US 12,257,687 B2
Folding tool
Victor J. Levand, Lyndhurst, OH (US); Sharad Gaurav, Lakewood, OH (US); Sarah B. Mulroy, Rocky River, OH (US); Joshua R. Robertson, North Ridgeville, OH (US); Edward Ray Goodwin, Jr., Westlake, OH (US); Randi Boss, Avon Lake, OH (US); and Michael C. Lambertson, Jr., Aurora, OH (US)
Assigned to SWIMC LLC, Cleveland, OH (US)
Filed by THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY, Cleveland, OH (US)
Filed on Feb. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/678,185.
Application 17/678,185 is a continuation of application No. 16/669,981, filed on Oct. 31, 2019, granted, now 11,292,117.
Application 16/669,981 is a continuation of application No. 15/871,605, filed on Jan. 15, 2018, granted, now 10,493,613, issued on Dec. 3, 2019.
Application 15/871,605 is a continuation of application No. 15/427,003, filed on Feb. 7, 2017, granted, now 9,908,231, issued on Mar. 6, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/292,568, filed on Feb. 8, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0176536 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B25F 1/04 (2006.01); B08B 1/16 (2024.01); B25F 1/00 (2006.01); B25G 1/08 (2006.01); B25G 3/14 (2006.01); B25G 3/26 (2006.01); B25G 3/32 (2006.01); B26B 11/00 (2006.01); B44D 3/00 (2006.01); E04F 21/165 (2006.01)
CPC B25F 1/04 (2013.01) [B08B 1/165 (2024.01); B25F 1/006 (2013.01); B25G 1/08 (2013.01); B25G 3/14 (2013.01); B25G 3/26 (2013.01); B25G 3/32 (2013.01); B26B 11/001 (2013.01); B26B 11/006 (2013.01); B44D 3/006 (2013.01); E04F 21/165 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tool comprising:
a handle assembly including a top portion having first and second ends and a bottom portion having first and second ends;
a lock plate disposed between the top and bottom portions and having first and second ends, a deflectable arm having a free end biased towards the top portion, a fixed end opposite the free end, a detent near the free end, and a rounded tool portion at the first end of the lock plate that extends axially past an exterior face of the first ends of the top and bottom portions; and
a blade disposed between the top portion and the lock plate, the blade having first and second ends,
wherein the blade is rotatable about the first end of the blade between a closed position where the second end of the blade is held within the handle assembly, and an open position where the second end of the blade is outside the top and bottom portions overlapping the rounded tool portion and the first end of the blade is engaged by the free end of the deflectable arm to hold the blade in the open position.