Patent ID: 11864702
Assignee: THE AMES COMPANIES, INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A multifunctional tool comprising:
a first housing member;
a first functional element connected to the first housing member and extending outwardly therefrom to a first distal end;
a second housing member supported by the first housing member for translation along a longitudinal axis and relative to the first housing member between a first position and a second position;
a second functional element supported by the second housing member and extending outwardly therefrom to a second distal end;
a mechanism to retain the second housing member in each of the first and second positions;
a kick plate supported by one of the first and second housing members and connected to the mechanism, the kick plate positioned to move in translation along the longitudinal axis in response to a force input in translation along the longitudinal axis by a foot of a user to an upper surface of the kick plate;
wherein the second distal end is positioned between the first housing member and the first distal end with the second housing member in the first position;
wherein the first distal end is positioned between the first housing member and the second distal end with the second housing member in the second position; and
wherein the kick plate is operable by the user to engage the mechanism to move the second housing member between the first and second positions.