Patent ID: 6588040
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: B25F,Y10T

Abstract:
A multipurpose hand tool, comprising:(a) a pair of pivotally interconnected cooperatively functional members each having a base; (b) a pair of handles, each of said handles having a first end attached pivotally to said base of a respective one of said cooperatively functional members, each of said handles defining a central channel, and said tool having a folded configuration in which said cooperatively functional members are stowed within said central channels, and an open configuration in which said cooperatively functional members are extended away from said handles and said central channels face outwardly away from each other; and (c) at least one of said handles including a pair of side wing portions, each of said side wing portions defining a respective side trough that is located parallel with and alongside said central channel but facing in an opposite direction with respect to said central channel, each said side trough having an arcuately convex base outer surface available as a comfortable hand grip surface when said tool is in said open configuration.