Multipurpose hand-held implement of the pocket knife type

A multipurpose handheld implement comprising:

• a first member and a second member, said first and second members being connected together to move between a first position in which they form an elongated body, and a second position;
• a releasable latch operative to hold said first and second members in said first position;
• wherein said first and second members comprise a staple magazine, a staple driver and a staple anvil of a stapler;
• wherein said first and second members comprise a punch, a hole die and a lever of a puncher, said lever positioned to actuate the punch;
• said members when in the second position forming an interspace to receive a workpiece for processing by one of the stapler and the puncher as the first and second members are moved relative to one another;
• a mechanism for deactivating the stapler;
• a first manually operated activating mechanism for releasing said latch, the puncher being activated by said releasing while the stapler is inactive;
• and
• a second manually operated activating mechanism for activating the stapler.

A multipurose handheld implement comprising:

• a first member and a second member, said first and second members being connected together to move between a first position in which they form an elongated body, and a second position;
• means for releasably holding said first and second members in said first position;
• wherein said first and second members comprise a staple magazine, a staple driver and a staple anvil of a stapler;
• wherein said first and second members comprise a punch, a hole die and a lever of a puncher, said lever positioned to actuate the punch;
• said members when in the second position forming an interspace to receive a workpiece for processing by one of the stapler and the puncher as the first and second members are moved relative to one another;
• a mechanism for deactivating the stapler;
• a first manually operated activating mechanism for releasing said means for releasably holding said members, the puncher being activated by said releasing while the stapler is inactive;
• and
• a second manually operated activating mechanism for activating the stapler.

A multipurpose handheld implement comprising:

• a first member and a second member, said first and second members being connected together to move between a first position, in which they form an elongated body, and a second position;
• wherein said first and second members comprise a staple magazine, a staple driver and a staple anvil of a stapler;
• wherein said first and second members comprise a punch, a hole die and a lever of a puncher, said lever positioned to actuate the punch;
• said members when in the second position forming an interspace to receive a workpiece for processing by one of the stapler and the puncher as the first and second members are moved relative to one another;
• means for releasably holding the first and second members in the first position.