Compound tools – Automobile repair or maintenance
Patent
1991-10-23
1993-10-12
Smith, James G.
Compound tools
Automobile repair or maintenance
7158, 7170, 15105, B25F 100
Patent
active
052513513
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field and Objectives of the Invention
The invention relates to a manual combination tool, in particular for motor vehicles, with an ice scraper and/or a squeegee for moisture removal disposed on a handle.
Such combination tools are known in various embodiments as tools with handles or in the shape of plates or frames and only allow one of two functions, namely the removal of water and the scraping of ice from the window glass of the motor vehicles.
It is the object of the invention to provide a combination tool which can additionally fulfill at least one further function, preferably a plurality of different helpful functions, while being simply and inexpensively constructed, being easy to manipulate and having an increased useful value. removal, the combination tool in accordance with the invention furthermore makes possible another or a plurality of additional functions and in its totality permits the performance of altogether six different functions.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This combination tool is simply and inexpensively constructed, permits easy manipulation and results in increased useful value because of its many functions.
The advantages of the combination tool are as follows:
1. In one longitudinal end section of the handily designed handle are disposed the ice scraper, the squeegee, the emergency hammer and a container for a slip and lubricating agent, and a cutting element and a sharpening element are provided in the other longitudinal end section.
2. The ice scraper and the squeegee for removing moisture are placed opposite each other in an advantageous manner and diverge towards the exterior, so that they can be easily used separately.
3. A striking bolt for use as an emergency hammer is securely and permanently fixed at several attachment points in the handle and may have a striking point or a flat striking surface and is used for breaking the window glass in an emergency or can be used for small repairs of the motor vehicle.
4. The handle has a cutout for the fingers which, on the side of the emergency hammer, is covered by a protective bar, so that injury to the fingers by glass shards or other parts is prevented when using the emergency hammer--because of this the combination tool is additionally embodied protected against accidents in its use.
5. Various slip and lubricating agents, in particular talcum powder for rubbing into rubber gaskets, can be stored in the container, formed by a molded chamber and closed by a removable stopper, so that this slip or lubricating agent is always at hand and can be easily blown out in a directed manner by a pump formed by a deformable bellows disposed on a handle shell of the handle.
6. The cutting element has an advantageously positioned knife blade and is used in particular for cutting the seat belts in the car in case of emergency, however, it can also be used for cutting ribbons, twine, or the like.
7. By means of the sharpening element the user has the opportunity to re-sharpen the worn windshield wiper blades, so that the life of the windshield wiper blades can be extended in this way. This sharpening element is removable, is preferably held displaceably on both handle shells by means of a groove and spring connection and can thus be used as a separate part for sharpening purposes.
8. Besides employment of the combination tool in connection with the motor vehicle, it can also be used in the household for removing moisture from window panes, as emergency hammer for hammering in nails or the like, for cutting string, paper, etc. and for sharpening knives, scissors or the like.
9. The handle is formed by two mirror-reversed, one-piece shell halves, which are provided with molded connection means, can be manufactured simply and cost-effectively and, with the individual tools inserted, can be easily combined into a unit. The connection of the two handle shells is made by clip closures gripping each other and additionally in one longitudinal section by a hook connection and in the other longitudinal section by the sh
REFERENCES:
patent: 3670459 (1972-06-01), Welton
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