Folding multipurpose hand tool

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the top plan, left side elevation, and rear elevation views of a folding multipurpose hand tool according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 8 is another right side elevation view thereof, shown with a gut hoot portion in an extended position;

FIG. 9 is yet another right side elevation view thereof, shown with a knife portion and a gut hook portion in folded positions;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the top plan, left side elevation, and rear elevation views of a folding multipurpose hand tool according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a right side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 17 is another right side elevation view thereof, shown with a gut hoot portion in an extended position; and,

FIG. 18 is yet another right side elevation view thereof, shown with a knife portion and a gut hook portion in folded positions.

The broken lines shown herein are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a folding multipurpose hand tool, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D564326
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 5, 2006
Date of Patent: Mar 18, 2008
Assignee: Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. (Portland, OR)
Inventors: Hollan Akio Tsuda (Portland, OR), Blair Scott Barnes (Portland, OR), Charles F. Goodrich (Vancouver, WA), Melissa C. Yale (Portland, OR), Nathan E. Knight (Portland, OR)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Attorney: Alston & Bird LLP
Application Number: 29/249,426
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/99