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US 2021/0053239 A1Published application
Utility tool
OwnerCory Fisherinventor
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Abstract
A utility tool with at least one blade that is capable of being disposed at least partially within the body of the utility tool. The at least one blade may swivel around an access of rotation and engage with a locking mechanism to keep the blade secure when in use and secure in the body when in a closed position.
Claims20
A utility tool comprising:
- a body comprising:
- a front side opposite a back side and at least one side surface disposed between the front side and the back side;
- a top end opposite a proximate end;
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- an opening defined by the body, the opening extending through at least a portion of the at least one side surface;
- a first blade having a pivot end and a distal end, the pivot end disposed within the opening and rotatably coupled to the top end such that the first blade is capable of being rotated about an axis, wherein the first blade includes a securing notch;
- a channel disposed within the front side of the body;
- a blade engagement member disposed at least partially within the channel and engagable with a securing notch of the first blade;
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- a biasing element disposed within the body and coupled to the blade engagement member.
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A utility tool comprising:
- a body comprising a first end and an opposite second end extending along a longitudinal axis;
- an elongated opening defined within the body and extending from the first end towards the second end and substantially along the longitudinal axis;
- a pivot pin disposed at the first end and extending at least partially through the opening, wherein the pivot pin defines a rotational axis;
- at least one blade rotatably coupled to the first end at the pivot pin, wherein the at least one blade is moveable between a closed configuration and an extended position, and wherein in the closed configuration the at least one blade is disposed within the opening of the body, and in the extended position the at least one blade extends at least partially out of the opening of the body;
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- a locking mechanism that is moveable between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration, wherein in the locked configuration, the locking mechanism engages with the at least one blade such that the at least one blade is locked either in the closed configuration or the extended configuration, wherein in the unlocked configuration, the locking mechanism disengages with the at least one blade such that the at least one blade is rotatable about the rotational axis out of the opening, and wherein the locking mechanism is biased towards the locked configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.