Patent ID: 11904450
Assignee: FISKARS BRANDS, INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. A multi-function tool, comprising:
a first handle including a pocket having a pocket wall;
a second handle pivotally coupled to the first handle and wherein the first handle and the second handle move between an open position and a closed position relative to each other, the second handle including a second handle aperture;
a lock button movable between an unlocked position and a locked position, wherein the lock button includes a top portion, a bottom portion, and a shoulder positioned between the top portion and the bottom portion;
a biasing member configured to bias the lock button toward the unlocked position; and
a lock ring, wherein the lock ring covers the lock button in the locked position while the lock ring is in an engaged position and a portion of the second handle engages the shoulder of the lock button to secure the bottom portion of the locking button in second handle aperture when the lock button is in the unlocked position;
wherein when in the locked position, the bottom portion of the lock button is slidably engaged with the pocket wall to lock the first handle and the second handle in the closed position.