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US 11,298,836 B2Granted
Folding machete
AssigneeFiskars Brands, Inc.
InventorsPatrick Hunt, Jordan Prince
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Abstract
A knife includes a blade defining an aperture and a handle. The handle includes a body pivotably coupled to the blade, a catch movably coupled to the body, and a biasing member coupled to the body. The catch includes a protrusion. The biasing member is configured to apply a biasing force on the catch. The handle is selectively repositionable between a first position and a second position relative to the blade. The biasing force biases the protrusion of the catch toward the blade when the handle is in the first position. The protrusion is received by the aperture to prevent rotation of the handle relative to the blade when the handle is in the first position.
Claims14
A knife, comprising:
- a blade defining a plurality of apertures including at least one first aperture and at least one second aperture that is different from the at least one first aperture;
- a first independent handle, including:
- a first body pivotably coupled to the blade;
- a first catch movably coupled to the first body and including a first protrusion;
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- a first biasing member coupled to the first body and configured to apply a biasing force on the first catch;
- and
- a second independent handle, including:
- a second body pivotably coupled to the blade;
- a second catch movably coupled to the second body and including a second protrusion;
- and
- a second biasing member coupled to the second body and configured to apply a biasing force on the second catch,
- wherein the first independent handle is selectively lockable and repositionable between a first position and a second position relative to the blade, wherein the first independent handle rotates in a first direction when the first independent handle is repositioned from the first position to the second position, wherein the biasing force biases the first protrusion of the first catch toward the blade when the first independent handle is in the first position, and wherein the first protrusion is received by the at least one first aperture to prevent rotation of the first independent handle relative to the blade when the first independent handle is in the first position, and
- wherein the second independent handle is selectively lockable and repositionable between a first position and a second position relative to the blade, wherein the second independent handle rotates in a second direction that is opposite the first direction when the second independent handle is repositioned from the first position to the second position, wherein the biasing force biases the second protrusion of the second catch toward the blade when the second independent handle is in the first position, and wherein the second protrusion is received by the at least one second aperture to prevent rotation of the second independent handle relative to the blade when the second independent handle is in the first position.
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A knife, comprising:
- a blade defining at least one first aperture and at least one second aperture that is different from the at least one first aperture;
- a first independent handle, including:
- a first body pivotably coupled to the blade;
- a first catch movably coupled to the first body and including a first protrusion;
- and
- a first torsion spring coupled to the first body and configured to apply an outward rotational biasing force on the first catch;
- a second independent handle, including:
- a second body pivotably coupled to the blade;
- a second catch movably coupled to the second body and including a second protrusion;
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- a second torsion spring coupled to the second body and configured to apply an outward rotational biasing force on the second catch, and
- a latch supporting a locking pin, rotatably coupled to the first independent handle, and movable between a first locking position and a second locking position wherein the locking pin engages different areas of the second body;
- wherein each of the first independent handle and the second independent handle is selectively lockable and repositionable between a first position and a second position relative to the blade, wherein repositioning the first independent handle and the second independent handle from the first position to the second position comprises the first independent handle rotating in an opposite direction of the second independent handle,
- wherein the biasing force applied by the first torsion spring biases the first protrusion of the first catch toward the blade when the first independent handle is in the first position and the biasing force applied by the second torsion spring biases the second protrusion of the second catch toward the blade when the second independent handle is in the first position, and wherein the first protrusion is received by the at least one first aperture to prevent rotation of the first independent handle relative to the blade and the second protrusion is received by the at least one second aperture to prevent rotation of the second independent handle relative to the blade when the first independent handle and the second independent handle are respectively in the first positions, wherein the locking pin is positioned in the first locking position when the first independent handle and the second independent handle are in the first position, and wherein, in order to transition the first independent handle and the second independent handle from the first position to the second position, the latch must be rotated to remove the locking pin from the first locking position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.