WO2013028146A1

WO2013028146A1 - Swivel tool assembly

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Publication number: WO2013028146A1
Application number: PCT/US2011/001495
Authority: WO
Inventors: Bennett S. RUBIN; Richard C. ADAMANY
Original assignee: Interdesign, Inc.
Priority date: 2011-08-25
Filing date: 2011-08-25
Publication date: 2013-02-28

Abstract

A miniature swivel tool assembly having opposing, spaced top and bottom covers, a top housing over one of the covers, and a first pivot pin extending through the exterior of the bottom cover for receiving a bottle opener which swivels about the first pivot pin. A pair of pivot pins extends between the top and bottom covers for each receiving a set of tools which swivel about the respective pivot pins. A flashlight is at one end of the swivel tool assembly, and an actuating switch is located on the top housing.

Description

SWIVEL TOOL ASSEMBLY

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Field of the Invention

[0001] This invention relates to tool and personal accessory kits, and in particular to miniature tool and personal accessory kits which can be carried in a person's pocket or handbag.

Description of the Prior Art

[0002] There are many descriptions of miniature tool kits which can be held in a person's pocket or in a handbag. These include U.S. Patent Nos. 6,347,875 (Painsith 2002, including among other things a pen knife), 5,809,600 (Cachot 1998, also having a pen knife), 5,887,306 (Huang 1999, screwdriver and knife), 5,996,451 (Seber et al., hand tool including pliers), 6,286,397 (Taggart et al. 2001 , tool kit for use with sports equipment), 6,564,678 (Wang 2003, a plurality of tool kits), 6,574,817 (Wu 2003, a complex tool kit having two tool assemblies), 7,140,280 (Hawkins et al., tool kit with pivotable tools), 7,810,415 (Adamany et al., foldable tool kit with expandable tools), 5,491,856 (Legg 1996, a foldable multiple-function tool), U.S. D555,455 S (Chang 2007, multifunction tool), D549,542 S (Chiang 2007, tool kit), D598,266 S (Rubin et al. 2009, portable tool set), D595, 106 S (Rubin et al. 2009, portable tool set), U.S. Pub. 2010/0319138 Al (Adamany et al., a miniature tool kit with an auto-release clasp and expandable tools), 7,810,415 (Adamany et al. 2010, miniature tool kit with an auto-release clasp and expandable tools), D522,519 S (Rubin et al. 2006, miniature tool kit), D551,802 S (Rubin et al. 2007, miniature tool kit), 6, 1 12,352 (Legg 2000, foldable tool kit) and 6, 109, 147 (Legg 2000, hexagonal tool bit set).

[0003] A number of these miniature tool kits have illuminating devices such as flashlights, flashers and LEDs. This group includes U.S. 2007/0182572 Al (Rubin et al. 2007, emergency device with a flashlight and emergency flasher), 7,306,366 (Camenzind et al. 2007, a folding knife with a flashlight that can be powered by a battery or a solar cell), 7,008,076 (Zirk et al.

2006, a folding knife with a light that can be powered by conventional batteries, a solar-powered series of cells or a solar-charged battery), 7,810,415 (Adamany et al. 2010, a portable tool kit having electrically powered lamps), US 2006/0164826 Al (Ackermann et al. 2006, a pocket lamp having a rechargeable energy-storage unit), and 6,460,698 (Wang 2002, a planer tool casing that can be held in a pocket and having one or more lights). There are also U.S. design patents that can be stored in a pocket and have an illumination device including D593,693 S (Adamany et al. 2009, a combined flashlight and docking station), D564,387 S (Rubin et al. 2008, a handheld emergency tool), D552,276 S (Shaljian 2007, a cellular phone light), D544,388 S (Chisholm

