Patent ID: 9119337
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: A01B

Abstract:
1. A multipurpose foldable apparatus comprising: a tool including shoulders, at least one of the shoulders including a plurality of holes and a recessed portion on an outer edge of the shoulder; a grip including two projecting portions; a connecting member, extending along a first axis between the tool and the grip; a first joining member interposed between the tool and the connecting member, the first joining member including a first control device configured to interact with the plurality of holes to position the tool in an extended position and at least one intermediate stable position, and the first control device is configured to interact with the recessed portion to position the tool in a retracted position; a second joining member rotatably connected to the grip; the tool being articulated to an end of the connecting member about a second axis transverse to the first axis; the grip being articulated to an opposite end of the connecting member about a third axis separate from the second axis and transverse to the first axis; a first plane including the first axis and the second axis is perpendicular with respect to a second plane including the third axis and the second axis; at least one of the two projecting portions further comprising an offset hole configured to cooperate with a second control device that defines a first extended position of the grip; and the second joining member is provided with a resilient deformable portion that, as the grip is rotated towards the first extended position, is configured to contact a corresponding wall in the grip to thereby elastically deform the resilient deformable portion inward and increase friction between the resilient deformable portion of the second joining member and the corresponding wall in the grip to keep the grip stable in the first extended position.