Knife with remote release shackle
OwnerLouis S. Glesserinventor
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Abstract
The invention is a folding knife with a shackle. The shackle can be opened from a remote location by a shackle retractor mechanism made up of a retractor, a spring and a closure element. Each can be sited at a variety of locations on a knife. The retraction mechanism can be actuated by a knob, nut, handle, gear, cam or lift unit and can be attached to the shackle closure by a rod, "cord," chain, wire or similar means. The cord can be woven, plaited or twisted and of metal and/or non-metal composition.
Claims18
A knife comprising
- an elongated handle having at least one elongated cavity for containing a portion of at least one folded blade;
- at least one blade pivotably attached to the handle to remain in either of an open position or a folded position at least partially within the handle;
- a shackle, with a retractable closure means, which includes a spring means for biasing the retractable closure means in a normally closed position;
- a shackle closure retraction means spaced apart from the shackle for moving the retractable closure means into an open position.
In a folding knife having a shackle including a closure means which is normally in a closed condition but which can be moved to an open position and a blade pivotally attached to the handle at one of its ends, the improvement comprising
- a slideable retractable shackle closure means, biased in the closed position, on the end of the handle opposite to the blade and a shackle closure retraction means positioned proximate to the blade end of the handle connected to the shackle closure means for moving the shackle closure means from a closed position to an open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.