US 10,442,068 B2Granted

Multipurpose tool

AssigneeLeatherman Tool Group, Inc.

InventorsJeffrey L. Caniparoli, Jeffrey B. Castro, Benjamin C. Rivera, Blair Scott Barnes

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Abstract

A multipurpose tool is provided which may be useful for functions relating to firearms and explosives. The multipurpose tool may include a variety of tools and features while maintaining a compact form. For example, the multipurpose tool may include a blade positioned in a pocket defined between a handle and a body member which define a hook configuration. Elongate members may be rotatably connected to the multipurpose tool and may include a base member with a cam surface and one or more detents which cooperate with a spring follower to hold the elongate member in either or both of an operational position or a storage position. A receiving aperture may be received in a jaw of a pair of pliers, and configured to receive an accessory member. Further, a sleeve may store a bit on the side of a handle and may be retained in the sleeve by a displaceable button.

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Dependent claims

A multipurpose tool comprising:

a plurality of handles comprising a first handle and a second handle configured for relative movement between a closed position and an open position;
the first handle comprising a projection defining a sleeve on an exterior-facing side surface of the first handle, wherein the sleeve defines a longitudinal axis, wherein the sleeve is configured to receive a removable bit along the longitudinal axis;
a bit stop positioned along the longitudinal axis and configured to limit travel of the removable bit in a first direction;
and
a displaceable button configured to selectively limit movement of the removable bit in the sleeve in a second direction along the longitudinal axis, wherein the displaceable button is displaced longitudinally from the sleeve so as to be located outside of the sleeve, and wherein the displaceable button is configured to be moveable in an axial direction along an axis defined by the displaceable button so as to be alternately positioned in retracted and extended positions following movement of the displaceable button in the axial direction toward the exterior-facing surface of the first handle and away from the exterior-facing surface of the first handle, respectively.

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Facts

Application: 14/860,189Filed 21 Sep 2015 · division
Priority: 18 Dec 2009
Published: US 2016/0008967 A114 Jan 2016
Granted: 15 Oct 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

B25F 1/003
Combination or multi-purpose hand tools: of pliers'-, scissors'- or wrench-type with at least one movable jaw
B25G 1/085
With provision for storing tool elements: for screwdrivers, wrenches or spanners
B25F
Combination or multi-purpose tools not otherwise provided for
B25G
Handles for hand implements

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Application12/642,227Parent of this division · filed 18 Dec 2009
Application13/460,075Parent of this division · filed 30 Apr 2012
US 8,166,850 B2Parent of this division · filed 1 May 2012
US 2016/0008967 A1Pre-grant publication · published 14 Jan 2016
US 9,138,881 B2Parent of this division
US 2011/0145998 A1Published application
US 2012/0227187 A1Published application
US 10,442,068 B2This patent

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