Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
  • B25F—COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • B25F1/00—Combination or multi-purpose hand tools

Definitions

• the invention relates to a multifunctional handheld device which is equipped with tools for various functions.
• Multifunctional handheld devices are, for example, the well-known Swiss Army Knives, which are equipped with various tools, but these tools are movably attached to a base body.
• Multifunctional hand-held devices are also, for example, wrenches, such as double open-ended wrenches, but which have several tools for the same function.
• the invention has for its object to provide a multifunctional handheld device in a small size that can be accommodated in any handbag or trouser pocket and which has tools for many functions required in daily use.
• the invention proposes a multifunctional hand-held device which is designed with a plate-shaped body with an upper side, a lower side and a narrow circumferential side, in which the circumferential side of the plate-shaped body is spaced apart from one another via the
• Tools protruding on the circumferential side and by means of indentations of the plate-shaped body along the circumferential side of tools are designed with different functions.
• the inventive multifunctional handheld device is made in particular from a high-strength metal, such as titanium or stainless steel, V2-A steel, chrome-vanadium steel, in particular as a casting, in a handy size of a few centimeters in width, so that it can be carried comfortably in any pocket, Jacket pocket, handbag can be carried.
• the handheld device is then available as an "emergency tool" at any location and situation where regular standardized tools are not available.
• the handheld device is preferably made of a hardenable metal that is hardened after shaping.
• Each tool designed on the handheld device is functional and fully resilient, since the handheld device is made of a high-strength material.
• the hand-held device according to the invention with multi-functions in the form of the various tools which are formed on it can be produced, for example, by die casting from a high-strength metal. It is also conceivable to manufacture the handheld device from a high-strength plastic, possibly fiber-reinforced. 1
• the multifunctional handheld device can be manufactured in different variations, ie different numbers and sizes of selected tools.
• the plate-shaped body preferably has a frog-like shape with a head part, ilal part and two legs comprising a free space, optionally a semicircular circular arc. This shape is achieved by indentations on the peripheral side of the plate-shaped body, the
• the legs can be so long that they encompass a slightly larger circular arc than the semicircle, so that, for example, a corresponding disk can be clamped between the legs.
• a corresponding disk can be clamped between the legs.
• the indentation which forms the space between the legs, is also equipped as a bottle opener.
• protruding tools are preferably formed on the circumferential side and possibly also the upper side, such as, for example, an Allen key, socket wrench, flat-blade screwdriver and / or Phillips screwdriver.
• the bottom of the handheld device is
• a ring spanner can be embedded in the plate-shaped body in the area of the head part from the underside and optionally as a through hole in connection and coaxially with
• a hollow socket wrench can be formed, which is formed in a molded on the top of the head part of the plate-shaped body molded socket.
• Spanners are preferably formed on the plate-shaped body by indentations according to the invention. Plate-shaped through design of the • **> body with an approximately circular
• the circumferential side is enlarged by the design of the legs, so that in these areas numerous tools, such as nail files, wooden files, on the outer Circumferential sides and nail claws, knives and cutting edges can be protected on the inner U front sides of the legs.
• the ends of the legs of the plate-shaped body can be designed as a Phillips screwdriver and / or flat-blade screwdriver.
• the approximately circular-arched space formed between the two legs of the plate-shaped body can also be used as a bottle opener in conjunction with at least one tab formed in the apex region of the indentation.
• a mark piece or deposit piece or the like With a corresponding size of the diameter of the circular arc, a mark piece or deposit piece or the like, a disk containing a magnifying glass can also be inserted.
• the multifunctional hand-held device proposed according to the invention makes it possible to carry out daily activities immediately, such as tightening a screw on a bicycle on the move, venting radiators, tightening loose screws that suddenly occur, or, for example, filing off wood splinters that have formed. at least makeshift in cases where the normal hand tool is not available.
• Figure 1 is a top view of the top of the multifunctional handheld device
• FIG. 2 shows the section AA according to FIG. 1
• FIG. 3 shows the top view of a disk which can be inserted into the handheld device according to FIG. 1, as indicated in FIG. 2
• Figure 4 top view of the top of another
• FIG. 6 shows the section AB according to FIG. 5
• FIG. 7 shows the bottom view of the hand-held device according to FIG. 5
• FIG. 10 view X enlarged according to FIG. 5
• FIG. 11 view W enlarged according to FIG. 5 5
• FIG. 12 section FF according to FIG. 7.
