US 12,421,761 B2 · Folding lock pick set

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a folding lock pick set having a set of lock picks pivotally mounted in the housing at their proximal ends, a locking bar pivotally mounted at its proximal end which is adjacent to the pivotally mounted proximal ends of the lock picks. An L-shaped tension wrench is stored inside the locking bar. The tension wrench is released by the depressing locking bar so that the back end of the shorter section of the tension wrench lowers past the fame of the housing and this allows for the tension wrench to slide out the distal end of the housing. When the locking mechanism/bar is not depressed the tension wrench sits securely inside the housing. The proximal end of the locking bar includes a pawl which engages two (2) cut-outs in the proximal ends of the lock picks, one cut-out being engaged by the pawl when the picks are stored in the housing to prevent them rotating out of the housing, and the other being engaged by the pawl when a given lock pick is rotated out of the housing to prevent it from rotating while the lock operation is ongoing.

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A multicomponent tool, comprising:

a housing and a first tool pivotally mounted at its proximal end in said housing;
a lock bar having a distal and proximal end and being pivotally attached at its proximal end in said housing such that when unlocked allows the first tool to pivot in and out of said housing, said lock bar including an elongate storage location therein;
at least a second tool stored in said elongate storage location which when the lock bar is engaged, a portion of said at least second tool is forced out of the housing to be grasped and removed from the elongate storage location in the lock bar;
and
a mechanism coupled to said lock bar for biasing said lock bar back to a locked position in the housing once released.

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A folding lock pick set, comprising:

a housing;
a set of lock picks pivotally mounted at their proximal ends in a proximal end of said housing, said distal ends of said lock picks configured to engage a lock, said proximal ends of said set of lock picks having two opposed cut-outs;
a lock bar pivotally mounted at its proximal end adjacent to the proximal ends of the set of lock picks, said lock bar having an elongate storage slot therein for receiving therein a tool;
said proximal end of the lock bar having a pawl configured to engage said opposed cut-outs, a mechanism coupled to said lock bar for biasing said lock bar back to a locked position once released;
and
a distal end of said housing having an opening, wherein upon depressing a distal end of said lock bar an end of the tool is pushed through said opening wherein it can slide out of said housing, and wherein depressing said distal end of said lock bar disengages said pawl from a first of said two opposed cut-outs allowing for rotation of a selected lock pick out of said housing substantially 180 degrees with respect to said housing, and releasing said lock bar causes the pawl to engage the second cut-out to lock the lock pick in the open position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Folding lock pick set

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