Fillet knife having a flexible handle

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1988-07-14

1989-05-02

Yost, Frank T.

Cutlery

Handles and blade connections

Blade connections

30356, 30340, 16DIG12, B25G 102, B26B 300

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048255521

ABSTRACT:
A knife according to the invention has a handle with improved flexibility and gripping characteristics. The tang embedded in the unitary handle has a series of spaced-apart flex sites at which the tang can resiliently bend. The handle is made of a resilient material which can flex in cooperation with the tang. The handle may further include a series of rows of flexible ribs as an improved gripping surface. The knife according to the invention can flex along its entire length and is well suited for use as a fillet knife.

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Photocopy of Buck 123 Knife.
Photocopy of 6362 Puma Mariner Knife.

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