Knife with articulated blade equipped with a cap lifter
AssigneeOpinel SAS
InventorFrançois Opinel
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AssigneeOpinel SAS
InventorFrançois Opinel
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The invention relates to a knife comprising a handle of longitudinal axis and a blade rotatably mounted at a first longitudinal end of the handle, between a position deployed outside the handle and in alignment thereof, and a position folded in a space provided in the handle, the knife further comprising a cap lifter, the cap lifter being placed at a second longitudinal end of the handle, the cap lifter comprising a wire structure mounted to freely rotate about an axis orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the handle, the wire structure defining with the handle a closed contour delimiting a cap lifting aperture intended to receive a capsule, and in that the cap lifter comprises a bearing element allowing the bearing of the cap lifter on an upper part of the capsule, said bearing element being formed by a bearing zone of the handle, and a hooking element allowing the hooking of the cap lifter under the capsule, said hooking element being formed by a rectilinear transverse portion of the wire structure.
A knife comprising a handle with a longitudinal axis and a blade rotatably mounted at a first longitudinal end of the handle, between a position deployed outside the handle and in the alignment thereof, and a folded position in a space provided in the handle, the knife further comprising a cap lifter, the cap lifter being placed at a second longitudinal end of the handle, the cap lifter comprising a wire structure mounted to freely rotate about an axis orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the handle, the wire structure defining with the handle a closed contour delimiting a cap lifting aperture intended to receive a capsule, and in that the cap lifter comprises a bearing element allowing bearing of the cap lifter on an upper part of the capsule, said bearing element being formed by a bearing zone of the handle, and a hooking element allowing the hooking of the cap lifter under the capsule, said hooking element being formed by a rectilinear transverse portion of the wire structure, wherein the bearing zone of the handle is a flat surface of the handle, arranged at the second longitudinal end of the handle and inclined relative to the longitudinal axis of the handle.
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