# US 10,442,094 B1 · Multipurpose machete with spur knife and removable storage handle assembly

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- Number: US 10,442,094 B1
- Document ID: US10442094B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 13/999,783
- Filed: 2014-03-21
- Granted: 2019-10-15
- Earliest claimed: 2014-03-21
- Applicants: Robert F. Weir
- Inventors: Robert F. Weir
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10442094B1

## CPC

- B26B 11/006: {Several functions combined in the blade}
- B25F 1/006: {with percussion tool-heads or -blades, e.g. hammers, axes}
- B25F 1/02: with interchangeable or adjustable tool elements
- B25G 1/08: with provision for storing tool elements
- B26B 1/10: Handles
- B26B 9/00: Blades for hand knives
- B26B: HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (for harvesting A01D; for horticulture, for forestry A01G; for butchering or meat treatment A22; for manufactering or repairing footwear A43D; nail clippers or cutters A45D29/02; kitchen equipment A47J; {vegetable slicers, julienne cutters and similar devices and holders therefor, B26D3/28}; for surgical purposes A61B; for metal B23D; cutting by abrasive fluid jets B24C5/02; plier-like tools with cutting edges B25B7/22; pincers B25C11/02; handles for hand implements, in general B25G; guillotine-type cutters B26D; {perforating by non-mechanical means, e.g. by fluid jet, B26F1/26}; for erasing B43L19/00; for textile materials D06H)
- B25F: COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR {(machines or arrangements of machines for performing specified combinations of different metal-working operations not covered by a single other subclass B23P23/00 and subgroups)}
- B25G: HANDLES FOR HAND IMPLEMENTS (attaching the blades or the like to handles of hand tools for soil working A01B1/22; handles of hand implements for harvesting A01D1/14; handles integral with brushware A46B)

## Abstract

The present invention is a multipurpose machete assembly comprising of a no tool removable handle/scales, a ferrocium rod or bottle with cap holder or mount and a multi-purpose blade. The blade has a spur knife for precision work, a gut hook, a spear point/digging point, a recessed area for holding dirt, a cooking pan, a special toothed high efficiency saw, a hook/gaff, a forward lanyard hole, a hammer/pommel/knob, a flat area for scrapping, a long strait or flat section for using as a draw knife, and holes through blade for processing cordage.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A machete, comprising:
a handle having an end which has a center;
a blade connected to said handle, said blade having a tip, said blade having a proximal part which is disposed adjacent to said handle, and a spine;
a spur knife is disposed at said proximal part of said blade opposite said spine, said spur knife protrudes away from said handle and tapers to a sharp point, and said spur knife has a cutting edge;
a central axis extending through said center of said end of said handle to said tip of said blade;
said spur knife totally disposed on an opposite side of said central axis from said spine;
said handle including a removable left handle scale and a removable right handle scale, said removable left handle scale and said removable right handle scale forming a storage area therebetween;
said removable left handle scale and said removable right handle scale handle scale each including a plurality of clasp pins;
said blade including an integral handle part, said integral handle part including a plurality of chamfered holes which are shaped and dimensioned to engage said plurality of clasp pins, each said chamfered hole is formed by an edge which has two chamfered areas;
said clasp pins each having a corresponding chamfered neck which is shaped and dimensioned to receive said edge;
said removable left handle scale and said removable right handle scale each including a tapered part;
said handle including a knob which has a tapered female counter bore which is shaped and dimensioned to engage said tapered parts of said removable left handle scale and said removable right handle scale;
a threaded stud which is removably connected to said integral handle part of said blade; and,
said knob shaped and dimensioned to threadably engage said threaded stud.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The machete according to claim 1, further including:
said blade including an integral handle part which includes an aperture having a first end and an opposite second end;
a first mount pin is disposed at said first end of said aperture, and a second mount pin is disposed at said second end of said aperture;
a container;
a jack screw which is connected to said container; and,
said jack screw is connectable to said first mount pin, and said container is connectable to said second mount pin.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The machete according to claim 1, further including:
said blade including an integral handle part which includes an aperture having a first end and an opposite second end; and,
a ferrocerium rod which is shaped and dimensioned to fit in said aperture.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The machete according to claim 1, further including:
a saw blade disposed on said spine of said blade, said saw blade including a plurality of spaced-apart teeth;
each said tooth having a cutting edge which is angled with respect to a cutting direction;
each said tooth including a chip relief groove; and,
a plurality of kerf depth limiters are disposed between said teeth.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The machete according to claim 1, the machete cooperating with water, the machete further including
said blade including a pan which is shaped and dimensioned to receive the water and a pour spout which communicates with said pan; and,
said pour spout extending from said pan to said spine.

### Claim 6

A machete, comprising:
a handle having an end which has a center;
a blade connected to said handle, said blade having a tip, said blade having a proximal part which is disposed adjacent to said handle, and a spine;
a spur knife is disposed at said proximal part of said blade opposite said spine, said spur knife protrudes away from said handle and tapers to a sharp point, and said spur knife has a cutting edge;
a central axis extending through said center of said end of said handle to said tip of said blade;
said spur knife totally disposed on an opposite side of said central axis from said spine;
said handle including a removable left handle scale and a removable right handle scale, said removable left handle scale and said removable right handle scale forming a storage area therebetween;
said removable left handle scale and said removable right handle scale each including a plurality of clasp pins;
said blade including an integral handle part, said integral handle part including a plurality of chamfered holes which are shaped and dimensioned to engage said plurality of clasp pins, each said chamfered hole is formed by an edge which has two chamfered areas;
said clasp pins each having a corresponding chamfered neck which is shaped and dimensioned to receive said edge;
said removable left handle scale and said removable right handle scale each including a tapered part;
said handle including a knob which has a tapered female counter bore which is shaped and dimensioned to engage said tapered parts of said removable left handle scale and said removable right handle scale;
a threaded stud which is removably connected to said integral handle part of said blade;
said knob shaped and dimensioned to threadably engage said threaded stud; and,
said blade including a pan and a pour spout which communicates with said pan, said pour spout extending from said pan to said spine.

### Claim 7

A machete, comprising:
a handle;
a blade connected to said handle, said blade having a proximal part which is disposed adjacent to said handle, and a spine;
said handle including a removable left handle scale and a removable right handle scale, said removable left handle scale and said removable right handle scale forming a storage area therebetween;
said removable left handle scale and said removable right handle scale each including a plurality of clasp pins;
said blade including an integral handle part, said integral handle part including a plurality of chamfered holes which are shaped and dimensioned to engage said plurality of clasp pins;
said removable left handle scale and said removable right handle scale each including a tapered part;
said handle including a knob which has a tapered female counter bore which is shaped and dimensioned to engage said tapered parts of said removable left handle scale and said removable right handle scale;
a threaded stud which is removably connected to said integral handle part of said blade; and,
said knob shaped and dimensioned to threadably engage said threaded stud.