2007, an emergency light), D543,297 S (Oslecki et al. 2007, a lighting device), D525,247 S (Rubin et al. 2006, a micro-pro flash drive), D522,519 S (Rubin et al. 2006, a micro-pro flash drive), D514,063 S (Rubin et al. 2006, a micro-flashlight docking station). [0004] There are also known in the prior art many keyring devices having different keyring assemblies and other apparatuses combined with the keyrings. These include US 2003/01337833 Al (Hsu 2003, a mini-flashlight incorporated on a keyring), 7,810,415 (Adamany et al., an expandable tool kit on a keyring), 7, 146,667 (Eisner 2006, a pocket tool including knife blades incorporated on a keyring), 6,332,345 (Huang 2001, a keyring structure having a disc for holding a number of keyrings), 6,006,562 (Wolter 1999, a collective holder having a number of slidable runners each of which include a keyring), 6,487,941 (Ping 2002, a foldable hand tool for being mounted on a keyring), 6,460,698 (Wang 2002, a planer tool casing mounted on a keychain, 6,418,628 (Steingass 2002, a car window breaker mounted on a keychain loop), 5,491 ,856 (Legg 1996, a foldable multiple-function tool which can be mounted on a keyring), 5,279,021 (Edgin 1994, an article retaining apparatus for being mounted on a keyring), 5,077,850 (Brubaker 1992, a utility device for a keyring), 4,324,121 (Richter 1982, a ring having a removable metal ring for the insertion and removal of keys where the ring is rotatable in a handle portion), 2,558,265 (Mosch 1951, a pocket utensil holder having pivotally-mounted keys), 2,412,056 (Mosch 1946, a utensil holder having pivotally-mounted keys), 2,371 ,308 (Mosch 1945, a pocket utensil holder having pivotally mounted keys), 1,561 ,262 (Martin 1925, a pocket implement mounted on a keyring), US 2010/0319138 Al (Adamany et al. 2010, a portable tool kit mounted on a clasp), 7,557,720 (Rubin et al. 2009, a personal emergency device mounted on a keyring), 5,491 ,856 (Legg 1996, a foldable multi-function tool mountable on a keyring). There are also a number of U.S. design patents disclosing various devices mountable on a keyring or incorporating a keyring, including D593,693 S (Adamany et al. 2009, a combined flashlight and docking station), D575, 182 S (Rubin et al. 2008, a handheld emergency tool mountable on a keyring), D522,519 S (Rubin et al. 2006, a micro-pro flash drive mountable on a keyring), D543,297 S (Oslecki et al. 2007, a lighting device incorporating a keyring) and D622,955 S (Mudrick et al. 2010, a solar- powered keyring).

[0005] The following are of particular relevance to the patent application disclosed herein. US 2010/0263132 A 1 (Anderson 2010) discloses a fishing tool having a pair of tool-holding recesses extending transversely to the longitudinal axis of the tool. US 2006/0075570 A 1 (Gelfand 2006) discloses a body having a pair of transverse pivots holding a blade and a cover on one end of the body and a bottle opener with a screwdriver tip, a pair of scissors and a file at the other end of the body. In US 2001/0034910 Al (Taggart et al. 2001, and its parent U.S. 6,273,582), a multiple function combination tool has a flashlight on the front of the tool with an actuator on the side of the tool with tool implements mounted on an axle at a lower end of the tool, one of the implements being a bottle opener, slots for holding tweezers and a toothpick also in the bottom of the tool, and foldable scissors. Turning next to U.S. 7,240,589 (Kehoe 2007), a beverage container opener is disclosed which includes gripping members and a simple bottle opener. Referring to U.S. 7, 171,831 (Matthews 2007), a tool for turning keys is described having various features, including a hook for opening a can. Referring next to U.S. 6, 142,769 (Walker 2000), this patent discloses a multipurpose tool having an elongated body with pivotable tool implements at both ends, one of the tools being a crown cork bottle opener, and the tool also incorporates a flashlight. U.S. 6,027,224 (Schnell 2000) describes a multipurpose pocket accessory including an elongated housing with pivots at one end for holding rotatable tools, one of which being a bottle opener, and there also being a flashlight assembly having a digitally- operated switch. In U.S. 5,621,936 (Penaligon et al. 1997), a generally cylindrical utensil includes various implements including a snap-top lid opener for a beverage can. Another patent is U.S. 5,313,376 (Mcintosh 1994) which discloses an illuminated multi-functional pocket knife/light having a foldable knife and bottle opener, the apparatus further including a light source. Referring next to U.S. 4,918,775 (Leu 1990), a portable safety device is described having pivotable implements including a bottle opener, and further having a light section. In U.S. 2,558,265 (Mosch 1951), a pocket utensil compact is described having a pair of pivots with different implements, including a bottle opener, which pivots are disclosed on opposite sides of a battery compartment for a lighter. In U.S. 2,371,308 (Mosch 1945), a pocket utensil holder is described having a pair of pivots on opposite sides of a flashlight battery holder, and one of the tools carried by the pivot is a bottle opener.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0006] It is an object of the present invention to provide a convenient tool and personal accessory kit having easily accessible tools and personal accessory items.

