Patent ID: 8057509

Claim:
A multi-tool tweezer, comprising: a first plate with a first tip and a second tip; a second plate with a first tip and a second tip; and a spring component mounted between the first plate and the second plate to permit the first tips to be forced into close proximity in a first pinching action and to permit the second tips to be forced into close proximity in a second pinching action wherein the spring component has a generally frusto-conical shape in a direction between the first and second plates, wherein the spring component comprises a base, a central plate, and at least one flexible arm extending between the base and the central plate, the spring component having the generally frusto-conical shape between the base and the central plate wherein the flexible arm includes an outer arm segment extending inwardly from the base, an inner arm segment extending outwardly from the central plate and circumferentially and radially offset from the outer arm segment, and a middle arm segment extending radially between the outer and inner arm segments.