Patent ID: 8083168

Claim:
A collapsible kitchen tool, comprising: a tool head having a stem projecting away from the tool head, the stem having a stem central axis, the stem further terminating in a first surface at a distal end of the stem, the first surface defining a first plane; and a handle having a distal end and a proximal end defining a handle central axis between the distal end and the proximal end, the stem being secured to the handle for pivotal movement of the stem with respect to the handle, the proximal end of the handle terminating in a second surface defining a second plane; whereby the handle is pivotally moveable between a first position in which the stem central axis and the handle central axis are substantially parallel, and a second position in which the stem central axis and the handle central axis substantially perpendicular to one another, the first surface and the second surface being parallel with one another in the first position and the second position; and a collar surrounding the proximal end of the handle and positioned for axial sliding movement along the handle, the collar being sized to surround the first surface and the second surface when the handle is in the first position.