[0007] Another object of the invention is to provide an easily storable miniature tool and personal accessory kit having individually usable components which are separately made easily accessible for use and easily storable in a common compartment or forming part of a common compartment.

[0008] A further object of the invention is the provision of a miniature tool and personal accessory kit having a lighting component which does not increase the size of the kit.

[0009] It is yet a still additional object of the invention to provide a miniature tool and personal accessory kit having a bottle opener which can be moved from a storage position to a position for use having sufficient leverage to easily open bottle caps and other bottle closures.

[0010] It is also an object to provide a miniature tool and personal accessory kit having an easy- to-use flashlight with a readily accessible actuating switch.

[0011] Another object is to provide a miniature tool and personal accessory kit having a flashlight actuable for convenient use by a hands-free actuating switch. [0012] A still other object of the present invention is the provision of a miniature tool and personal accessory kit having individual tools and personal accessories which are readily movable between respective closed positions wherein the tools and personal accessories are stored without impeding access to other tools and personal accessories and respective open positions for their respective uses.

[0013] Another object of the invention is to provide a miniature tool and personal accessory kit of small bulk, flattened form and compact design for easy storage.

[0014] It is also a still further object to provide a miniature tool and personal accessory kit having swivelable tools and personal accessories which are coupled to a housing to enhance the usefulness of the respective components.

[0015] It is additionally an object of the present invention to provide a miniature tool and personal accessory kit having a key chain quick release.

[0016] A general object of the present invention is the provision of a miniature tool and personal accessory kit that is efficient and effective in use, economical to manufacture, of sturdy construction and easy to use.

[0017] The foregoing objects are achieved according to the preferred object of the invention described below and defined in the appended claims.

[0018] The invention in its preferred form comprises a miniature tool and personal accessory kit. The personal accessories are a nail file and a nail cleaner, and henceforth herein all are referred to as tools, and the inventive device is referred to as a swivel tool assembly. The swivel tool assembly in its preferred form has a compact design which is elongated, and includes a top housing, a top cover adjacent the top housing, an opposing spaced bottom cover, pivot pins between the covers for holding tools swivelable thereon and for holding tool springs, and a bottle opener on the exterior of the bottom cover on an exterior part of one of the pivot pins to enable the bottle opener to swivel across the bottom cover. More specifically, a first pivot pin extends through the bottle opener and is anchored in the top cover. A set of two rivets extend between and are fixed to the bottom cover and the top cover for serving as second and third pivot pins, and a set of tools are disposed respectively on the second and third pivot pins. The top housing, the top cover, the bottom cover and the bottle opener are all elongated, and all have a common longitudinal axis on an imaginary plane dividing the elongated swivel tool assembly essentially symmetrically and establishing the respective longitudinal axes. The first of the pivot pins is on the longitudinal axis, and the second and third pivot pins are on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis and equidistant from it. The foregoing pivot pins are near one end of the swivel tool assembly, and fourth and fifth pivot pins are near the opposite end and on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis for holding tool springs for biasing the respective tools on the respective second and third pivot pins.

