Extendable gutting knife
OwnerJohn M. Levininventor
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Abstract
A hunting knife with a retaining member with dull sides located beneath the handle into which the blade can be retracted. This enables the knife to be handled safely, and to be placed in a holster without any sharp protruding edges which can damage the holster. Further, when the blade is extended, the dull sides of the retaining member do not damage animal organs or tissues away from the gutting area which makes it more efficient and easier to use. A keeper mechanism firmly locks the blade in its extended or retracted positions.
Claims23
A knife comprising a handle, with a handguard, a retractable and extendable blade, a blade retaining member independent of said handle and having a length equal to at least the length of said blade and having a first and a second end, said handle being connected to said retaining member at said first end, and means for retracting and extending said blade comprising a first pivot at said second end, to which said blade is connected said retaining member comprising a slot therein into which said entire blade is retracted, and said blade being distanced apart from said handle by approximately the length of said retaining member when said blade is extended.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.