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US 2019/0054599 A1Published application
Knife with screwdriver bit
AssigneeAllway Tools, Inc.
InventorsDonald Gringer, Teo Tomasic, Donald Gringer, Teo Tomasic
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Abstract
A knife that includes a blade, a handle affixed to an end of the blade and a screwdriver bit fixed to the handle and moveable between an extended position beyond the base of the handle and a retracted position in which the screwdriver bit is arranged completely within the opening of the handle.
Claims18
A broad knife for applying material to a surface, comprising:
- a blade;
- a handle affixed to an end of the blade and including an opening extending therein;
- and
- a screwdriver bit fixed within the handle and configured to slide within the opening of the handle and extend outwardly from the opening of the handle.
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A method of using a broad knife, comprising the steps of:
- providing the broad knife that includes a blade, a handle that is affixed to an end of the blade and includes an opening extending therein, a holder that is arranged within the handle and includes an elastically deformable plate and a projection that extends from the elastically deformable plate and a screwdriver bit fixed within the holder and configured to slide within the opening of the handle and extend outwardly from the opening of the handle, the projection being preloaded to maintain a retracted position such that the screwdriver bit will remain within the handle;
- applying pressure to the projection in a first direction toward the opening of the handle such that the plate is elastically deformed and the holder slides within the handle toward the opening to allow the screwdriver bit to protrude out of the handle;
- and
- when desired, applying pressure the projection in a second direction, away from the opening of the handle, such that the holder slides within the handle away from the opening to allow the screwdriver bit to be retracted within the handle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.