Patent ID: 6142769
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: B25F,F23Q

Abstract:
A multi-purpose tool for enabling a waiter to accomplish a plurality of tasks comprising, in combination:an elongated body portion having a generally rectangular configuration, the body portion having planar opposed upper and lower narrow faces, planar opposed wide side faces, a rounded forward end, and a rounded rearward end, the upper face having a long recess formed therein, the lower face having a deep recess formed therein, the forward end having an opening therein, the rearward end having an opening therein, the wide side faces each having gripping pads disposed thereon inwardly of the rounded forward end;a serrated blade hingedly coupled the upper face of the body portion, the serrated blade being dimensioned for positioning within the long recess in the upper face in a stored orientation;a cork screw hingedly coupled with the lower face of the body portion, the cork screw being dimensioned for positioning within the deep recess in the lower face in a stored orientation;a retractable pen disposed within the opening in the forward end of the body portion, the retractable pen having a control switch disposed within one of the side faces of the body portion for selectively extending and retracting the pen with respect to the body portion;a refillable lighter disposed within the opening in the rearward end of the body portion;a bottle opener hingedly coupled with the rearward end of the body portion;a flashlight disposed within the forward end of the body portion, the flashlight having an activation switch disposed within one of the side faces of the body portion.