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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2006
Hollan Akio Tsuda, Portland, OR (US);
Nathan E. Knight, Portland, OR (US);
Melissa C. Yale, Portland, OR (US);
Charles F. Goodrich, Iii, Vancouver, WA (US);
Hollan Akio Tsuda, Portland, OR (US);
Nathan E. Knight, Portland, OR (US);
Melissa C. Yale, Portland, OR (US);
Charles F. Goodrich, III, Vancouver, WA (US);
Leatherman Tool Group, Inc., Portland, OR (US);
Abstract
A hand tool is provided that includes a handle and one or more implements that are movable relative to the handle. The hand tool may include a first implement that is rotatable within a plane and a second implement that is slidable along an axis that may also lie within that same plane. The implements may include a variety of tools or blades, such as knife blades and cutting hooks. The hand tool may also include locks and/or catches to bias or lock one or more of the implements in retracted and extended positions. The handle may define a groove or other recess for holding an instrument such as a sharpening tool.