Foldable implement

Abstract

An implement includes first and second elongated legs that are joined by a first hinge between respective one ends thereof to permit those legs to be folded toward and away from one another. The legs are mutually shaped to define a cavity within a handle when folded together about the hinge. Third and fourth elongated legs are each of a size to be nested within the portion of the cavity defined by a respective one of the first and second legs. A second hinge couples one end of the third leg to the other end of the first leg. A third hinge couples one end of the fourth leg to the other end of the second leg. Finally, a fourth hinge couples together the other ends of the third and fourth legs. The legs individually have respective different lengths to define a toggle movement of the third and fourth legs between a first stable position concealed within the cavity of the handle and a second position in which they project generally co-linearly away from the cavity and the first and second legs when the latter are folded together. Defined on at least one of the third and fourth legs and for performing a task, when those first and fourth legs project away from the cavity, is a working implement.