Patent ID: 9623546
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: B25F,B25G,B26B

Claim:
1. A multipurpose hand held tool, comprising: a first handle rotatably coupled to a first plier head at a first hinge; a second handle rotatably coupled to a second plier head at a second hinge, wherein the first plier head and the second plier head are rotatably coupled at a third hinge; a flashlight; a coupling mechanism configured to detachably couple the flashlight to the first handle, wherein the coupling mechanism comprises a cupped shaped carrier connected to the first handle, wherein a portion of the flashlight is removably received within the cupped shaped carrier by a snap fit, wherein the cupped shaped carrier is slideably connected to the first handle such that the carrier is configured to slide from a first position to a second position along a length of the first handle, wherein the coupling mechanism further comprises a spring biasing the cupped shaped carrier toward the first position, wherein the flashlight comprises an activation button, wherein the first handle comprises an activation protrusion, and wherein the activation protrusion of the first handle contacts the activation button of the flashlight when the cupped shaped carrier is in the second position to activate or deactivate the flashlight.