Patent ID: 7827638

Claim:
A multi-function tool comprising: first and second opposed elongate members joined together for scissor action about a pivot joint, the first elongate member having a first handle grip at a rear end and a first cutting element having a first blade with a cutting edge at a front end thereof and a first arm segment intermediate the handle grip and blade, and the second elongate member having a second handle grip at a rear end and a second cutting element having a second blade with a cutting edge at a front end thereof and a second arm segment intermediate the handle grip and blade, and the first and second arm segments being joined by a connector to form the pivot joint; and, means to measure battery condition carried in the handle grip of the first elongate member, wherein the means to measure battery condition includes a voltage testing circuit carried in the handle grip of the first elongate member, which voltage testing circuit measures and indicates voltage of a battery connected thereto, wherein the indication of the measured voltage is a visual indication of voltage of a battery connected thereto, and wherein the visual indication includes at least one LED, which at least one LED is illuminated by marginal battery voltage.