# US 9,751,201 B2 · Landscape lighting pocket tool > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,751,201 B2 - Document ID: US9751201B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/756,486 - Filed: 2015-09-09 - Published: 2016-05-19 - Granted: 2017-09-05 - Earliest claimed: 2014-11-13 - Assignees: The Patent Store LLC - Applicants: L. Herbert King, Jr.; James Keeven; Steven Rhea - Inventors: L. Herbert King, Jr.; James Keeven; Steven Rhea - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9751201B2 ## CPC - B25F 1/003: {of pliers'-, scissors'- or wrench-type with at least one movable jaw (B25F1/006 takes precedence)} - B23D 49/11: for special purposes, e.g. offset-blade hand; {Hand saws having spaced blades; Hand saws for sawing grooves or square holes} - B25B 7/02: Jaws - B25B 7/22: Pliers provided with auxiliary tool elements, e.g. cutting edges, nail extractors (for removing insulation or armouring from electric cables H02G1/12) - B25B 15/008: {Allen-type keys} - B25F 1/04: wherein the elements are brought into working positions by a pivoting or sliding movement - H02G 1/1214: {not using wire or cable clamping means} - H02G 2200/30: Tools for installing cables comprising a spirit level - B25F: COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR {(machines or arrangements of machines for performing specified combinations of different metal-working operations not covered by a single other subclass B23P23/00 and subgroups)} - B23D: PLANING; SLOTTING; SHEARING; BROACHING; SAWING; FILING; SCRAPING; LIKE OPERATIONS FOR WORKING METAL BY REMOVING MATERIAL, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (making toothed gears or the like B23F; cutting metal by applying heat locally B23K; arrangements for copying or controlling B23Q) - B25B: TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING, OR HOLDING - H02G: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES ## Abstract A landscape lighting pocket tool having a set of foldable retractable tool bits for working on an article to enable on the go and on the spot adjusting or repairing an article or a system as well as one or more tool bits that may an angle adjustable level for determining a level condition of an article, a drywall saw blade that allows the handle of the foldable pocket tool to be used as a handle of the drywall saw blade and a set of bevel cutting edges in the jaws of the foldable pocket tool to allow a person to both cut and strip insulation from a variety of different wire sizes wire without damaging the wire. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A landscape lighting pocket tool comprising: a first channel member forming a first handle with a first pivot pin extending through one end of the handle and a second pivot pin extending through another end of the handle; a second channel member forming a second handle with a third pivot pin extending through one end of the second handle and a fourth pivot pin extending through another end of the second handle; a wire stripper comprising a first jaw having a first end pivotally attached to the one end of the first handle with said first jaw having a plurality of semicircular cutting edges located axially along the first jaw and a second jaw having a first end pivotally attached to the one end of the second handle with said second jaw having a plurality of semicircular cutting edges located axially along the second jaw with the plurality of semicircular cutting edges on the first jaw and the plurality of cutting edges on the second jaw axially positioned so that when the first jaw and the second jaw are brought into a closed condition the semicircular cutting edges on the first jaw and the semicircular cutting edges on the second jaw are in alignment to enable the cutting edges of the first jaw and the second jaw to penetrate through an annular layer of electrical insulation without damaging the wire covered by the electrical insulation in response to rotational displacement of said first handle with respect to said second handle; a level having a first end pivotally connected said first handle with said level pivotally into and out of the channel in said first handle, said level having a reference edge on either a top side or a bottom side or both with a vial mounted therein containing a visible bubble for determining a level condition of a landscape article; a drywall saw blade pivotally attached to one of said handles, said drywall saw blade extending from the one of said handles to enable a person grasping said one of the handle to move said drywall saw blade back and forth through a drywall; a hex head wrench having a one end pivotally attached to one of said first or said second handles with a tool end of said hex head wrench extendable outward to engage and rotate a hex head socket; an attachment member having a loop on one end with said attaching member pivotally mounted to either of said first handle or said second handle with said loop extendable outward from said handle for engagement with a lanyard or the like to secure the landscape lighting tool; and a resilient member cantileverly attached to one of said handles so that the resilient member and the one of said handles form a clamp for grasping an article of clothing therebetween to maintain the landscape lighting pocket tool in an available condition. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The landscape lighting pocket tool of claim 1 wherein each jaw includes a set of semi circular cutting edges with each of said set of semicircular cutting edges having a different diameter for cutting electrical insulation on different size wires with each of the semicircular cutting edges on each jaw mated with a semicircular cutting edge on the opposite jaw so that the when the jaws are brought together the semicircular cutting edges penetrate through the electrical insulation on the wire but not the wire covered by the electrical insulation. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The landscape lighting pocket tool of claim 1 wherein each jaw of said landscape lighting pocket tool includes a blunt semicircular edge of equal diameter with the blunt edge engageable with a crimpable wire connector to crimp the connector into electrical contact with an electrical wire or wires therein. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The landscape lighting pocket tool of claim 1 wherein the level is pivotal with respect to the handle to allow an operator to hold the handle at a different angle than the level when determining the orientation of an object. