Patent ID: 11945089
Assignee: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  E | IPC B  E

Claim 10:
11. A tool, comprising:
a unitary plate having a first end, a second end opposite thereto, a length between the first end and the second end, and a thickness, the first end forming a front end of a blade portion and the second end forming a rear end of a tang portion, the unitary plate extending along a plane from the first end to the second end; and
a body formed on the tang portion, wherein the body includes a front face, a rear face opposite the front face and generally parallel to the plane, a first side, and a second side opposite the first side;
wherein the body further comprises a slot compartment at least partially defined by a front wall arranged parallel to the plane and a rear wall arranged parallel to the plane and spaced apart from the front wall by a slot thickness, the slot compartment having an opening in the first side of the body, wherein the slot compartment is configured to receive a second tool and at least partially conceal the second tool within the body between the front face and the rear face, and the slot compartment has a length extending in the direction from the first end to the second end and a depth that is orthogonal to the length, the depth extending from the first side towards the second side, wherein the body further comprises a thumb notch in the front face, the thumb notch being a curved cutout beginning at a perimeter of the opening along the length of the slot compartment; and
wherein the slot compartment further comprises a wedge member that includes a planar surface extending along a portion of one of the front wall or the rear wall of the slot compartment, wherein the wedge member has a first thickness proximate to the opening of the slot compartment and a second thickness proximate to an interior of the slot compartment, wherein the second thickness is greater than the first thickness, and the wedge member is configured to facilitate maintaining a position of the second tool when stored within the slot compartment.