Patent Publication Number: US-11389946-B2

Title: Contact prevention multi tool apparatus

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (1) Field of the Invention 
     The disclosure relates to contact prevention tool devices and more particularly pertains to a new contact prevention tool device for allowing manipulation of various object types without direct contact. 
     (2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98 
     The prior art relates to contact prevention tool devices. Existing devices typically include only one usable contact point, be it a hook, a stylus, a poker, or a grabber. These devices fail to incorporate a variety of different ways of interacting with devices, requiring users to either carry multiple devices or to engage in direct contact with objects at the risk of their hygiene. Known devices also lack storage compartments to hold other objects and sanitary tools. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a handle having a handle proximal end and a handle distal end. A housing is coupled to the handle. The housing has a housing proximal side coupled to the handle distal end. The housing defines a main storage compartment and has a main storage aperture extending through a housing left side to the main storage compartment. A main door is coupled to the housing. The main door is slidably engaged with the housing to selectively cover or expose the main storage compartment. An arm is coupled to the housing. The arm is coupled to a housing distal side of the housing. A spherical touch head is coupled to the arm. The touch head is coupled to an arm distal end of the arm. A hook is coupled to the arm. The hook is coupled adjacent the touch head. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S) 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is an isometric view of a contact prevention multi tool apparatus according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a side elevation view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a bottom plan view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a detail view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the disclosure along the line  5 - 5  of  FIG. 4 . 
         FIG. 6  is a front elevation view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 7  is a rear elevation view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 8  is a detail view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 8  thereof, a new contact prevention tool device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 8 , the contact prevention multi tool apparatus  10  generally comprises a handle  12  having a handle proximal end  14 , a handle distal end  16 , and a cylindrical handle sidewall  18 . The handle  12  may define a handle compartment  20  with a handle compartment aperture  22  extending through the handle sidewall  18  to the handle compartment  20 . The handle proximal end  14  of the handle may have a tweezer cavity  24  and a stylus cavity  26 . The tweezer cavity  24  may have a tweezer door  28  and the stylus cavity  26  may have a stylus door  30 . A tweezer  32  is coupled within the tweezer cavity  24  and may have a tweezer tether  34  coupled within the tweezer cavity  24  to prevent complete separation from the handle  12 . A stylus  36  is coupled within the stylus cavity  26  and may have a stylus tether  38  coupled within the stylus cavity  26  to prevent complete separation from the handle  12 . A handle door  40  is coupled to the handle  12 . The handle door  40  may be slidably engageable within the handle  12  to selectively cover or expose the handle compartment  20 . The handle door  40  may have a handle door lip  41 . 
     A housing  42  is coupled to the handle  12 . The housing  42  has a housing proximal side  44  coupled to the handle distal end  16 . The housing  42  may be rectangular prismatic and defines a main storage compartment  46 . The housing  42  has a main storage aperture  48  extending through a housing left side  50  to the main storage compartment  46 . A main door  51  is coupled to the housing  42 . The main door  51  is slidably engaged with the housing  42  to selectively cover or expose the main storage compartment  46 . The main door  51  may have a main door lip  52 . A mirror  54  may be coupled to a housing top side  56  of the housing. 
     An arm  58  is coupled to the housing  42 . The arm  58  may be telescopable and comprises a fixed arm portion  60  coupled to a housing distal side  62  of the housing, a medial arm portion  64  slidingly coupled within the fixed arm portion  60 , and a distal arm portion  66  slidingly coupled within the medial arm portion  64 . Each of the fixed arm portion  60  and the medial arm portion  64  may have a ball spring  68  to allow the arm  58  to telescope when depressed. Each of the fixed arm portion  60 , the medial arm portion  64 , and the distal arm portion  66  may be square tubing. 
     A spherical touch head  70  is coupled to the arm  58 . The touch head  70  is coupled to an arm distal end  72  of the arm to use as a poker, such as when depressing a button of an elevator. A hook  74  is coupled to the arm  58 . The hook  74  is coupled adjacent the touch head  70 . The hook  74  may have a perpendicular tip portion  76  oriented parallel to the arm  58 . The tip portion  76  may be obround to prevent snagging on material. The hook  74  may be used to grab objects such as a door handle. Each of the touch head  70  and the hook  74  may be coated in a rubberized, anti-bacterial material for improved grip and sanitary effect. 
     A clip  78  may be coupled to the housing  42 . The clip  78  is coupled to a housing right side  80  of the housing and includes a semi-cylindrical body portion  82  and a spring-hinged gate portion  84 . The clip  78  is configured to secure the apparatus  10  to a belt, a bag strap, or any other object. 
     In use, the user may select the tweezer  32 , the stylus  36 , the touch head  70 , or the hook  74  to perform a task without having to make direct contact with an object in order to prevent the spread of bacteria, viruses, and germs. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.