Folding hand tool set

A folding hand tool set, comprising:

• a one-piece, completely integral, plastic handle constructed from a fiber reinforced thermoplastic including first and second elongated side walls arranged in a generally parallel configuration and joined along a center portion of an inner surface thereof by a center rib having a non-planar cross section along a longitudinal axis of the handle, first and second mounting ends and an outer gripping surface, the center rib being positioned to form first and second recesses for receiving hand tools along the longitudinal axis, the center rib further having a first reinforcing web proximate the first mounting ends forming a portion of the second recess and a second reinforcing web proximate the second mounting end forming a portion of the first recess;
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• a plurality of hand tools rotatably mounted to the first and second mounting ends, the hand tools being rotatable from a first storage position within the first or second recesses to a second extended position, such that a torque of more then 110.0 Newton.meters may be transmitted to one of the hand tools without compromising the integrity of the one-piece, completely integral, plastic handle.

A handle for a folding hand tool set, comprising a one-piece, completely integral, plastic handle constructed from a thermoplastic including first and second elongated side walls arranged in a generally parallel configuration and joined along a center portion of an inner surface thereof by a center rib having a non-planar cross section along a longitudinal axis of the handle, the center rib including center reinforcing means proximately the center portions of the first and second side walls, first and second mounting ends capable of rotatably mounting a plurality of hand tools and an outer gripping surface, the center rib being positioned to form first and second recesses for receiving hand tools along the longitudinal axis, the center rib further having a first reinforcing web proximate the first mounting ends forming a portion of the second recess and a second reinforcing web proximate the second mounting end forming a portion of the first recess.