• the multifunctional hand-held device 100 for various tool functions consists of a plate-shaped body 101, for example made of a high-strength metal, such as titanium or stainless steel.
• the plate-shaped body 101 has an approximately frog-shaped shape with a head part 105 and legs 106, 107, a space being formed between the legs by means of an indentation or recess 110 which is more than half the size of a circle.
• the head part 105 is separated from the legs by the neck part 108, the neck part being formed by approximately opposite indentations 4, 15 of different sizes.
• At least one of the sides namely the upper side 103 or the lower side 102 of the plate-shaped body, is preferably flat, the narrow circumferential side 104 delimits the body laterally.
• Most of the tools formed on the handheld device 100 are formed on the narrow circumferential side 104, preferably integrated with the plate-shaped body, either integrally formed above the circumference or by indentations on the plate-shaped body.
• the approximately semicircular to oval or triangular head part 105 has protruding from the peripheral side 104, namely in the Tools protruding from the plate level in the form of an Allen key 1, for example for 4 mm, a Phillips screwdriver 3 (size 2) and one
• Nail claw 21 may be molded into the peripheral side.
• a protruding socket 2a designed as a hollow socket wrench 2
• Hollow socket wrench can be formed continuously through the plate-shaped body 101 and enlarged on the opposite side as a ring wrench 17 with a diameter of 6 mm.
• the peripheral sides can be designed in some areas, for example, as a wooden file 5 with corresponding grooves and as a nail file 14 with corresponding corrugation. With a corresponding slightly curved shape of the legs, these filing surfaces can be used in practical use.
• Appropriate tools such as a Phillips screwdriver 6 or a flat-blade screwdriver 12, can be formed at the ends of the legs 106, 107.
• the peripheral sides can be formed as edges, for example as an edge 11 for a fingernail cleaner and opposite as a blunt edge 13 as an opener for letters, parcels or the like. All tools molded onto the outer circumference of the body 101 must not have any sharp edges in order to avoid injuries when handling.
• projecting edges 10 can be used as Cable knife be formed.
• edges 10 are formed with a smaller thickness than the thickness of the body 101, so that at the same time there is a contact surface for a disk 19 to be inserted into the circular opening, see FIGS. 2 and 3.
• a protruding tab 9 is formed on the circumferential side, likewise with a smaller thickness than the wall thickness of the body 101. This tab 9 serves as a bottle opener and at the same time also as a contact surface for the disk 19.
• cutting tools can be formed along the circumferential side of the plate-shaped body in the region of the circular recess 110, for example a cutting edge 8 as a small knife for cutting threads or as a nail claw 7.
• the disc 19 can be, for example, a token, or a coin or a disc with a built-in magnifying glass 18.
• the diameter of the circular recess can be, for example, approximately 23.5 mm, so that a disc 19, which is only slightly larger, between the legs 106, 107 can be inserted clamping.
• the disk 19 can then, as shown in FIG. 2, be removed from one side out of the circular opening and the body 101.
• the total length 1 of the multifunctional hand-held device according to FIGS. 1 and 2, measured between the ends of the legs and the Allen key 1 protruding from the head part, can be kept small, in particular at 6 to 9 cm.
• Handheld device measured between the outer sides of the legs 106, 107, can be kept at 3 to 5 cm, the thickness d of the plate-shaped body can be 4 to 5 mm, so that 1 overall, a very small handheld device that can be produced at any time with a portable handheld device for daily needs.
• the handheld device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 can also be designed with fewer tools or in a further embodiment with new tools.
• the basic shape of the hand-held device 100 is formed in a frog-shaped configuration with a head part 101, neck part 108 by two opposing indentations each forming an open-end wrench 4, 15 of different sizes and with two adjoining 5 legs 106, 107, which are slightly curved outwards that enclose a space 110 between them.
• the ends of the two legs 106, 107 are angled slightly outwards.
• the head part 105 is well rounded and has tools in the form of an Allen key along its circumferential side 104 at a sufficient distance from one another
• a recess 17 is in turn formed as a hexagonal ring key on the underside of the plate, which, as can be seen in FIG. 2, on the opposite side in a protruding socket
• 25 2a which serves as a radiator ventilation key, opens.
• 107 On the inside of the two legs 106, 107 is arched in the middle. formed circumferential region, a projecting tab 9 is used, which serves as a bottle opener. An indentation 7 can also be provided in this tab
• blunt edges 13, 23, 8a can be formed, which can serve as a package opener or letter opener. If this edge 8a extends on the inside of one leg, it can also be made with a somewhat sharper one
• a blunt corner 24 which can serve, for example, as a can opener for milk cans or the like, can be formed from a leg 107 to the ends of the legs.
