Cutlery – Combined cutlery or combined with ancillary feature – With sharpening feature
Patent
1996-05-17
1997-07-15
Rada, Rinaldi I.
Cutlery
Combined cutlery or combined with ancillary feature
With sharpening feature
30153, 30155, 30158, 30160, 30161, B26B 110
Patent
active
056471297
ABSTRACT:
A tri-fold knife is provided which has a blade having a tang and bifurcated handle. The handle has a main handle which has a forward end which is pivotably attached to the tang. The main handle terminates in a butt end. A tail handle is provided with a forward engaging end and a butt end coupling which pivotably engages the butt end of the main handle. The main handle is provided with a main handle slot and the tail handle is provided with a tail handle slot which connects with the main handle slot. When the main handle forward end engages the tail handle forward engaging end, a knife handle is formed. When the tail handle is end to end with the main handle, the slots form a sheath into which the knife blade can be pivoted. Preferably, locks are provided to hold the blade with respect to the main handle when the knife is opened and the blade is exposed. A lock is also provided to hold the blade in the closed position where the blade lies in the main handle slot and the tail handle slot.
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Dexter Clark F.
Rada Rinaldi I.
Weins Michael J.
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