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The landscape lighting pocket tool of claim 4 including a second curved vial located at a right angle to the reference edges for determining if an object is in a vertical condition by holding the handle with one hand while placing one of the reference edges against the object that is being checked for a vertical orientation. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The landscape lighting pocket tool of claim 1 wherein the hex head wrench comprises an integral one piece member having an elongated flat base with a pivot bearing for rotating about a pivot pin with the hex head wrench cantilevered outward from the base. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The landscape lighting pocket tool of claim 1 wherein the attachment member comprise a flat base with a pivot bearing therein on one end and a loop on the other end with the loop extending outward from the pivot bearing so that when the pivot bearing is mounted in one of the handles the loop can be rotated out of the one of the handles for securing the landscape tool to a lanyard or the loop can be rotated into one of the handles for storage. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The landscape lighting pocket tool of claim 1 wherein the attachment member comprises a carabineer having a flat base with a pivot bearing therein for rotating the carabineer from a stored condition to an operative conditioned with a nose of the carabineer extending sufficiently outward so that a gate on the carabineer can be opened or closed on an object to enable one to attach the carabineer to the object. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The landscape lighting pocket tool of claim 1 wherein the nonrotatable resilient clip having a width equal to a width of the handle and a length less than a length of the handle and a curved tip with the curved tip extending outward from the handle to facilitated sandwiching an article of clothing between the clip and the handle. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The landscape lighting pocket tool of claim 1 wherein the landscape lighting tool includes a knife blade. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The landscape lighting pocket tool of claim 1 wherein the landscape lighting pocket tool includes a screwdriver blade. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The landscape lighting pocket tool of claim 1 wherein the landscape lighting pocket tool includes at least two hex head wrenches. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The landscape lighting pocket tool of claim 1 wherein the landscape lighting tool includes at least five landscape lighting tools. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The landscape lighting pocket tool of claim 1 wherein the jaws of landscape lighting tool are elongated with a crimping section located on a distal end of the jaws of the landscape lighting tool. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The landscape lighting pocket tool of claim 1 wherein the landscape lighting tool includes at a screwdriver blade with a straight edge. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The landscape lighting pocket tool of claim 1 wherein the landscape lighting pocket tool first handle is a metal handle and the second handle is a metal handle. ### Claim 17 A landscape lighting pocket tool comprising: a first channel member forming a first handle with a first pivot pin extending through one end of the handle and a second pivot pin extending through another end of the handle; a second channel member forming a second handle with a third pivot pin extending through one end of the second handle and a fourth pivot pin extending through another end of the second handle; and a level having a first end pivotally connected to said first handle with said level pivotally into and out of a channel in said first handle, said level having a reference edge on either a top side or a bottom side or both with a vial mounted therein containing a visible bubble for determining a level condition of a landscape article by engagement of the level with an object. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The landscape lighting pocket tool of claim 17 including a drywall saw blade pivotally mounted to a handle of the landscape lighting pocket tool. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The landscape lighting pocket tool of claim 17 including a carabineer pivotally mounted to a handle of the landscape lighting pocket tool. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The landscape lighting pocket tool of claim 17 including a set of at least three hex head wrenches of different size pivotally mounted to one of said handles. ### Claim 21 (depends on 17) The landscape lighting pocket tool of claim 17 including a drywall saw blade having between 6 to 8 teeth per inch with an angle of a handle of the drywall saw blade adjustable with respect to the drywall saw blade. ### Claim 22 (depends on 17) The landscape lighting pocket tool of claim 17 including: an attachment member having a loop on one end with said attaching member pivotally mounted to either of said first handle or said second handle with said loop extendable outward from said handle for engagement with a lanyard or the like to secure the landscape lighting tool; and a resilient member cantileverly attached to one of said handles so that the resilient member and the one of said handles form a clamp for grasping an article of clothing therebetween to maintain the landscape lighting pocket tool in an available condition. ### Claim 23 (depends on 17) The landscape lighting pocket tool of claim 17 including a wire stripper located partially in a first pivotal jaw and partially in a second jaw said second jaw comprising a semicircular cutting edge located in the first jaw and the second jaw to enable the semicircular cutting edges of the first jaw and the second jaw to penetrate through an annular layer of electrical insulation without damaging the wire covered by the electrical insulation in response to rotational displacement of said first handle with respect to said second handle. ### Claim 24 (depends on 17) The landscape lighting pocket tool of claim 17 including a second vial containing a visible bubble with the second vial located at a right angle to the first vial.