Patent ID: 7568408

Claim:
A multipurpose hand tool comprising: (a) a pair of pivotally interconnected first and second tool members, pivotable relative to each other about a tool pivot joint defining a pivot axis, and each of said first and second tool members having a respective length, a respective front portion, and a respective base; (b) a pair of handles and pair of handle pivot joints, a respective one of said handle pivot joints connecting each one of the pair of handles to said respective base of a respective one of said first and second tool members, and each of said first and second tool members being movable about the respective one of said handle pivot joints relative to a respective one of said handles, between respective stowed and deployed positions; (c) each of said tool members including an oval hub, said tool pivot joint being defined by said oval hubs, and said pivot axis being fixedly aligned with and extending through a central point in each of said oval hubs; (d) in each of said first and second tool members, the included respective one of said oval hubs having an overall width extending perpendicular to said respective length and the included respective one of said oval hubs having a smaller second overall dimension, in a direction parallel with said respective length; and (e) said pair of interconnected first and second tool members cooperatively defining a throat located adjacent said oval hubs and between said tool members, said throat being located at a distance from said pivot axis that is less than half said overall width.