Nov. 27, 1956 J. W. HUNT ET AL 2,771,674 CUTLERY DEVICE Filed June l2, 1953

INVENTORS / OA/W W A/l/W7 AWD WILL/AM M A7t/W7 BY SM/TH MWD OZ A77 OAMAXS 2,771,674 United States Patent Office Patented Nov. 27, 956 2 Fig. 1, the 22 and 23 are pivoted into carrying position within housing 21 and the nail clipper 24 is piv 2,771,674 oted into the housing with the jaws enclosed in the recess 25 in the end of housing 21. CUTLERY DEVICE The housing 21 includes the upper plate 26 and the John W. Huat, Pontiac, Mich., and William A. Hunt, lower plate 27. These plates are assembled in spaced Chicago, iii.; said William A. Hunt assignior to said parallel relationship and enclose therebetween the re John W. Hunt maining parts of the pocket cutlery device. Fig. 2 is a top view of the pocket cutlery device of Fig. Application June 12, 1953, Serial No. 361,366 0 1 with the top plate 26 (Fig. 1) removed and the 4. Caias. (C. 30-142) 23 swung out into operative position. The spring 27 is provided to engage the notch 28 in the end of blade 23 to hold the blade in its operative position. The blade 23 pivots about a rivet or similar device 29 as does also The present invention relates to a novel cutlery device 5 blade 22. The spring 27 is mounted at the back of hous of the type wherein the blades and other instruments ing 2i by the rivets or similar devices 30 which pass thereon are enclosed in a combination handle and hous through the upper and lower plates 26 and 27. A sim ing and are adapted to be swung out of said housing into ilar spring (not shown) is provided below spring 27 for their operative positions. blade 22. More particularly the present invention relates to a 20 The nail clipper 24 is pivotally mounted by rivet or pocket cutlery, device which includes the conventional similar device 3 which passes only through the lower blades, Screwdriver, awl, can opener, bottle opener, and plate 27 so as not to interfere with the positioning of the like and also includes therein a novel nail clipper. blade 23 for storage within housing 21 (Fig. 1). it is, therefore, one object of the present invention to As shown in Fig. 3 the pivoted end of nail clipper 24 provide a socket cutlery device which includes any de 25 is provided with the notch 32 and the spring 27 is pro sired combination of a conventional blade or blades and vided with the extension 33 to engage the notch 32 when and a novel clipper device. the nail clipper is swung out to its operative position. Another cbject of the present invention is to provide Referring now to Fig. 4 the nail clipper 24 comprises a novel pocket cutlery device including a nail clipper an upper flat spring member 34 and a lower flat spring which may be swung out of the housing of said device 30 member 35 joined together at one end. The free end of into its operative position. the upper member 34 has the downwardly, projecting jaw A further cbject of the present invention is to provide 36 formed thereon. The lower member 35 is bent down a pocket cutlery device including a housing, a nail clipper wardly at 38 and thence upwardly, to form the generally mounted in said housing, an operating arm for said nail semicircular depression 39 and terminates in the jaw 40. clipper, and recesses within said housing to receive said The pin. 4 passes upwardly through a hole provided in nail clipper and operating arm when folded into the depression 39 and through a hole provided in the their inoperative positions within said housing so as to upper member 34. The head 42 is provided on pin 40 provide a pocket cutlery device having smooth surfaces and one end of an operating arm 43 is pivoted in the slot with no projections therefrom to catch on the inside of 44 provided near the upper end of pin 4. The operat a pocket or handbag when said device is carried therein. 40 Other objects of this invention will appear in the fol ing arm 43 is provided with the struck out portion 45 lowing description and appended claims, reference being which serves as a fulcrum when the lever is in the op had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of erating position shown in Fig. 4. It is believed apparent this specification wherein like reference characters desig that the jaws 37 and 40 of the clipper. 24 are forced to nate corresponding parts in the several views. gether when the free end of arm 43 is depressed. In the drawings: 45 Referring to Fig. 3 it can be seen that the struck out Fig. 1 is a front view of one embodiment of the present portion 45 of arm 43 provides the space 46 in the arm invention showing the position of the blades and nail so that the arm may swing over the end of pin 4. Re clipper within the combination handle and housing. ferring again to Fig. 4 the top of pin 41 is chamfered as Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line 2-2 of at 47 so that the operating arm may be swung to the right Fig. 1 in the direction of the arrows. 50 over the end of pin 41 until the struck out portion 45 Fig. 3 is a top view of the pocket cutlery device of Fig. of arm 43 engages the unchamfered portion 48 of the top 1 with a portion thereof broken away and the nail clipper of pin 41. Since the pin 41 is free to rotate the arm swung out into operative position. 43 may then be turned until it overlies the upper spring Fig. 4 is an end view of the pocket cutlery device of member 34 as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The struck out Fig. 1 with the nail clipper in operative position. 