US 12,343,856 B2
Foldable hand tool
Cheng-Wei Su, Taichung (TW)
Assigned to HONG ANN TOOL INDUSTRIES CO., LTD., Taichung (TW)
Filed by HONG ANN TOOL INDUSTRIES CO., LTD., Taichung (TW)
Filed on Dec. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/079,349.
Claims priority of application No. 111105668 (TW), filed on Feb. 16, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0256584 A1, Aug. 17, 2023
Int. Cl. B25G 1/06 (2006.01); B66F 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC B25G 1/06 (2013.01) [B66F 15/00 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A foldable hand tool comprising:
a first rod member having a first distal end, a first proximal end opposite to the first distal end and a first length defined between the first distal end and the first proximal end;
a second rod member having a second distal end, a second proximal end opposite to the second distal end and a second length defined between the second distal end and the second proximal end, wherein a ratio of the first length to the second length is in a range between 1.1 and 6, and wherein the second rod member is provided with a working portion disposed at the second distal end;
a first pivoting device arranged between the first proximal end and the second proximal end, wherein the first rod member and the second rod member are configured to be selectively pivotable to each other via the first pivoting device; and
a second pivoting device arranged between the second distal end and the working portion, wherein the second distal end and the working portion are configured to be selectively pivotable to each other via the second pivoting device, wherein the second pivoting device includes a third pivoting member and a fourth pivoting member pivotally coupled to the third pivoting member, wherein the third pivoting member is fixed to the second distal end, and wherein the fourth pivoting member is formed at the working portion.