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US 2024/0173877 A1Published application
Magnetic locking utility knife
OwnerDilantha B. ELLEGALA, Joseph HUTCHISON +2inventors
InventorsDilantha B. ELLEGALA, Joseph HUTCHISON, Robert TRIMARCHE, Calvin DUDLEY
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Abstract
A utility tool device including a handle with a tool recess and a lever arm recess; a rotatable lever arm with a magnet that is configured to fit in the lever arm recess; and a rotatable lever hinge attached to the lever arm and configured to attach to a tool; wherein the tool recess is configured to have a tool fit in the tool recess; and wherein the magnet is configured to lock a tool in place when the lever arm is in the lever arm recess.
Claims5
A utility tool device, comprising:
- a handle with a front end, a rear end, a tool recess and a lever arm recess;
- a rotatable lever arm with a magnet configured to fit in said lever arm recess;
- and
- a rotatable lever hinge located closer to said rear end than said front end and attached to said lever arm and configured to attach to a tool;
- wherein said tool recess is configured to have a tool fit in said tool recess;
- wherein said magnet is configured to lock said tool in place when said lever arm is in said lever arm recess, such that said tool extends beyond said front end;
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- wherein said rotatable lever hinge remains closer to said rear end than said front end when said tool is locked in place.
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