IP Library Granted Patent US 10,828,764
Granted Patent B2
US 10,828,764 · App. 15/122,871 · Granted Nov 10, 2020

Key shaped multitool

Inventors: Christopher Hawker (Columbus, OH); Matthew Seibert (Columbus, OH); Joel Beebe (Columbus, OH)
Assignee: NITE IZE, INC.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,828,764
App. No.
15/122,871
Granted
Nov 10, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A multi-tool includes a keyshaped body, the keyshaped body having a key like shape and a standard key size. The keyshaped body includes a rounded end, the rounded end including a aperture for a key chain and a textured surface configured to provide grip to the hand of a user. The keyshaped body further includes a slim extending end, opposite the rounded end, the slim extending end including a tip, the tip having a wedge end, the wedge end shaped such that it functions as a screw driver, the slim end further included a left and right side, the left side having a grooved surface shaped such that it functions as file, the right side including a cutting surface and a lip, the lip providing for a bottle opener in conjunction with an aperture in which the cutting surface is located and using the keyshaped body as a lever arm.

Claims (22)

1. A multitool comprising:

a keyshaped body, the keyshaped body having a key like shape and a standard key size, the keyshaped body including:

a rounded end, the rounded end including an aperture for a key chain and a textured surface configured to provide grip to the hand of a user, the textured surface defined by a plurality of ridges and grooves; and

a slim extending end, opposite the rounded end, the slim extending end including a wedge-shaped end defining a screwdriver tip, the slim end further comprising a left and right side, the left and right sides tapering symmetrically at the wedge-shaped end to define the screwdriver tip, the left side having a grooved surface shaped such that it functions as a file, the file extending along portions of both the rounded end and the slim extending end, the right side including a single cutting edge and a lip, the lip and single cutting edge providing for a bottle opener in conjunction with a cutout in which the single cutting edge is located and using the keyshaped body as a lever arm, wherein the single cutting edge is a serrated knife edge at least partially defining the cutout for the bottle opener in the slim end, the cutout shaped to accommodate a bottle cap and having the lip on one end and the serrated knife edge on the other end, such that the lip is placeable under an edge of the bottle cap and the serrated knife edge is placeable on top of the bottle cap when the bottle cap is in the cutout, the lip and serrated knife edge creating a prying structure to remove the bottle cap from a bottle.

2. The keyshaped multitool of claim 1 , wherein the textured surface has a graphic shape.

3. The keyshaped multitool of claim 2 , wherein the graphic shape is that of a skull.

4. The keyshaped multitool of claim 1 , wherein the keyshaped body is less than four inches long.

5. The keyshaped multitool of claim 4 , wherein the keyshaped body is less than 2 inches wide.

6. The keyshaped multitool of claim 1 , wherein the wedge-shaped end tapers from approximate 1.5 mm in width to 0.5 mm in width at a tip.

7. The keyshaped multitool of claim 1 , wherein the wedge-shaped end is tapered to 0.5 mm or less in width.

8. The keyshaped multitool of claim 1 , wherein each of the wedge-shaped end and the serrated surface is designed to limit cutting of a user's skin during normal use.

9. A multitool, consisting essentially of:

a keyshaped body, the keyshaped body having a key like shape and a standard key size, the keyshaped body including:

a rounded end, the rounded end including an aperture for a key chain and a textured surface configured to provide grip to the hand of a user, the textured surface defined by a plurality of ridges and grooves; and

a slim extending end, opposite the rounded end, the slim extending end including a wedge-shaped end defining a screwdriver tip, the slim end further comprising a left and right side, the left and right sides tapering symmetrically at the wedge-shaped end to define the screwdriver tip, the left side having a grooved surface shaped such that it functions as a file, the file extending along portions of both the rounded end and the slim extending end, the right side including a single cutting edge and a lip, the lip and single cutting edge providing for a bottle opener in conjunction with a cutout in which the single cutting edge is located and using the keyshaped body as a lever arm, wherein the single cutting edge is a serrated knife edge at least partially defining the cutout for the bottle opener in the slim end, the cutout shaped to accommodate a bottle cap and having the lip on one end and the serrated knife edge on the other end, such that the lip is placeable under an edge of the bottle cap and the serrated knife edge is placeable on top of the bottle cap when the bottle cap is in the cutout, the lip and serrated knife edge creating a prying structure to remove the bottle cap from a bottle.

10. The keyshaped multitool of claim 9 , wherein the textured surface has a graphic shape.

11. The keyshaped multitool of claim 10 , wherein the graphic shape is that of a skull.

12. The keyshaped multitool of claim 9 , wherein the keyshaped body is less than four inches long.

13. The keyshaped multitool of claim 12 , wherein the keyshaped body is less than 2 inches wide.

14. The keyshaped multitool of claim 9 , wherein the wedge-shaped end tapers from approximate 1.5 mm in width to 0.5 mm in width at a tip.

15. The keyshaped multitool of claim 9 , wherein the wedge-shaped end is tapered to 0.5 mm or less in width.

16. The keyshaped multitool of claim 9 , wherein each of the wedge-shaped end and the serrated surface is designed to limit cutting of a user's skin during normal use.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 19, 2026
From: NITE IZE, INC.
To: NITE IZE, LLC
Reel/Frame 076014/0073 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 7, 2020
From: HAWKER, CHRISTOPHER; SIEBERT, MATTHEW; BEEBE, JOEL
To: TRIDENT DESIGNS, LLC
Reel/Frame 054002/0572 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 7, 2020
From: TRIDENT DESIGNS, LLC
To: NITE IZE, INC.
Reel/Frame 054002/0608 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61948143 · Mar 5, 2014
Related Publication 20170066117A1 · Mar 9, 2017
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