Patent ID: 7051627
Filing Date: 2006-05-30
Classification: B25F,B26B

Abstract:
1. A handle for a folding multipurpose tool of the type having a pair of handles interconnected with each other through a pair of pivotally interconnected members each having a tang pivotally interconnected with one of said handles in such a way that said tool may be arranged in a compact configuration with said members substantially received in said handles or in an extended configuration, said handle comprising: (a) a channel base; (b) a pair of opposite channel sidewalls interconnected with said channel base, each of said channel sidewalls having a margin, and said channel base and said sidewalls together defining a channel having a pair of opposite ends; and (c) a narrow rim extending along said margin of at least one of said sidewalls, said rim being directed inwardly toward the respective opposite sidewall along a majority of said margin thereof including at least one of said ends, and said margin of said sidewall including an indentation toward said channel base defining a blade access portion of said sidewall and said inwardly directed narrow rim extending along said indentation, said rim merging with said sidewall in a smoothly curved arcuate surface, said channel facing away from the other one of said pair of handles when said tool is in said extended configuration.