Multi-purpose handheld tool
AssigneeNifty Home Products, Inc.
InventorsTodd Hertaus, Nicholas Teigland
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Abstract
A multi-purpose handheld tool including a handle, a hatchet head portion, a saw blade and a saw blade control mechanism. The handle has a first end and a second end. The handle has a slot formed therein. The hatchet head portion is operatively coupled to the first end of the handle. The saw blade is pivotally coupled to the handle. The saw blade control mechanism pivots the saw blade between a storage configuration and a use configuration. The saw blade control mechanism includes a saw control handle and a saw control hub. The saw control handle has a gripping extension extending therefrom. The gripping extension indicates a direction of the saw blade with respect to the handle. The saw control hub engages the saw blade.
Claims14
A multi-purpose handheld tool comprising:
- a handle having a first end and a second end, wherein the handle has a slot formed therein;
- a hatchet head portion operatively coupled to the first end of the handle;
- a saw blade;
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- a saw blade control mechanism that comprises:
- a saw control handle having a gripping extension extending therefrom in a direction that is away from the handle, wherein the gripping extension comprises a first gripping end and a second gripping end, wherein the first gripping end extends radially with respect to the axis of the saw control handle beyond a perimeter of the saw control handle and wherein the first gripping end indicates a direction of the saw blade with respect to the handle;
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- a saw control hub attached to the saw blade and the saw control handle and mounted to the handle for rotation about an axis so that rotation of the saw control handle pivots the saw blade and the first gripping end in a same direction such that the first gripping end extends in a direction generally aligned with a direction of the saw blade between a storage configuration and a use configuration.
A method of fabricating multi-purpose handheld tool comprising:
- providing a handle having a first end and a second end;
- providing a saw control handle having a gripping extension extending therefrom in a direction that is away from the handle, wherein the saw control handle has a rotational axis and wherein the gripping extension comprises a first gripping end and a second gripping end;
- forming the first gripping end so that the first gripping end extends radially with respect to the axis of the saw control hub beyond a perimeter of the saw control handle;
- forming a slot in the handle;
- operably attaching a hatchet head portion to the first end of the handle;
- rotatably mounting a saw blade to the handle by engaging the saw blade with a saw control hub for rotation about an axis between a use configuration and a storage configuration;
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- attaching the saw control handle to the saw control hub, wherein the first gripping end indicates a direction of the saw blade with respect to the handle and wherein rotation of the saw control handle pivots the saw blade and the first gripping end in a same direction such that the first gripping end extends in a direction generally aligned with a direction of the saw blade between the storage configuration and the use configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.