Appeal No. 2003-1284 Page 6
Application No. 09/887,179
In the present construction a pair of channel shaped handles are foldable
over plier jaws for compact carrying and storage. Auxilary [sic] parallel jaws are
operable by the main jaws when desired. Locking means operable on both sets
of jaws are provided to maintain a strong grip on an object when the handles are
released. The handles also contain various other tools, some of which may be
opened out to provide handle extensions for increasing the leverage on the
pliers.
In the preferred embodiments illustrated, the two pairs of plier jaws are
mounted on one end of the handles while the other tools are arranged to pivot
out to operative positions at the opposite ends of the handle members.
The invention will be better understood and the foregoing and additional
objects and advantages will be apparent from the following detailed description
of the preferred embodiments illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Various
changes may be made, however, in the details of construction and arrangement,
substitution or addition of parts; and certain features may be used without others.
All such modifications within the scope of the appended claims are included in
the invention.
Leatherman's instrument comprises a plurality of tools contained within a pair of
handles 10 and 11 when the handles are folded together in closed position as shown in
solid lines in Figure 1. Each handle has a connected end 12 and a free end 13.
Access to the various tools is obtained by spreading apart the free ends 13 of the
handles as indicated by the arrows and the positions of the handles shown in broken
lines as they are rotated away from each other toward the open positions indicated at
10A and 11A. In this opening movement each handle is rotated almost 180°.
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