Patent ID: 7150210

Claim:
A folding tool, comprising: (a) a pair of interconnected members each of said interconnected members including a respective base portion, said interconnected members being connected to each other through a pivot joint spaced apart from said base portion of each of said interconnected members; (b) a pair of handles, each of said handles having a respective first end and a respective second end and defining a respective cavity capable of receiving a portion of one of said interconnected members, said first end of each of said handles being pivotally connected to said base portion of a respective one of said interconnected members so that said tool may be configured with said interconnected members deployed and said handles extended with respect to said interconnected members, or with said handles in a closed configuration with said interconnected members received in said cavities of said handles; (c) a tool pivot shaft mounted in one of said handles; (d) a tool bit mounted on said tool pivot shaft and movable with respect to said one of said handles between a stowed position and an extended position; and (e) each of said handles including a respective ear that protrudes from said respective cavity thereof, each of said ears overlapping alongside each other and extending into engagement with the other of said handles, keeping said handles aligned with each other when said handles are in said closed configuration and said tool bit is in said extended position.