Patent ID: 8490523

Claim:
A folding tool comprising: a housing having a pair of sidewalls in spaced relation to each other; a support extending transversely between the pair of sidewalls; a plurality of work tools pivotally supported by the support, the support defining a pivot axis for the work tools, each work tool having an associated lock engaging member; a lock member movable along a lock axis between a first position and a second position, wherein when the lock member is in the first position, it is positioned to engage the lock engaging members during attempted pivoting of the work tools so that the work tools are inhibited from pivoting about the support, and wherein when the lock member is in the second position, it is positioned to disengage from the lock engaging members during attempted pivoting of the work tools so that the work tools may pivot are pivotable about the support; and a gap being defined between the lock engaging member and the lock member such that the lock member does not apply an axial force along the lock axis to the lock engaging members when the lock member is in the first position and the second position.