Knife with illuminated blade
OwnerJohn Myerchin, Angeline Myerchininventors
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Abstract
A pocketknife with integral light includes a hollow handle and a cutting blade pivotally connected thereto. The hollow handle at its forward end includes an open compartment containing a battery, connected to an illumination pathway containing an LED electrically connected to the battery. A belt clip covers the open compartment and includes a push button adapted to switch the LED on and off. The open compartment and illumination pathway are sealed to resist moisture and dust from reaching the electrical components. The light from the LED is directed at the tip of a serrated edge of the cutting blade. The device provides the convenience of combining a pocketknife with a light, the light important for the safe use of the cutting blade.
Claims12
A pocketknife with integral light comprising:
- a hollow handle member;
- a knife blade movably connected to said hollow handle member, such that said knife blade is movable from a closed position substantially inside the handle member to a cutting position outside the handle member;
- the handle member having an open compartment containing a power source;
- the handle member further having an illumination pathway connected to said open compartment, said illumination pathway containing a light source electrically connected to said power source;
- the illumination pathway configured such that light from said light source may illuminate a portion of the knife blade in the cutting position and illuminate an area adjacent said portion of the knife blade;
- a cover removably attached over the open compartment;
- a latch member movably attached to the handle member, movable to fixedly engage the knife blade in the cutting position thereby locking the knife blade in place;
- and,
- a lanyard attached to said latch member, for causing disengagement of said latch member from the knife blade.
A pocketknife with integral light comprising:
- a hollow handle member;
- a knife blade movably connected to said hollow handle member, such that said knife blade is movable from a closed position substantially inside the handle member to a cutting position outside the handle member;
- the handle member having an open compartment containing a power source;
- the handle member further having an illumination pathway connected to said open compartment, said illumination pathway containing a light source electrically connected to said power source;
- the illumination pathway configured such that light from said light source may illuminate a portion of the knife blade in the cutting position and illuminate an area adjacent said portion of the knife blade;
- and,
- a cover removably attached over the open compartment, said cover in the form of a belt clip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.