length between the first end and the second end, and a thickness, the first end forming a front end of a blade portion and the second end forming a rear end of a tang portion;
the blade portion including a rear end opposite the front end of the blade portion;
the tang portion include a front end opposite the rear end of the tang portion;
a hilt member having a front end, a rear end opposite thereto, a slot therebetween, a front rim on the front end of the hilt member, and a tab on the rear end;
the hilt member receives the unitary plate via the slot and is located at a position on the unitary plate that transitions from the rear end of the blade portion to the front end of the tang portion, wherein the front rim abuts the rear end of the blade portion;
the tang portion includes a positioning hole and a first hole proximate to the front end of the tang portion, a second hole proximate to the rear end of the tang portion, a slot positioned in between the first hole and the second hole, a rivet hole proximate to the rear end of the tang portion, the first hole is in between the positioning hole and the slot, and at least one barb on each side of the tang portion in between the second hole and the rivet hole;
a portion of the tab couples to the positioning hole;
a body that extends from the front rim to the rear end of the tang portion, wherein the body is integrated to the tang portion through at least one of the slot or the second hole;
the body includes a first aligned hole that aligns with the first hole and a second aligned hole that aligns with the rivet hole;
a rear rim formed on the body at a location between the second hole and the rivet hole;
a first pin inserted through the first hole and the first aligned hole to secure the tang portion to the body;
an overlay on the body that extends from the front rim to the rear rim;
a hammerhead cap coupled to an end of the body that includes a rivet inserted through the rivet hole and the second aligned hole to fasten the hammerhead cap to the body in contact with the rear rim; and
the hammerhead cap includes one or more teeth on an inside of the hammerhead cap, wherein the one or more teeth contact the rear end of the tang portion.