US2011963A - Pocket implement - Google Patents

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US- ,v 1935- i o. ALT ENBACH 2,011,963 POCKET IMPLEMENT I Filed 001;. 12, 1953 INVENTOR Otto Alten baa/1 BY @BA, PWL-M TTORN EY Patented Aug. 20,193

Application October-.12, 1933. Serial N... 693,242

In Great Britain June 19, 1,933

, I I 8 Claims. This invention relates to pocket implements and hasfor an object the provision ofan im'plement which carries one or more convenient tools together with meansfor covering the tools'to 5 render them ineffective and harmless when not in use and to give the implement a smooth contour so'that it will not'injure the pockets-of garments when carried therein. i

Various kinds of tools have-heretofore been blade and many of them have been assoc a ed with implements which carried knife bla es. Some have been made to fold into the handle like a knife blade but this is often inconvenient and proposed for pocket use besides the usual kgife handle but in this case there has been difficulty in providing a satisfactory cover for the tool when not in use. The present invention provides a very substantial tool and a very convenient cover therefor which it is believed will overcomethe previous difficulties.

The invention will be more readily. apparent from a description of an illustrative embodiment thereof shown in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a pocket knife .embodyin'g one form of the invention, parts being broken away to show interior construction;

Fig. 2 is a front view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a back view of one end thereof; and

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the r manner of using the implement. I

Referring tOLthB drawing thehandle 4 of the 85 imple ment may house one or more foldable knife blades I 3. It is not necessary that such blade be carried since in so .far as the present invention is concerned any other tool may be substituted, for example another tool at the other end" 40 I of the handle similar to the one to be described hereinbelow. In the event that hinged devices are employed the handle may be provided with a leaf spring 5.

According to the present invention the implement is provided with' a toolt projecting from -one end thereof. The tool maybe substantially rigid with the handle for strength. It may be shaped for any of a variety of uses. Herein "it is made in the form of a screwdriver. In the present embodiment alsothe tool is formed as an integral extension of the leaf spring 5 according to the disclosure of any prior Patent No. 1,78'7,- not indispensable to the press 424,. though this is cut invention. I

A movable cover I is provided for the tool, the

usually'does not permitof a very substantial conf struction. Some have been made rigid with they same comprising spaced sides It open from the front as at the slot 8 to embrace the tool and rigidly connected at the back by a member 9.

The sides of the cover are of suflicient extent to completely cover the tool when'the cover is in closed position; In the preferred form shown in the drawing the cover is also made of the same width and thickness as the handle so as to form a smooth extension thereof, and is rounded at the end and edges, constituting in eifect a bolster 10 for the handle.

The member 9 is extended toward the handle in the form of a tang which enters a recess. is in the handle and is secured therein by a pivot pin it. The tang is extended from the cover for 15 several reasons, one, to give leverage in opening the cover, another to permitthe cover to be moved back out of the region of the tool as shown in, full lines in Fig. 1, and anotherto permit the .'cover to be used as a lever for turning the tool. 20

' It may be noted from Fig. 4 that the cover in I the open position forms an angle with the bandie and permits the user to engage it with his thumb toassist in turning the tool. The tang I 9 is-madethick and of good material and is pivg5 oted farenough away from-the end of the handle to furnish a strong construction capable of withstanding'the turning action;

Means are provided for holding the cover in closed and open positions. As shown herein, the tang. 9 extends'further from the pivot pin at the end than on the sides so as to constitute a heel i2 for cooperating with the leaf spring 5 previously referred to, which spring in the present embodiment, as stated, is integral with the tool.. Means are provided on the handle, for example as a shoulder i! on the spring 5, for limiting the opening movement of the cover. I I

While I have limited the description to one embodiment of the invention for purposes of 11-140 lus ration it is to be understood that the inventio' is not thus limited but may have various embodiments within the scope of the subioined I claim! i A pocket implement comprising in combination, ahandle, a substantiallyrigid tool projecting from'an end of the handle, a cover for said tool: said coverincluding spaced sides which are sufficiently extensive to cover the entire exposed portions of'the tool, said sides being unconnected at the front edge whereby to leave a'slot for receiving the tool and being connected at the rear edge whereby the sides are held rigidly in spaced relationship. a tame extending'from the back of the cover and between the sides, a recess in said handle for receiving said tang, and a hinge element between the tang and the handle, said hinge element being located at a distance from the end of the handle.

2. A pocket implement comprising in combination, a handle provided with a longitudinal slot, a substantially rigid tool projecting from an end of the handle, a cover for said tool hinged to said handle on one side thereof, said cover including spaced sides which are sufliciently extensive to cover the entire exposed portions of the tool, the cover having a path of movement such that parts on the side opposite the hinge side pass across the tool intermediate its length, said sides being unconnected at the front edge whereby to leave a slot for receiving the tool and being connected at the rear edge whereby the sides are held rigidly in spaced relationship, the cover being of substantially the same width and thickness as the handle so as to form a smooth continuation thereof with its slot aligned with .the slot of the handle when in closed position over the tool, and means hinging the cover to the handle.

3. A pocket implement comprising in combination, a handle provided with a longitudinal slot, a substantially rigid tool projecting from an end of the handle, a cover for said tool hinged to said handle at one side thereof, said cover including spaced sides which are sufficiently extensive to cover the entire exposed portions of the tool, the cover having a path of movement such that parts on the side opposite the hinge side pass across the tool intermediate its length, said sides being unconnected at thefront edge whereby to leave a slot in alignment with the handle slot for receiving the tool and being connected at the rear edge whereby the sides are held rigidly in spaced relationship, a pivot for said cover on said handle, and means for holding the cover securely in either open or closed positions.

4. A pocket implement as set forth in claim 3 in which said cover is provided with an extending tang hinged to the handle at a distance from the end thereof and in which means are provided in conjunction with said handle and cover for holding the cover at an angle to the handle and out of the way of the tool when the cover is open proximately the thickness of the slot between the sides of the cover and in which the tang is of the same thickness so as to fit within the recess as a smooth continuation of the back of the handle when the cover is in closed position.

'7. A pocket implement comprising in combination, a handle, a tool secured to said handle, said tool being of the type adapted to be turned about its axis for its normal intended use, and a cover for said tool adapted to be moved into alignment with the handle when closed to cover the tool or to be swung out at an angle to the handle when open for operation of the tool, saidcover including an extension hinging the cover to the handle at a-distance from the end of the handle and which permits the cover to be used as a lever for turning the tool when the cover is open.

8. A pocket implement comprising in combination, a handle, a tool secured to said handle and aligned therewith, said tool being of the type adapted to be turned about its axis for its normal intended use, and a cover for said tool adapted to be moved into alignment with the handle when closed to cover the tool or to be swung out at an angle to the handle when open for operation of the tool, said cover being hinged to the handle in a manner to cause the entire cover proper to lie at a considerable distance from the end of the handle when open so as to constitute a substantial lever for turning the tool.

OTIO AL'IENBACH.

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