Claims
- 1. A hand tool comprising:
- a handle having an elongated body having oppositely disposed handle ends;
- a plurality of tool bits;
- first tool means comprising sleeve means, and means for pivotally connecting said sleeve means to said handle disposed adjacent one handle end, said sleeve means comprising means for removably receiving at least one said tool bit, said sleeve means being pivoted from an inoperable position adjacent the handle to an operable position disposed away from the handle, wherein said at least one said tool bit is disposed in the sleeve means in the operable position;
- second tool means comprising means for engaging a tool element, and means for pivotally connecting said second tool means to the handle adjacent the other handle end, so that the second tool means is pivoted to an operable position to engage the tool element; further comprising telescoping magnet means, and means for connecting the telescoping magnet means to the handle, said means for connecting the telescoping magnet means comprising means for pivotally connecting said telescoping magnet means to said handle,
- whereby the hand tool is alternatively operable as a first tool, a second tool or a telescoping magnet.
- 2. The hand tool of claim 1, said means for pivotally connecting said sleeve means comprising a pivot axis and said means for pivotally connecting said telescoping magnet means comprising a pivot axis and wherein said pivot axes are coaxial.
- 3. The hand tool of claim 1, said sleeve means comprising an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve slidably removably received in the outer sleeve, said inner sleeve comprising means for removably receiving said plurality of tool bits.
- 4. A hand tool comprising:
- a handle having an elongated body having oppositely disposed handle ends;
- a plurality of tool bits;
- first tool means comprising sleeve means, and means for pivotally connecting said sleeve means to said handle disposed adjacent one handle end, said sleeve means comprising means for removably receiving at least one of said tool bit, said sleeve means being pivoted from an inoperable position adjacent the handle to an operable position disposed away from the handle, wherein said at least one said tool bit is disposed in the sleeve means in the operable position;
- second tool means comprising means for engaging a tool element, and means for pivotally connecting said second tool means to the handle adjacent the other handle end, so that the second tool means is pivoted to an operable position to engage the tool element; further comprising telescoping magnet means, and means for connecting the telescoping magnet means to the handle, said means for connecting the telescoping magnet means comprising means for pivotally connecting said telescoping magnet means to said handle,
- whereby said telescoping magnet means is pivoted from a first position in the handle to said operable position disposed away from the handle.
- 5. The hand tool of claim 4, said sleeve means comprising an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve slidably removably received in the outer sleeve, said inner sleeve comprising means for removably receiving said plurality of tool bits.
PRIOR RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a division of U.S. Ser. No. 08/904,665, filed Aug. 1, 1997, which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. Ser. No. 08/620,471, filed Mar. 22, 1996, abandoned and U.S. Ser. No. 08/904,665 is also a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/451,398, filed May 26, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,711,194.
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Divisions (1)
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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