[0019] In their respective closed positions, the tools on the second and third pivot pins are between the top cover and the bottom cover, and the bottle opener is beneath the bottom cover when the bottle opener is in its closed position. The tools swivel through tool access openings in the opposing sides of the swivel tool assembly between the top housing and the top cover, and the bottom cover.

[0020] A quick-release key ring is mounted on a ring post, which is closer to the opposite end of the swivel tool assembly than are the first, second and third pivot pins, and has a free end for a key ring. The free end is closed by the bottle opener when the bottle opener is in the closed position and open for receiving a key ring when the bottle opener is intermittent its open and closed positions. A flashlight lens is located in a second end of the top housing. An actuating switch is on the exterior surface of the top housing. The switch is preferably a sliding switch to enable hands-free operation of the flashlight.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the top surface of the swivel tool assembly according to the preferred embodiment of the invention with the tools in their closed positions.

[0022] Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the bottom surface of the swivel tool assembly of the preferred embodiment with the tools in their closed positions.

[0023] Fig. 3 is a top perspective view taken in the direction opposite that shown in Fig. 1 with the tools in their open or partly open positions.

[0024] Fig. 4 is a top perspective view of the swivel tool assembly of the preferred embodiment taken in the direction opposite to that of Fig. 3 with the tools in their open or partly open positions.

[0025] Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the swivel tool assembly of the preferred embodiment with the tools in their open or partly open positions as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

[0026] Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of the swivel tool assembly of the preferred embodiment with the tools in their open or partly open positions as shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5.

[0027] Fig. 7 is a top plan view of the swivel tool assembly of the preferred embodiment shown in Figs. 1-6 with the tools in their closed positions.

[0028] Fig. 8 is a bottom plan view of the swivel tool assembly shown in Figs. 1-7 with the tools in their closed positions.

[0029] Fig. 9 is a view of the swivel tool assembly of the preferred embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 1-8 taken in the direction of arrows 9-9 in Fig. 7.

[0030] Fig. 10 is a view of the swivel tool assembly of the preferred embodiment shown in Figs. 1-9 taken in the direction of arrows 10-10 in Fig. 7. [0031] Fig. 1 1 is a view of the swivel tool assembly of the preferred embodiment shown in Figs. 1-10 taken in the direction of arrows 1 1-1 1 in Fig. 7.

[0032] Fig. 12 is a view of the swivel tool assembly of the preferred embodiment shown in Figs. 1-1 1 taken in the direction of arrows 12-12 in Fig. 7.

[0033] Fig. 13 is an exploded view of the swivel tool assembly shown in Figs. 1-12 according to the preferred embodiment of the invention showing the respective subassemblies in perspective form.

[0034] Fig. 14 is an exploded view of the swivel tool assembly shown in Figs. 1-13 showing the respective elements other than the top housing, the electrical and light assembly, and the ring.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0035] Referring first to Figs. 1-2 and 7-12, a swivel tool assembly 10 is shown with its collective tools 12 in their closed positions. Swivel tool assembly 10 includes a top housing 14 and a bottle opener 16 which forms a movable bottom wall. Top housing 14 and bottle opener 16 (and other components of swivel tool assembly 10) each has longitudinal axis 18 as discussed above as being formed by an imaginary plane extending through longitudinal axes 18 and perpendicular to the planar surfaces of bottle opener 16 (and other items parallel thereto), essentially dividing swivel tool assembly 10 into symmetrical halves.

[0036] Swivel tool assembly 10 has a first end 20 with an opposing second end 22, and a first side 24 and an opposing second side 26. A relatively short first end wall 28 ends from a top surface 27 of top housing 14, and a relatively long second end wall 29 extends from the top surface 27 of top housing 14 and extends to bottle opener 16 at second end 22, end wall 29 being just shy of bottle opener 16 to allow bottle opener 16 to swivel as discussed below. End wall 29 has extensions 30 and 32 for extending from end wall 29 towards first end 20 along first side 24 and second side 26, respectively.

