Folding hand tool

Info

Patent number: D403569
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 22, 1998
Date of Patent: Jan 5, 1999
Assignee: SOG Specialty Knives, Inc. (Lynnwood, WA)
Inventor: Spencer Frazer (Edmonds, WA)
Primary Examiner: Martie K. Holtje
Law Firm: Christensen, O'Connor, Johnson & Kindness PLLC
Application Number: 0/86,916

Description

Description

FIG. 1 is a top right front perspective view of a folding hand tool showing my new design, in a closed position;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view thereof being the mirror image of FIG. 3;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view thereof being the mirror image of FIG. 4;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top right front perspective view thereof, in an open position;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof, in the open position;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view thereof, in the open position, the rear elevational view thereof in the open position being the mirror image of FIG. 8;

FIG. 9 is a right side elevational view thereof in the open position, the left side elevational view thereof in the open position being the mirror image of FIG. 9;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof with the tool in the open position;

FIG. 11 is a top right front perspective view of a second embodiment thereof, in a closed position;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view of the second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 13 is a left side elevational view of the second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 14 is a front elevational view of the second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 15 is a rear elevational view of the second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 16 is a right side elevational view of the second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 17 is a bottom plan view of the second embodiment thereof;

FIG. 18 is a top front right perspective view of the second embodiment thereof in an open position;

FIG. 19 is a top plan view of the second embodiment thereof in an open position;

FIG. 20 is a left side elevational view of the second embodiment thereof in the open position;

FIG. 21 is a front elevational view of the second embodiment thereof in the open position;

FIG. 22 is a bottom plan view of the second embodiment thereof in an open position;

FIG. 23 is a rear elevational view thereof in the open position;

FIG. 24 is a right side elevational view thereof in the open position;

FIG. 25 is a front elevational view thereof in an intermediate position and with implements of the tool in open positions;

FIG. 26 is a top plan view of a third embodiment thereof in an open position;

FIG. 27 is a left side elevational view of the third embodiment thereof in the open position;

FIG. 28 is a bottom plan view of the third embodiment thereof in the open position; and,

FIG. 29 is a front elevational view of the third embodiment thereof in an intermediate position with implements in open positions.

The front elevational view (open and closed), rear elevational view (open and closed), right side elevational view (open and closed), left elevational view (closed), and top right front perspective view (open and closed) of the third embodiment being identical to the corresponding views of the second embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 21, 14, 23, 15, 24, 16, 13, 18, and 11, respectively.