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US 9,815,212 B2Granted
Low profile pocket tool
AssigneeCaffeinate Labs, Inc.
InventorNathan Gregg Barr
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Abstract
This invention is directed toward a versatile, low profile pocket tool. The pocket tool contains only a single backing plate and can be made without using any screws, pins, or other fasteners. In that way, the implements can easily be removed and interchanged. The stability of the pocket tool is gained by using an tabs that interlock around a track on the implement. This interlocking facilitates rotation and stability. In embodiments, there can be a single tab and a single track, or multiple tabs and multiple tracks.
Claims19
A low profile pocket tool comprising:
- a. a backing plate further comprising a first relief that defines a first tab, a leaf spring and at least one implement guard;
- wherein the leaf spring further comprises an implement catch portion;
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- b. an implement further comprising a second relief and an orbital track in the second relief, wherein the orbital track is configured to interlock with the first tab of the backing plate to allow constrained rotational movement of the implement between open and closed positions, and wherein the orbital track further comprises a first cutout;
- and wherein a portion of the implement is configured to couple to the implement catch portion when the implement is in the closed position.
2 more elements
A low profile pocket tool comprising:
- a. a backing plate further comprising a first relief and an orbital track in the first relief, a first cutout in the orbital track, wherein the orbital track is configured to interlock with an implement having a second relief and a first tab in the second relief wherein the orbital track and the first tab are configured to allow constrained rotational movement of the implement;
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- b. the backing plate having a leaf spring and at least one implement guard, wherein the leaf spring further comprises an implement catch portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.