Knife with extensible blade
OwnerMartin Jonákinventor
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Abstract
A knife with an extensible blade is formed by a handle that defines a cavity in which the blade is placed. The cavity is open at least on the side adjacent to the blade tip. In the cavity, at least one guiding groove is formed, which guiding groove is blind near the front edge of the handle. The blade is equipped with at least one guiding member corresponding with the guiding groove of the handle. The handle cavity is further equipped with a pull-out groove. A pulling element that selectively connects to the blade leads through and protrudes out of the pull-out groove when the blade is in a retracted position.
Claims12
A knife having an extensible blade, the knife comprising:
- a handle having:
- a front end, a back end, an exterior, and a handle cavity that is located inside the handle, wherein the handle cavity is open at least at the front end of the handle, the handle cavity defining:
- a guiding groove extending from a first location toward the back end of the handle to a second location toward the front end of the handle, wherein the guiding groove comprises a stop toward the front end of the handle;
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- a pull-out groove that extends along a length of the handle and that is open at least at the front end of the handle;
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- a blade with a point, a blunt end, a guiding member that corresponds in shape, size, and position with the guiding groove;
- a connecting member on the blade that corresponds in position with the pull-out groove, wherein the connecting member is placed closer to the point of the blade than is the guiding member with respect to the point of the blade;
- a pulling element that is equipped at one end with a joint member, wherein the joint member is equipped with a connecting element that is selectively connectable with the connecting member of the blade, wherein the joint member further corresponds in shape, size, and position with the pull-out groove, and wherein the pulling element is configured to extend through the pull-out groove out from the handle when the blade is in a retracted position;
- a locking bed that is parallel to the length of the handle, the locking bed having an open receiving end that is perpendicular to the length of the handle;
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- a rotary controller that comprises a rod-shaped, rotary-pivoted element that lies in the locking bed, and a manipulator that lies at a right angle to the rod-shaped, rotary-pivoted element, wherein the manipulator extends beyond the handle for selectively locking and unlocking the blade in the retracted position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.