[0037] A rivet forming a first pivot pin 34 is located on longitudinal axis 18 about which bottle opener 16 is mounted for rotation between open and closed positions. This rivet and the other rivets discussed herein have a head and a buck-tail, and the tail is extended through a hole and bucked or upset so that it expands and holds the rivet in place. First pivot pin 34 is upset at a top cover discussed below to hold it in place. First pivot pin 34 is perpendicular to the substantially flat plane in which a top cover is disposed, and longitudinal axis 18 is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis 38 of first pivot pin 34.

[0038] Bottle opener 16 includes a bottle opener body portion 40 having interior walls defining an opening 41 for engaging the edge and top of a bottle cap for prying the cap from a bottle on which the cap sits and seals the contents of the bottle. Bottle opener 16 further includes a pair of finger recesses 42 and 44 for both providing a recess on each side of body portion 40 to enable thumb pressure to be applied to either side of bottle opener 16 to rotate opener 16 about first pivot pin 34 to the open position of bottle opener 16 as shown in Figs. 3-7 from its closed position as shown in Figs. 1-2 and 7-12; recesses 42 and 44 also provide digital access to remaining tools 12 to enable them to be moved from their respective closed positions to their respective open positions as described below.

[0039] Swivel tool assembly 10 further includes a first set of tools 46 rotatably mounted on a second pivot pin 48 formed from a rivet as discussed herein and parallel to first pivot pin 34. A second set of tools 50 are rotatably mounted on a third pivot pin 52 also formed from a rivet, pin 52 being parallel to pivot pins 34 and 48. Pivot pins 48 and 52 are located symmetrically on opposite sides of longitudinal axis 18 and are proximal first end 20 and distal second end 22 of swivel tool assembly 10. First set of tools 46 are shown as a knife blade 54 and a Phillips head screwdriver 56, and second set of tools 50 are shown as a nail file and nail cleaner 58 and flat head screwdriver 60.

[0040] Top housing 14 includes opposing finger recesses 62 and 64 for providing digital access to first set of tools 46, and Phillips head screwdriver 56 has an indentation 66 for enabling a fingernail to engage Phillips head screwdriver 56 to rotate the same about second pivot pin 48. Flat head screwdriver 60 has an indentation 68 for enabling a fingernail to engage flat head screwdriver 60 to rotate it about pivot pin 52. Knife blade 54 and nail file and nail cleaner 58 have similar indentations 70 and 72.

[0041] A flashlight in the form of an LED 74 is located on end wall 28. An actuating switch 76 is located on top housing 14 and is electrically connected through a power source in the form of a pair of disc batteries 90 to LED 74. Actuating switch 76 is mounted in a mounting plate 78 and is slidable between on and off positions. Mounting plate 78 is attached to top housing 14 with a screw 80 into an appropriate receptacle 81 in top housing 14.

[0042] A ring post 82 extends from a top cover 102 (discussed below), which ring post 82 is parallel to pivot pins 34, 48 and 42, and a ring 84 to which a quick-disconnect key ring can be attached.

[0043] Turning next to Figs. 13 and 14, exploded views of swivel tool assembly 10 are shown. Turning first to Fig. 13, top housing 14 includes an electronic receptacle 86 having support walls 88 for supporting mounting plate 78 into the bottom of which is inserted actuating switch 76. Disc batteries 90 are supported by support walls 88 and a battery contact 92 establishes electrical contact between batteries 90 and actuating switch 76. Flashlight 74 includes an LED bulb and lens 94 and electrical contacts 96 for setting up a circuit with batteries 90, battery contact 92 and actuating switch 76. LED bulb and lens 94 extend through a lens aperture 98 in second end wall 29 of top housing 14. [0044] A tool holder assembly 100 is supported in top housing 14. Tool holder assembly 100 includes top cover 102, a bottom cover 104 which is adjacent to bottle opener 16 and collective tools 12, which is noted above, are located between top cover 102 and bottom cover 104. The rivet forming second pivot pin 48 and that forming third pivot pin 52 extend from bottom cover 104 through top cover 102. First set of tools 46 swivel through a first tool access opening 105 between covers 102 and 104 between their respective open and closed positions, and second set of tools 50 swivel through a second tool access opening 106 between covers 102 and 104 (Fig. 2). Also extending through top cover 102 is rivet-forming first pivot pin 34. Front rivets 107 and 108, for both contributing and holding the components of swivel tool assembly 10 together and for serving as pivot pins for tool springs, are discussed below, also extend through top cover 102. Top cover 102 has finger recesses 1 10 and 112 for enabling a user's fingers to engage respective tools of collective tools 12.

