Hand abrading tool with reversible working ends and surfaces
OwnerDavid WILKINSONinventor
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Abstract
A hand operated filing tool comprising a gripping handle, an elongated shaft extending through the handle. The shaft has a first working end including at least one filing surface along at least part of the length of the first working end of the shaft and a second working end including at least one filing surface along at least part of the length of the second working end of the shaft. The shaft and handle arranged to allow the handle to move between the working ends of the shaft, thereby allowing user selection of the at least one filing surface at either the first or second working ends.
Claims31
A hand operated filing tool comprising a gripping handle, an elongated shaft extending through the handle;
- the shaft having a first working end including at least one filing surface along at least part of the length of the first working end of the shaft and a second working end including at least one filing surface along at least part of the length of the second working end of the shaft;
- the shaft and handle arranged to allow the handle to move between the working ends of the shaft, thereby allowing user selection of the at least one filing surface at either the first or second working ends.
A hand operated filing tool of the type comprising a gripping handle, an elongated shaft extending through the handle and having a first working end and a second working end;
- the first working end including a filing surface along at least part of the length of the shaft and the second working end including a filing surface along at least part of the length of the shaft;
- the shaft and handle arranged to allow the handle to move/slide along the shaft between the first and second working ends of the shaft, thereby allowing user selection of either the first or second working ends;
- the tool further comprising an arrest mechanism which retains the travel of the shaft relative said handle at a predetermined limit position to enable locking of the shaft against said handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.