Patent ID: 6220127
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: B25F,B26B

Abstract:
A folding tool, comprising:(a) a handle defining a cavity;(b) a pair of jaw-like members, each of said jaw-like members having a respective base portion, a respective one of said base portions being interconnected movably with said handle, said respective one of said jaw-like members being movable about a handle pivot axis, between a stowed position at least partially within said cavity and a deployed position;(c) a pair of springs located in said handle, one of said pair of springs pressing on said base portion of said respective one of said jaw-like members, thereby holding said respective one of said jaw-like members stationary with respect to said handle when said respective one of said jaw-like members is in said deployed position, but urging said respective one of said jaw-like members toward an interior of said cavity when said respective one of said jaw-like members is in said stowed position; and(d) each of said springs having an anchored end and an opposite tip, each of said springs being tapered in thickness so that said tips are thinner laterally than said anchored ends thereof and so that said tips are thereby spaced laterally apart from each other and said tip of said one of said pair of springs is aligned with said respective one of said jaw-like members and is free from contact with said tip of a laterally adjacent one of said pair of springs.