[0045] Turning next to Fig. 14, tool holder assembly 100 is shown in exploded form. First pivot pin 34 extends upwardly to an aperture in bottle opener 16 and through a washer 114 which sits in a recess 116 in bottle opener 16. First pivot pin 34 then extends through bottom cover 104 and through an aperture 1 18 in a spacer spring 120, which separates or spaces the tools above and below spacer spring 120, and through an aperture 122 in upper cover 102 where it is ultimately upset to fix first pivot pin 34 in place. Knife blade 54 and Phillips head screwdriver 56 are received on second pivot pin 48 which extends through an aperture 124 in bottom cover 104, an aperture 126 in knife blade 54, a wave washer 128, an aperture 130 in Phillips head screwdriver 166 and through an aperture 132 in top cover 102, where it is upset to fix first pivot pin 48 in place. Similarly, third pivot pin 52 extends through an aperture 134 in bottom plate 104, an aperture 168 in nail file and nail cleaner 58 (a roughened portion 170 and hook portion 171 provide for the filing and cleaning functions of nail file and nail cleaner 58), through a wave washer 172, through an aperture 174 in flat head screwdriver 174 through aperture 134 in top cover 102 where it, too, is upset to fix third pivot pin 52 in place. Rivet 107 is a fourth pivot pin which extends through an aperture 138 in the bottom cover 104, and through an aperture 140 in a tool spring 142 (which is biased against first pivot pin 34, and like the other tool springs holds the respective tools in their open or closed positions and prevents "play" in the respective tools), through an aperture 144 in another tool spring 146 (which is also biased against first pivot pin 34), through an aperture 148 in spacer spring 120 and through an aperture 150 in top cover 102 where it is upset to fix fourth pivot pin 107 in place. Rivet 108 is a fifth pivot pin which similarly extends through an aperture 154 in bottom cover 104, an aperture 156 in a third tool spring 158 (also biased against first pivot pin 34), through an aperture 160 in a fourth tool spring 162, through an aperture 164 in spacer spring 120 and through an aperture 166 in top cover 102 where it, too, is upset to fix it in place. Tool spring 162 is biased against first pivot pin 34 as are the other tool springs 142, 146 and 158.

[0046] It can be seen that according to the preferred embodiment, a set of tools is provided which in their stored condition form a very compact package, yet the respective tools are easily put into use. Bottle opener 16 forms the bottom wall of swivel tool assembly 10 and can easily be pivoted into use with a person's thumb by pivoting bottle opener 180° so that its opening 41 is easily acceptable and the balance of swivel tool assembly 10 forms an easy-to-use handle. Each of the respective tools, knife blade 54, Phillips head screwdriver 56, nail cleaner 58 and flat head screwdriver 60 can easily be pivoted into use by about 180° from their closed position. The balance of swivel tool assembly 10 is thick enough to form an easily graspable handle for operating each of the respective collective tools 12. Tool springs 142, 146, 158 and 162 provide the necessary biasing force for the respective tools. The flat surfaces of top cover 102 and bottom cover 104 facilitate the sliding of the respective bottle opener 16 and the respective tools of collective tools 12 between their open and closed positions. The fact that the respective pivot pins 34, 48, 52, 136 and 152 enable a lower overall thickness of the unit renders swivel tool assembly 10 very compact and easy to use. In a swivel tool assembly presently on the market, the unit has a total length of 2 5/8 inches, the width at its widest portion being 1 ¼ inch with a maximum height of ½ inch. It is thus easily held in a person's pocket or handbag.

