Patent ID: 8966691
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: B25F

Abstract:
1. An interchangeable implement apparatus comprising: a) one or more implement sets, each said implement set comprising one or more implements, each said implement having an instrument end and a base end, with the base end having a void; b) one or more handle side plates, each said handle side plate having a void through a first end, the first end of said handle side plate being adjacent to and in sliding contact with at least one implement base end; and c) a first quick release mechanism having an elongated shaft traversing through the voids of the one or more implements of a first implement set of the one or more implement sets and through the side plate voids of the one or more handle side plates; the shaft hinged at one end to a cam lever at a hinged end of the cam lever and fitted at an opposite end with a retainer means, with the one or more implements of the first implement set and the one or more handle side plates located between the cam lever and the retainer means; the retainer means being wider than the voids for maintaining the position of the opposite end of the shaft; with the cam lever being moveable between a raised position and a lowered position and having a cam profile located proximate to the hinged end of the cam lever; the one or more implements of the first implement set being pivotally connected at their base ends about the shaft of the first quick release mechanism between the cam lever and the retainer means so as to rotate among a range of positions when the cam lever is in the raised position; whereby in the lowered position, a higher portion of the cam profile is presented toward the retainer means end of the shaft, urging the base ends of the one or more implements of the first implement set and the one or more handle side plates together in the direction of the retainer means, for immobilizing the rotation of the one or more implements of the first implement set.