55 portion 45 engages the top of pin 41 and serves to hold Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view of the nail clipper of Fig. the arm 43 in spaced relation from the member 34 so 4 showing a modification of operating arm and pin. that (as shown in Fig. 1) when the clipper 24 and blade Before explaining the present invention in detail, it is 23 are pivoted into the housing 21 the blade 23 is received to be understood that the invention is not limited in between the arm 43 and the member 34. Also, in Fig. 60 1 the recess: 49 is provided in the bottom of upper plate its application to the details of construction and arrange 26 to receive arm 43. The recess. 49 is shown in dotted ment of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings, lines in Fig. 3 and is so formed as to hold the free end since the invention is capable of other embodiments and of arm 43 slightly out of housing 21 as shown in Fig. 2 of being practiced or carried out in various ways. Also, so that the arm 43 may serve as a grip. to swing the nail it is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology clipper out of the housing. employed herein is for the purpose of description and not 35 Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view of the nail clipper per of limitation. se of Fig. 4 showing a modified operating pin and arm One embodiment of the present invention is shown in which may be used in the nail clipper of the pocket cut Figs. 1-5. Fig. 1 is a front view of this embodiment of lery device of Figs. 1-4 within the scope of the present the present invention. The pocket cutlery device 20 invention. comprises the combination handle and housing 21, the 70 In Fig. 5, pin 41a is provided with the head 42a on blades. 22 and 23, and the nail clipper 24. As shown in the lower end thereof and the upper end of the pin 4ia. 2,771,674 3 4. is cut away from both sides to provide the extension said housing to engage said blades and retain them in 49 thereon. A transverse hole is provided in this ex operative and inoperative position, the provision of a tension 49 to receive the end of an operating arm 43a. nail clipper mounted in said housing and comprising The end of operating arm 43a has the convoluted finger upper and lower flat spring members joined at one end 50 formed thereon which is received in the hole pro 5 and bent inwardly toward each other at the opposite vided in the extension 49 of pin 41a. Arm 43a is thus ends to form jaws, said lower member bent down affixed to pin 41a so as to enable said arm to swing wardly at a point inwardly from said jaw end and thence over the top of said pin. upwardly toward said jaw end to form a semicircular de The struck out portion 45a is provided on arm 43a pression in said lower member, a pin passing upwardly adjacent the finger 50, As shown in Fig. 5, this struck O through said depression and through said upper men out portion 45a serves as a fulcrum for operating arm ber, a head on said pin engaging the lower surface of 43a when said arm is in its operative position. It is be said lower member, an operating arm pivotally affixed lieved apparent that by depressing the free end of arm near its end to a slot near the upper end of said pin above 43a, when in its operative position as shown in Fig. said upper spring member so as to swing over the top 5, the jaws of the nail clipper will be urged together of said pin and lie back parallel to said upper member to cut anything placed therebetween. in an inoperative position, said nail clipper being pivotal The operating arm 43a may be swung to the right ly mounted within said housing near the center thereof (Fig. 5) over the upper end of pin 4ia. The pin 41a and adjacent one of said aforementioned blade springs is free to rotate so that the arm 43a may then be turned by a pin through the joined ends of said flat spring men to overlie flat spring member 34. 20 bers so that said clipper may be swung out of said A flat portion 51 is provided on the convoluted finger housing into an operative position, a projection on said 50 so that the biasing action of the clipper aids in adjacent blade spring to engage a notch provided on holding operating arm 43a in its inoperative position. the pivoted end of said nail clipper and retain said nail From the above description it can be seen that we clipper in its operative position, a recess in one end of have provided a novel pocket cutlery device which in said aforementioned housing to enclose the jaws of said cludes the usual blades or tools and a novel nail clipper. clipper when the clipper is pivoted into said housing, We have also provided a novel pocket cutlery device and a recess in said housing to partially receive said op including a nail clipper wherein said nail clipper and erating arm of said clipper when said clipper is pivoted the operating arm therefor are received within recesses into said housing and said operating arm is in its in provided in said cutlery device so as to provide a pocket 30 operative position leaving a portion of said operating cutlery device having smooth contours so that no pro arm protruding from said housing to serve as a gripping jections are left to catch on a pocket or handbag when means to pivot said clipper out of said housing toward said device is carried therein. the operating position of said clipper. In the above description where we have made ref. 3. In a pocket cutlery device including a housing and erence to blades mounted in our pocket cutlery device, a plurality of blades pivotally mounted in said housing it is to be understood that we contemplate substituting to swing out of said housing into operative position, the therefor any other desired , such for example as provision of a nail clipper mounted in said housing and screwdrivers, awls, bottle openers, and the like without comprising upper and lower flat spring members joined departing from the spirit, scope and purpose of our in at one end and bent inwardly toward each other at the vention. 