Patent ID: 7406896

Claim:
A folding multipurpose tool comprising a pair of crossed and pivotally interconnected tool members each having a base; and a pair of handles each connected pivotally to said base of a respective one of said tool members, each of said handles having: (a) a frame having an internal tool pocket defined by opposed first and second side walls and a channel floor, said frame further including first and second external flanges integral with said first and second side walls, respectively; (b) said first and second external flanges extending outwardly from said first and second side walls in opposite lateral directions away from the channel floor to respective lateral terminal ends, said first and second external flanges each including at least one leaf spring defined by only a single cut; (c) a first side scale adjacent to the lateral terminal end of the first external flange such that the single cut defining the leaf spring is positioned inboard of the first side scale in a first lateral direction, said first side scale, said first external flange and said first side wall defining a first external tool pocket, said first side scale and said first external flange being separate pieces fixed relative to one another to thereby define a visible demarcation extending longitudinally along the first external flange beyond the leaf spring and between said first external flange and said first side scale; (d) a second side scale adjacent to the lateral terminal end of the second external flange such that the single cut defining the leaf spring is positioned inboard of the second side scale in a second lateral direction, opposite the first lateral direction, said second side scale, said second external flange and said second side wall defining a second external tool pocket, said second side scale and said second external flange being separate pieces fixed relative to one another to thereby define a visible demarcation extending longitudinally along the second external flange beyond the leaf spring and between said second external flange and said second side scale; (e) said internal tool pocket interposing said first and second external tool pockets but facing in a direction opposite therefrom such that respective internal tool pockets of said pair of handles will face each other when said folding multipurpose tool is in a folded condition to contain said tool members; and (f) at least one tool bit pivotally received in each of said first and second external tool pockets such that a base thereof engages a corresponding one of said leaf springs.