[0047] The invention has been described in detail with particular emphasis on the preferred embodiment, but variations and modifications may occur to those skilled in the art from the description set forth above and from the appended claims.

Claims

We claim:

1. A swivel tool assembly comprising:

a top housing having opposing top housing sides;

a bottom cover spaced from and opposing said top housing, and having opposing bottom cover sides respectively aligned with said top housing sides;

said respective aligned top housing sides and bottom cover sides defining opposing first and second tool access openings;

a first pivot pin having an exterior portion extending from said bottom cover in a direction opposite said top housing;

a first tool mounted on said exterior portion of said first pivot pin to swivel about said first pivot pin between a closed position wherein said first tool is in an opposing relation with said top housing and said bottom cover, and an open position wherein a working portion of said first tool is not opposed to said top housing and said bottom cover and is accessible to perform a function of said first tool;

a second pivot pin spaced from and parallel to said first pivot pin, said second pivot pin being located between said top housing and said bottom cover;

a second tool mounted on said second pivot pin to swivel about said second pivot pin through said first tool access opening between a closed position wherein said second tool is located between said top housing and said bottom cover and an open position wherein a working portion of said second tool is not between said top housing and said bottom cover and is accessible to perform a function of said second tool;

a third pivot pin spaced from and parallel to said second pivot pin, said third pivot pin being located between said top housing and said bottom cover; and

a third tool mounted on said third pivot pin to swivel about said third pivot pin through said second tool access opening between a closed position wherein said third tool is located between said top housing and said bottom cover, and an open position wherein a working portion of said third tool is not between said top housing and said bottom cover and is accessible to perform a function of said third tool.

2. A swivel tool assembly according to claim 1 wherein said bottom cover defines a generally flat plane and said first, second and third pivot pins are perpendicular to said plane, and said first tool, said second tool and said third tool are respectively rotatable about respective first, second and third pivot pins in planes parallel to said flat plane.

3. A swivel tool assembly according to claim 2 wherein said bottom cover is elongated and has a longitudinal axis, a first end and a second end, and said first pivot pin is located on said longitudinal axis, and wherein said first tool comprises: a bottle opener mounted on said first pivot pin, said top housing forming the top of said swivel tool assembly and said bottle opener forming the bottom of said swivel tool assembly.

4. A swivel tool assembly according to claim 3 wherein said second and third pivot pins are located on opposite sides of said longitudinal axis, said second tool being pivotable from the closed position to the open position in one of a clockwise and a counterclockwise direction between respective open and closed positions, and said third tool being pivotable from the closed position to the open position in the other of the clockwise and counterclockwise directions.

5. A swivel tool assembly according to claim 3 wherein said bottle opener open position is on said longitudinal axis, and said working part of said bottle opener includes a bottle opening portion.

6. A swivel tool assembly according to claim 4 wherein said bottle opener closed position is on said longitudinal axis, and said bottle opener is pivotable 180 degrees between said bottle opener open position and said bottle opener closed position.

7. A swivel tool assembly according to claim 6 wherein said first tool closed and open positions and said second tool closed and open positions are parallel with said longitudinal axis.

8. A swivel tool assembly according to claim 1 and wherein said top housing is elongated having a longitudinal axis, a first end and an opposing second end, and said swivel tool assembly further comprises a flashlight in one of said first end and second end.

9. A swivel tool assembly according to claim 8 and further comprising a flashlight- actuating switch located on said top housing and being electrically connectable to said flashlight and movable between on and off positions for selectively turning on said flashlight and turning off said flashlight.

10. A swivel tool assembly according to claim 1 and further including a fourth tool on said second pivot pin and a fifth tool on said third pivot pin.

11. A swivel tool assembly according to claim 10 wherein said second tool comprises a knife blade, said third tool comprises a flat head screwdriver, said fourth tool comprises a Phillips head screwdriver and said fifth tool comprises a nail file and nail cleaner.

12. A swivel tool assembly according to claim 9 wherein said flashlight-actuating switch is slidable between said on and off positions.

