Utility knife
AssigneeJenkins Metal Corporation
InventorWalter W. Collins
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A utility knife comprising a fixed blade and a tool-shaped shank with a pivotally mounted housing selectively movable between a first position about one edge of the shank to use the knife-blade and a second position about one edge of the blade to use the shank as a tool.
Claims10
A utility knife comprising a fixed knife blade having a sharpened edge and a tool-shaped shank, said blade and shank extending in axial alignment with each other and formed as an integral unit, positioning links on each side of the shank and a first pivot pin extending transversely through the medial portion of the shank and pivotally connecting the positioning links to the shank, a channel-shaped housing having a free end and pivotally connected at its other end by a second pivot pin to the ends of the links opposite the first pivot pin, means supporting the housing in a first position about one edge of the shank, and means supporting the housing in a second position about the sharpened edge of the blade.
A utility knife comprising a fixed knife blade having a sharpened edge and a tool-shaped shank, said blade and shank extending in axial alignment with each other and formed as an integral unit, means for selectively covering the sharpened edge of the fixed knife blade whereby the blade may be grasped to use the shank as a tool, said means comprising a housing pivotally connected to the shank, means for selectively positioning the housing in a first operative position over one edge of the shank and in a second operative position over the sharpened edge of the blade, said means comprising a pair of positioning links pivotally connected at one of their ends to the medial portion of the shank adjacent its juncture with the blade, there being one positioning link on each side of the shank, and a pivot pin extending through the opposite ends of the positioning links and through one end of the housing to pivotally connect the housing to the positioning links.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.