• Slotted screwdrivers 12, 16 are preferably formed in smaller and larger dimensions at the ends of the legs 106, 107. With a corresponding parallel guidance of the inside of the legs 106, 107 in partial areas, it is possible, as indicated by the dashed lines at a distance 25, to create an opening in the manner of a spanner with an opening that differs from the spanners 4, 15, in particular a larger opening.
• a aerator key can be formed, such as can be used for water cranes, the circumferential side resulting from the tapering in the area of the knife edge 8a being included.
• the multifunctional hand-held device 100 also shows how appropriate tools can be formed along, preferably on the peripheral sides, of the frog-shaped body, which allow the user to carry out the most varied of work with just one device.
• sharp edges are protected by the arrangement on the inside of the legs, so that injuries when handling the device are avoided.
• the plate-shaped body 101 has so much mass that the molded tools are stable and firm and bending of the body or the tools is avoided when they are used.
• the plate-shaped body 101 is shaped by indentations in such a way that it is relatively light and easy to handle and can be carried in the pocket.
• FIGS. 5 shows the hand-held device 100 in its top view onto the top side 103 of the plate-shaped body in its original size.
• FIG. 7 shows the bottom view of the handheld device 100 and
• FIG. 6 shows the cross section AB according to FIG. 5.
• the plate-shaped body 101 which has an approximately oval shape, is structured into a head part 105 and neck part 108 by two opposing indentations which form two spanners 4, 15 of different sizes.
• the plate-shaped body 101 is shaped by a large indentation 110, which is of a size for formation as a bottle opener, in such a way that two legs 106, 107 lying opposite one another are formed and on the side opposite the head part 105, the indentation 110 is located.
• the ends of the legs 106, 107 are angled slightly outwards and are designed as slotted screwdrivers 12 and 16a of different sizes.
• protruding tools are formed from one another with a sufficient spacing, in the middle an Allen key 1, for example size 4, and on both sides a Phillips pin 3 or 6 as a screwdriver of different sizes.
• an upwardly projecting socket 2a with a square hole 2 is formed approximately in the middle as a hollow socket wrench, for example usable as a radiator ventilation key.
• a ring opening 17 Coaxial on the underside of the plate-shaped body to the hollow socket wrench 2 is a ring opening 17 which is designed as a hexagon and which forms a ring wrench, as shown in FIG.
• the spanners of the indentations 4 and 15 are provided with a collar shape on the top 103 of the plate-shaped body.
• the underside 102 of the plate-shaped body is smooth and flat, as can also be seen in FIG. 6, so that the hand-held device can lie flat.
• FIG. 11 shows the view W on the small Phillips screwdriver on a scale of 2: 1
• FIG. 10 shows sections of the view X on the larger Phillips screwdriver 6 on a scale of 2: 1.
• the large indentation 110 between the legs 106, 107 has in its apex region a tab which extends into the free space and is divided into two tabs 9a, 9b by a notch 7 which can serve as a nail claw.
• the recess 110 together with the tabs 9a, 9b can be used as a bottle opener, the bottle cap being shown in broken lines in FIG. 5.
• a wedge-shaped tapering of the plate-shaped body on the underside, corresponding to the marked areas 27a, 22a, is carried out on the legs 106, 107 on the inside in an area adjacent to the tab 9a, 9b .
• the plate-shaped body On the outer circumference of one of the legs, here leg 106 near the end of the legs, the plate-shaped body is also tapered outwards in a wedge shape in order to create an edge 13 which is suitable for opening packages, letters or the like. This edge 13 is clearly visible in FIGS. 8 and 12.
• a knife edge 8a is likewise created on the inside of a leg, here leg 107, by means of a corresponding recess, as can be seen from FIGS. 5 and 9.
• Both the edge 13 and the knife edge ⁇ a are separated by recesses from the outer edge, i.e. the outer circumferential side 104, see FIG. 8, or the inner circumferential side in the region of the indentation 110, see FIG. 9, in order to avoid injuries.
• the hand-held device 100 is made in one piece from a high-strength material, in particular metal, for example by means of the die-casting process. Depending on the metal selected, it is possible to harden or temper the handheld device. It is also possible to provide the wrench screwdriver blades or other functional surfaces with an application, for example zinc application.

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