The broken lines in the FIGURE are shown for environmental purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. The dotted lines shown in the FIGURE represent the peripheries of the claimed design and form no part thereof.

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for surface portions of folded multi-purpose tool, as shown and described.

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D08/105D80/52D80/55

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D409893-S	S	18 May 1999	31 Jul 1996	granted	Surface portions of folded multi-purpose tool

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-131188-S	S	12 Sep 1997	23 Dec 1996	published	Multi-purpose folding tool

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