Claims
- 1. A replaceable tool cartridge adapted to retain a plurality of ancillary knife like tools capable of demountable insertion within a handle of a multifunction tool, comprising:
a hollow pivot pin about which the plurality of ancillary tools pivotally rotate; and means to retain said hollow pivot pin within the handle of the multifunction tool.
- 2. The device of claim further comprising restraining means for keeping the plurality of ancillary tools on said hollow pivot pin.
- 3. The device of claim 2 wherein said restraining means comprises:
a u-shaped channel having two side walls and a base; and a pivot aperture formed within each of said side walls for accepting said hollow pivot pin such that said side walls restrain the plurality of ancillary tools on said hollow pivot pin.
- 4. The device of claim 2 wherein said means to retain said hollow pivot pin within the handle of the multifunction tool comprises a retaining bolt.
- 5. The device of claim 4 wherein the handle of said multifunction tool acts to restrain the plurality of ancillary tools on said hollow pivot pin.
- 6. The device of claim 3 wherein said means to retain said hollow pivot pin within the handle of the multifunction tool comprises a retaining bolt.
- 7. The device of claim 6 further having anti-rocking means to prevent said unshaped channel from rocking about said hollow pivot pin whenever the ancillary tools are pivoted about said hollow pivot pin.
- 8. The device of claim 7 wherein the multifunction tool further has a stud contained within the handle thereof and wherein said anti-rocking means comprises:
a notch adapted to slide over the stud.
- 9. The device of claim 7 wherein the multifunction tool further has a clip formed within the handle thereof and wherein said anti-rocking means comprises:
sliding said base of said u-shaped channel over the clip.
- 10. A replaceable tool cartridge adapted to hold a plurality of ancillary knife-like tools capable of demountable insertion within a handle of a multifunction tool comprising:
a u-shaped channel having two side walls and a base; a hollow pivot pin about which said plurality of ancillary tools may pivot; a pivot aperture formed within each of said side walls for accepting said hollow pivot pin such that said hollow pivot pin lies between each side wall; and a retaining bolt which passes through the handle of the multifunction tool and through said hollow pivot pin such that the replaceable tool is retained within the handle of the multifunction tool.
- 11. The device of claim 10 further having anti-rocking means to prevent said u-shaped channel from rocking about said hollow pivot pin whenever the ancillary tools are pivoted about said hollow pivot pin.
- 12. The device of claim 11 wherein the multifunction tool further has a stud contained within the handle thereof and wherein said anti-rocking means comprises:
a notch adapted to slide over the stud.
- 13. The device of claim 11 wherein the multifunction tool further has a clip formed within the handle thereof and wherein said anti-rocking means comprises:
sliding said base of said u-shaped channel over the clip.
- 14. The device of claim 11 wherein the multifunction tool further has a clip formed within the handle thereof and wherein said anti-rocking means comprises:
a notch adapted to slide over the clip.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application claims the benefit of priority of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/167,862 filed on Nov. 29, 2000.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60167862 |
Nov 1999 |
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