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US 11,999,073 B2Granted
Tool with replaceable component
AssigneeAlliance Sports Group, L.P.
InventorGregory Lee Horne
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Abstract
A tool having a replaceable component is disclose. In one aspect, the tool has a handle and an armature rotatably coupled to a first end of the handle. The armature is configured to be disposed at least partially within a cavity of the handle in a first position and extended outside of the handle in a second position. In another aspect, the tool is removably coupled to a distal end of the handle extending generally in the same longitudinal direction as the handle. A tool is removably coupled to the handle in an improved manner that optimizes safety and efficiency.
Claims20
A foldable tool having a replaceable utility component, comprising:
- a handle;
- an armature rotatably coupled to a first end of the handle and configured to be disposed within a cavity of the handle in a first position and extended outside of the handle in a second position;
- a blade removably disposed within the armature, the blade comprising a plurality of notches configured to mate with a plurality of tabs in a locking mechanism coupled to the armature;
- wherein the locking mechanism comprises:
- (i) a front fixed plate and a rear fixed plate;
- (ii) a spring engaging a first lever such that a first one of the plurality of tabs is biased in a mating position with a first one of the plurality of notches, the first lever comprising a top that is configured to be depressed by a user such that when the lever is depressed, the lever lifts the first one of the plurality of tabs of the locking mechanism out of the first one of the plurality of notches of the blade;
- (iii) a second lever slidably engageable with the first one of the plurality of tabs of the locking mechanism, the second lever comprising an end tab located above the first one of the plurality of tabs of the locking mechanism when the second lever is in a first position preventing upward movement of the first one of the plurality of tabs of the locking mechanism.
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A foldable tool having a replaceable utility component, comprising:
- a handle;
- an armature rotatably coupled to a first end of the handle and configured to be disposed within a cavity of the handle in a first position and extended outside of the handle in a second position;
- a blade removably disposed within the armature, the blade comprising a plurality of notches configured to mate with a plurality of tabs in a locking mechanism coupled to the armature;
- wherein the locking mechanism comprises:
- (i) a front fixed plate and a rear fixed plate;
- (ii) a spring coupled to the front fixed plate, the spring engaging a first lever such that a first one of the plurality of tabs is biased in a mating position with a first one of the plurality of notches, the first lever comprising a top that is configured to be depressed by a user such that when the first lever is depressed, the first one of the plurality of tabs of the locking mechanism is lifted out of the first one of the plurality of notches of the blade;
- (iii) a second lever slidably engageable with the first one of the plurality of tabs of the locking mechanism, the second lever comprising an end tab located above the first one of the plurality of tabs of the locking mechanism when the second lever is in a first position preventing upward movement of the first one of the plurality of tabs of the locking mechanism, and the second lever located in a second position that is not above the first one of the plurality of tabs thereby permitting upward movement of the first one of the plurality of tabs of the locking mechanism.
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A foldable tool having a replaceable utility component, comprising:
- a handle;
- an armature rotatably coupled to a first end of the handle and configured to be disposed within a cavity of the handle in a first position and extended outside of the handle in a second position;
- a blade removably disposed within the armature, the blade comprising a plurality of notches configured to mate with a plurality of tabs in a locking mechanism coupled to the armature;
- wherein the locking mechanism comprises:
- (iv) a front fixed plate and a rear fixed plate, the front fixed plate being coplanar with the rear fixed plate and the blade;
- (v) a spring coupled to the front fixed plate, the spring engaging a first lever that is coplanar with the blade, the spring engaging the first lever such that a first one of the plurality of tabs is biased in a mating position with a first one of the plurality of notches, the first lever comprising a top that is configured to be depressed by a user such that when the first lever is depressed, the first one of the plurality of tabs of the locking mechanism is lifted out of the first one of the plurality of notches of the blade;
- (vi) a second lever slidably engageable with the first one of the plurality of tabs of the locking mechanism, the second lever comprising an end tab located above the first one of the plurality of tabs of the locking mechanism when the second lever is in a first position preventing upward movement of the first one of the plurality of tabs of the locking mechanism, and the second lever located in a second position that is not above the first one of the plurality of tabs thereby permitting upward movement of the first one of the plurality of tabs of the locking mechanism.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.