Patent ID: 7530129

Claim:
In combination, a tool holder and a removable tool blade for a multipurpose tool, comprising: (a) a tool carrier mounted on a transverse axis and having a carrier body including an open front end and a pair of opposite generally planar sides, said carrier body including a tool base receptacle that extends laterally through said body and is open on both of said opposite sides of said body; (b) a removable tool blade having a base portion fitted matingly in said tool base receptacle, said tool blade extending forward from said open front end of said tool carrier body; and (c) a tool retainer mounted for movement about a pivot axis extending transversely with respect to said tool carrier between a tool-securing position and a tool-releasing position, said tool retainer including a pair of side members each extending closely adjacent to a respective one of said opposite sides of said tool base receptacle so as to retain said tool blade by preventing said base portion of said tool blade from moving laterally out of engagement with said tool base receptacle when said retainer is in said tool-securing position.