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US 2019/0337168 A1Published application
Handle with Lighting Effect
AssigneeSiya, Inc.
InventorSudhir Mundhra
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Abstract
A handle having illuminating features, such as on a utility tool, the handle having a housing made up of a first housing section and a second housing section that mate with each other to define a cavity, the first housing section having a plurality of slots through which an internally positioned set of LEDs can emit. The second housing section may similarly have a plurality of protrusions and a second set of LEDs to transmit light. Translucent diffusers may be positioned between the LEDs and their respective housing sections. The utility tool may have additional tools that are spring-loaded to facilitate opening the tools and maintaining the tools in a closed configuration.
Claims20
A knife, comprising:
- a blade comprising a tang and a tip opposite the tang, the tang comprising an auxiliary hole;
- a handle into which the blade can be movably attached, the handle comprising a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, a front side and a back side, the housing comprising a first housing section and a second housing section that mate with each other, the first and second housing sections each comprising a plurality of slots;
- a first translucent diffuser adjacent to the first housing section, the first translucent diffuser comprising an exterior side and an interior side opposite the exterior side, and a plurality of protrusions projecting from the exterior side of the first translucent diffuser, wherein each protrusion corresponds with and is shaped substantially similar to one of the plurality of slots in the first housing section so that each protrusion of the first translucent diffuser is configured to be inserted into one of the plurality of slots in the first housing section;
- a second translucent diffuser adjacent to the second housing section, the second translucent diffuser comprising an exterior side and an interior side opposite the exterior side, and a plurality of protrusions projecting from the exterior side of the second translucent diffuser, wherein each protrusion of the second translucent diffuser corresponds with and is shaped substantially similar to one of the plurality of slots in the second housing section so that each protrusion of the second translucent diffuser is configured to be inserted into one of the plurality of slots of the second housing section;
- a first printed circuit board with a first set of LEDs adjacent to the interior side of the first translucent diffuser such that each LED light of the first printed circuit board corresponds with one of the protrusions of the first translucent diffuser;
- a second printed circuit board with a second set of LEDs adjacent to the interior side of the second translucent diffuser such that each LED light of the second printed circuit board corresponds with one of the protrusions of the second translucent diffuser;
- a first blade frame positioned adjacent to the first printed circuit board opposite the first translucent diffuser, the first blade frame comprising a lock and a first spindle hole;
- a second blade frame comprising a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a first side, and a second side opposite the first side, wherein the first end of the second blade frame comprises a second spindle hole and a crescent-shaped slot partially circumscribing the second spindle hole, the crescent-shaped slot having a top end and a bottom end, and wherein the second side of the second blade frame is positioned adjacent to the second printed circuit board opposite the second translucent diffuser;
- a spindle at the distal end of the housing and attached to the first and second blade frames to which the tang of the blade can rotatably attach at the first and second spindle holes allowing the blade to move in and out of the housing at the front side;
- a spring having a first end connected to the tang at the auxiliary hole, and a second end abutting against a recessed portion of the second housing section, the spring located adjacent to the second side of the second blade frame with the first end of the spring residing in the crescent-shaped slot and configured to move from the top end of the crescent-shaped slot to the bottom end of the crescent-shape slot as the blade is deployed and retracted;
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- a stop operatively connected to the first and second blade frames, the stop positioned in between the spindle and the back side of the housing.
9 more elements
A utility tool, comprising:
- a blade comprising a tang and a tip opposite the tang;
- a handle attached to the blade, the handle comprising a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, a front side and a back side, a first lateral side adjacent to the proximal end, the distal end, the front side, and the back side, and a second lateral side opposite the first lateral side, and adjacent to the proximal end, the distal end, the front side, and the back side, the housing comprising a first housing section and a second housing section that mate with each other, the first housing section comprising a plurality of slots on the first lateral side;
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- a first set of LEDs positioned to emit through the plurality of slots on the first housing section.
1 more element
The utility tool of claim 11, wherein the first set of LEDs are operatively connected to a first printed circuit board configured to control lighting features of the first set of LEDs;
- and wherein the second set of LEDs are operatively connected to a second printed circuit board configured to control lighting features of the second set of LEDs.
A utility tool, comprising:
- a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, a front side and a back side, a first lateral side adjacent to the proximal end, the distal end, the front side, and the back side, and a second lateral side opposite the first lateral side, and adjacent to the proximal end, the distal end, the front side, and the back side, the housing comprising a first housing section and a second housing section that mate with each other, the first housing section comprising a plurality of slots on the first lateral side;
- a tool configured to project from the housing;
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- a first set of LEDs positioned in the housing to emit light through the plurality of slots on the first housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.