Hunting knife with serrated blade
AssigneeMagpul Industries Corp.
InventorsNicholas Kielsmeier, Clinton Wade Lynch
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Abstract
This disclosure describes a knife, the knife including a blade having a cutting edge and a tang, wherein the cutting edge comprises a serrated portion having a plurality of serrations, the plurality of serrations positioned between a proximal end of the blade and a distal tip of the blade, wherein the serrated portion further comprises a plurality of recessed portions, and wherein each of the plurality of serrations is positioned adjacent at least one recessed portion; and wherein each recessed portion includes a top edge, a bottom edge, and at least one tapered portion, wherein one or more of the at least one tapered portion of each recessed portion is positioned adjacent at least one of the plurality of serrations.
Claims16
A knife, comprising:
- a blade having a cutting edge and a tang, wherein the cutting edge comprises a serrated portion having a plurality of serrations, the plurality of serrations positioned between a proximal end of the blade and a distal tip of the blade;
- wherein the serrated portion further comprises a plurality of recessed portions, wherein the recessed portions are angled and flat, and wherein each of the plurality of serrations is positioned adjacent at least one recessed portion;
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- wherein each recessed portion includes a top edge, a bottom edge, and at least one tapered portion, wherein one or more of the at least one tapered portion of each recessed portion is positioned adjacent at least one of the plurality of serrations.
A method of manufacturing a knife, the method comprising:
- forming a blade having a cutting edge and a tang;
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- forming a serrated portion on the cutting edge, wherein the serrated portion comprises a plurality of recessed portions and a plurality of serrations, the plurality of serrations positioned between a proximal end of the blade and a distal tip of the blade, and wherein each of the plurality of serrations is positioned adjacent at least one recessed portion, and wherein each recessed portion includes a top edge, a bottom edge, and at least one tapered portion, wherein the recessed portions are angled and flat, and wherein one or more of the at least one tapered portion of each recessed portion is positioned adjacent at least one of the plurality of serrations.
A knife comprising:
- a blade comprising a proximal end and a distal tip along with a cutting edge and a tang, wherein the cutting edge comprises:
- a plurality of double-ground serrations with beveled surfaces on first and second faces of the blade, the plurality of double-ground serrations positioned between the proximal end of the blade and the distal tip of the blade, wherein the beveled surfaces on the first face of the blade have a greater surface area than the beveled surfaces on the second face of the blade;
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- a recessed portion defining a space between every two of the plurality of double-ground serrations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.