40 opposite ends to form cutting jaws, said lower member Having thus described our invention we claim: bent downwardly at a point endwardly from said jaw end 1. In a pocket cutlery device including a housing and and thence upwardly toward said jaw end to form a semi a plurality of blades pivotally mounted in said housing circular depression in said lower member, a pin passing to swing out of said housing into operative position, upwardly through said depression and through said upper the provision of a nail clipper mounted in said housing member, a head on said pin engaging the lower Surface and comprising upper and lower fiat spring members 45 of said lower member, an operating arm having a con joined at one end and bent inwardly toward each other voluted finger on one end thereof, said convoluted finger at the opposite ends to form cutting jaws, said lower engaging in a hole near the upper end of said pin above member bent downwardly at a point inwardly from said upper spring member so that said arm may swing said jaw end and thence upwardly toward said jaw end over the top of said pin and lie back parallel to said to form a semicircular depression in said lower member, 50 upper member in an inoperative position, said nail clip a pin passing upwardly through said depression and per being pivotally mounted within said housing near through said upper member, a head on said pin engag the center thereof by a pin through the joined ends of ing the lower surface of said lower member, an operat said flat spring members so that said clipper may be ing arm pivotally affixed near its end to a slot near swung out of said housing into an operative position, a the upper end of said pin above said upper spring mem 55 recess in one end of said aforementioned housing to ber so as to swing over the top of said pin and lie enclose the jaws of said clipper when the clipper is back parallel to said upper member in an inoperative pivoted into said housing, and a recess in said housing position, said nail clipper being pivotally mounted with to partially receive said operating arm of said clipper in said housing near the center thereof by a pin through when said clipper is pivoted into said housing and said the joined ends of said flat spring members so that said 60 operating arm is in its inoperative position leaving a clipper may be swung out of said housing into an opera portion of said operating arm protruding from said hous tive position, a recess in one end of said aforementioned housing to enclose the jaws of said clipper when the clip ing to serve as a gripping means to pivot said clipper out per is pivoted into said housing, and a recess in said of said housing toward the operating position of said housing to partially receive said operating arm of said 65 clipper. clipper when said clipper is pivoted into said housing 4. In a pocket cutlery device including a housing and and said operating arm is in its inoperative position leav a plurality of blades pivotally mounted in said housing ing a portion of said operating arm protruding from to swing out of said housing into operative position; the said housing to serve as a gripping means to pivot said provision of; a nail clipper mounted in said housing and clipper out of said housing toward the operating posi comprising upper and lower flat spring members joined tion of said clipper. at one end and bent inwardly toward each other at the 2. In a pocket cutlery device including a housing, a opposite ends to form cutting jaws, said lower member plurality of blades pivotally mounted in said housing being bent downwardly at a point inwardly from said jaw to swing out of said housing into operative position, and end and thence upwardly toward said jaw end to form a a blade spring for each of said blades mounted within 75 semicircular depression in said lower member, a pin pass 2,771,674 5 6 ing upwardly through said depression and through said of said housing toward the operating position of said upper member, a head on said pin engaging the lower clipper. Surface of said lower member, an operating arm pivotally affixed near its end to said pin above said upper spring References Cited in the of this patent member so as to Swing over the top of said pin and lie UNITED STATES PATENTS back parallel to said upper member in an inoperative position, said nail clipper being pivotally mounted within 1,081,896 Eckler ------Dec. 16, 1913 said housing near the center thereof by a pin through 1,290,380 Sims ------Jan. 7, 1919 the joined ends of said flat spring members so that said 1,424,551 Blanchard------Aug. 1, 1922 clipper may be swung out of said housing into an opera 1,836,557 Seymoure ------Dec. 15, 1931 tive position, a recess in one end of said aforementioned 1,849,592 Schnafel ------Mar. 15, 1932 housing to enclose the jaws of said clipper when the clip 2,615,242 Franklin ------Oct. 29, 1952 per is pivoted into said housing, and a recess in said 2,664,624 Bassett ------Jan. 5, 1954 housing to partially receive said operating arm of said FOREIGN PATENTS clipper when said clipper is pivoted into said housing and said operating arm is in its operative position leaving a 14,230 Great Britain ------1900 portion of said operating arm protruding from said hous 191,863 Great Britain ------Jan. 25, 1923 ing to serve as a gripping means to pivot said clipper out 734,011 France ------July 19, 1932