Multi-use firefighting tool
View Patent ↗The present invention provides a multi-use firefighting tool. The tool may be used as a stand-alone tool or as a supplement to existing tools. An additional aspect of the present invention is to provide a multi-use tool configured to enable, among other things, forcible entry and valve opening/closing.
1. A firefighting tool comprising:
a body having a first end comprising a wedge and a second end comprising a slot and a horizontal aperture passing through the slot;
a handle comprising a first end comprising a handle aperture, the handle first end configured to interconnect with the slot wherein the handle aperture aligns with the horizontal aperture to enable a pin to fit within the aligned handle aperture and horizontal aperture; and
a socket comprising a first end configured to interconnect with the second end of the handle and a second end configured with a pentagonal aperture.
2. The tool of claim 1 , wherein the wedge terminates in a pair of prongs forming a wedge slot.
3. The tool of claim 1 , wherein the pentagonal aperture is adapted to operate as a valve operating tool.
4. The tool of claim 1 , further comprising a connecting sleeve configured to engage the handle first end.
5. The tool of claim 1 , further comprising a retaining washer and a snap ring, each configured to engage the handle second end.
6. The tool of claim 1 , wherein the handle first end is of rectangular cross-section.
7. The tool of claim 1 , wherein the tool is manufactured of a high-strength material comprising high strength steel, case-hardened steel, titanium and beryllium copper.
8. The tool of claim 1 , wherein the second end of the handle interconnects with the socket aperture by way of a snap ring.
9. The tool of claim 1 , wherein the body comprises a vertical aperture between the first and second end.
10. The tool of claim 1 , wherein the body may be configured in any of a flat state, an angled state, and a folded state relative to the socket.
11. The tool of claim 1 , wherein the wedge comprises a symmetrical arcuate profile shape.
12. A firefighting tool, comprising:
a body having a first end configured with a wedge and a second end configured with a slot and a horizontal aperture passing through the slot;
a handle comprising a first end configured with a handle aperture and configured to interconnect with the slot, wherein when the handle aperture is in alignment with the horizontal aperture a pin fitted within the aligned handle aperture and horizontal aperture secures the handle with the body;
a socket comprising a first end configured to interconnect with the second end of the handle and a second end configured with a pentagonal aperture; and
a connecting sleeve configured to engage the handle first end;
wherein the pentagonal aperture is adapted to operate as a valve operating tool.
13. The tool of claim 12 , wherein the wedge terminates in a pair of prongs forming a forming a wedge slot, and wherein the body may be configured in any of a flat state, a 45 degree angled state, and a folded state relative to the socket.
14. The tool of claim 12 , wherein the wedge comprises a symmetrical arcuate profile shape.
15. The tool of claim 12 , wherein the second end of the handle interconnects with the socket aperture by way of a snap ring.
16. The tool of claim 12 , wherein the tool is manufactured of a high-strength material comprising high strength steel, case-hardened steel, titanium and beryllium copper.
17. The tool of claim 12 , wherein the handle first end is of rectangular cross-section.
18. The tool of claim 12 , wherein the body may be configured in any of a flat state, an angled state, and a folded state relative to the socket.
19. The tool of claim 12 , the body comprises a vertical aperture between the first and second end.
20. A method of using a firefighting tool, comprising:
providing a firefighting tool, the tool comprising: a body having a first end comprising a wedge and a second end comprising a slot and a horizontal aperture passing through the slot; a handle comprising a first end comprising a handle aperture, the handle first end configured to interconnect with the slot wherein the handle aperture aligns with the horizontal aperture to enable a pin to fit within the aligned handle aperture and horizontal aperture; and a socket comprising a first end configured to interconnect with the second end of the handle and a second end configured with a pentagonal aperture; and
engaging an external surface with the firefighting tool assembly to at least one of force-entry, pry, wedge, strike, hammer, twist and destructively transfer energy.
21. The method of claim 20 , the tool further comprising a connecting sleeve configured to engage the handle first end.