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US 5,305,882 AGranted
Self-storing collapsible implement
OwnerAlan F. Kaplan, Saul H. Garlickinventors
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Abstract
A self-storing collapsible implement includes: a collapsible handle; a grip at the proximal end of the handle; a tool at the distal end of the handle; and a cover, attached to the handle proximate the junction of the grip and the handle for covering and concealing the tool when the handle is collapsed.
Claims15
A self-storing collapsible implement comprising:
- a collapsible handle having a collapsible and an extended position;
- a grip portion at the proximal end of said handle;
- a tool at the distal end of said handle;
- and
- a cover, attached to the handle proximate the junction of said grip portion and said handle, for moving with said handle between the collapsed and extended positions;
- said cover including a side wall and a top wall defining a cavity for receiving and covering said tool when said handle is in the collapsed state and exposing said tool when said handle is in the extended state.
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A self-storing collapsible implement comprising:
- a collapsible handle;
- a tool at the distal end of said handle;
- and
- a cover affixed to the proximate end of said handle for moving with said handle as it collapses, said cover including means for automatically covering said tool as said handle is collapsed permitting utilization of said tool when said handle is extended and concealing said tool when said handle is collapsed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.