13. A swivel tool assembly according to claim 1 and further including a top cover adjacent said top housing and opposing said top housing and said bottom cover, said top cover being spaced from said bottom cover and having opposing top cover sides respectively aligned with said bottom cover sides, wherein:

said respective aligned top cover sides and said bottom cover sides define opposing first and second tool access openings;

said first pivot pin has an interior portion extending from said bottom cover through said top cover;

said second pivot pin extends between said bottom cover and said top cover; and said third pivot pin extends between said bottom cover and said top cover.

14. A swivel tool assembly according to claim 13 wherein said first pivot pin, said second pivot pin and said third pivot pin are each rivets having a respective head at one of said top cover and said bottom cover, and a respective buck-tail extending through the other of said top cover and bottom cover and being upset to expand the respective buck-eye to fix the respective rivet in place.

15. A swivel tool assembly according to claim 13 wherein each of said top cover, said bottom cover and said top housing are elongated and have central longitudinal axes lying on a common imaginary plane, and wherein:

said first pivot pin is located on the longitudinal axis of said bottom cover and said first tool is a bottle opener mounted on said exterior portion of said first pivot pin for sliding swivel movement across the exterior surface of said bottom cover;

said second and third pivot pins being located symmetrically on opposite sides of the longitudinal axes of said bottom cover and said top cover;

said second tool and said third tool being mounted on said respective second and third pivot pins for swivel movement in opposite rotational directions between respective closed and open positions.

16. A swivel tool assembly according to claim 15 wherein said first, second and third pivot pins are proximal one end of said top housing, top cover and bottom cover; and wherein said swivel tool assembly further comprises:

fourth and fifth pivot pins being located symmetrically on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis distal the one end and proximal the opposite end of said swivel tool assembly; and

first and second tool springs being mounted on said respective fourth and fifth pivot pins for biasing said respective second and third tools.

17. A swivel tool assembly according to claim 16 wherein each of said first, second, third, fourth and fifth pivot pins are rivets fixed in place between said top cover and said bottom cover.

18. A swivel tool assembly according to claim 16 and further including a spacer spring disposed between said top cover and said bottom cover, said spacer spring including apertures for receiving said first, fourth and fifth pivot pins passing therethrough.

19. A swivel tool assembly according to claim 16 and further including a ring post closer to said one end than are said first, second and third pivot pins, said ring post extending from said top cover and said ring post having a free end, said free end being closed when said bottle opener is in the closed position and covers said free end to prevent access to said free end and being open for receiving a key ring when said bottle opener is in the open position.

20. A swivel top assembly comprising:

a top cover having opposing top cover sides;

a bottom cover spaced from and opposing said top housing, and having bottom cover sides opposing each other and respectively opposing said top cover sides for defining opposing tool access openings;

a first pivot pin having an exterior portion extending from said bottom cover in a direction opposite to said top cover and an interior portion extending to said top cover;

a first tool mounted on said exterior portion of said first pivot pin to swivel about said first swivel pin between a closed position wherein said first tool is in an opposing relation with said top and bottom covers, and an open position wherein a working portion of said first tool is not opposed to said top and bottom covers and is accessible to perform a function of said first tool; a second pivot pin spaced from and parallel to said first pivot pin, said second pivot pin extending from said bottom cover to said top cover;

a second tool mounted on said second pivot pin to swivel about said second pivot pin through said first tool access opening between a closed position wherein said second tool is located between said top cover and said bottom cover and an open position wherein a working portion of said second tool is not between said top cover and said second cover and is accessible to perform a function of said second tool;

a third pivot pin spaced from and parallel to said second pivot pin, said third pivot pin extending between said bottom cover and said top cover; and

a third tool mounted on said third pivot pin to swivel bout said third pivot pin through said second tool access opening between a closed position wherein said third tool is located between said top cover and said bottom cover, and in open position wherein a working portion of said third tool is not between said top cover and said bottom cover and is accessible to perform a function of said third tool.