Patent ID: 8667636

Claim:
A folding trowel assembly comprising: (a) a stacked plurality of trowel blades, each of said trowel blades comprising a trowel, a trowel blade neck and a trowel blade neck tab, said trowel blade neck tab angled to said trowel blade neck and angled to said trowel, said trowel blade neck tab having a hole formed therein for receiving a pivot pin; (b) a casing for housing said stacked plurality of trowel blades, said casing comprising a casing body, a casing neck and a casing neck tab, said casing neck tab angled to said casing neck and angled to said casing body, said casing neck tab having at least one hole formed therein to receive said pivot pin; (c) a pivot mechanism comprising at least said pivot pin for positioning each of said trowel blades into a working position at an adjustable angle relative to said casing; (d) a release mechanism operatively associated with said pivot mechanism, said release mechanism capable of applying compression to said stacked plurality of trowel blades to inhibit rotation of said trowel blades about said pivot pin and relieving compression from said stacked plurality of trowel blades to permit rotation of said trowel blades about said pivot pin; wherein an angle between said casing body and said casing neck tab allows said trowel blades to be pivoted such that sufficient clearance is provided between said casing body and a work surface to permit said casing body to be used as a handle for each of said trowel blades.